The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

The Most Dangerous Game

Richard Connell

28 pages first pub 1924 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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The most dangerous game is a tense story pitting man against man and the hunted against the hunter. Sanger Rainsford falls from a yacht on route to Rio de Janeiro to hunt jaguars. He manages to swim to a nearby island, but there the hunter becomes...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,741 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
adventurous 73%
tense 70%
mysterious 45%
challenging 13%
reflective 10%
funny 2%
sad 2%

Pace

fast 87%
medium 9%
slow 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 55% | A mix: 30% | Character: 13% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 55% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

No: 64% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 36% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 6%

Average rating

3.82

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