The Tunnel by Ernesto Sabato

The Tunnel

Ernesto Sabato with Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator), Colm Tóibín (Contributor)

140 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced
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Infamous for the murder of Maria Iribarne, the artist Juan Pablo Castel is now writing a detailed account of his relationship with the victim from his prison cell: obsessed from the first moment he saw her examining one of his paintings, Castel ha...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,317 reviews

Moods

dark 92%
tense 64%
reflective 41%
mysterious 31%
emotional 28%
sad 20%
challenging 15%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%

Pace

fast 52%
medium 36%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 46% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.8

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