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622 pages • first pub 1865 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781500239305
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 19 June 2014
Description
Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel by the Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as an early example of thelocked room mystery subgenre. Like many of Le Fanu's novels, it grew out of an earlier short story, "A Passag...
Community Reviews Summary of 400 reviews
Moods
mysterious 93%
tense 53%
emotional 18%
adventurous 15%
sad 15%
reflective 12%
challenging 9%
funny 6%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 44% | A mix: 36% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 34% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gaslighting, Death of parent, MurderModerate
Drug abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuseMinor
Death, Physical abuse, Racism
622 pages • first pub 1865 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781500239305
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 19 June 2014
Description
Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel by the Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as an early example of thelocked room mystery subgenre. Like many of Le Fanu's novels, it grew out of an earlier short story, "A Passag...
Community Reviews Summary of 400 reviews
Moods
mysterious 93%
tense 53%
emotional 18%
adventurous 15%
sad 15%
reflective 12%
challenging 9%
funny 6%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 44% | A mix: 36% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 34% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gaslighting, Death of parent, MurderModerate
Drug abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuseMinor
Death, Physical abuse, Racism