The Buccaneers by Marion Mainwaring, Edith Wharton

The Buccaneers

Marion Mainwaring, Edith Wharton

406 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics romance reflective slow-paced
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a bestseller in her own day, Edith Wharton was the premier chronicler of society - its manners and mores - from the turn of the century through the 1930s. In The Buccaneers, her last novel, she created two of her f...

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Community Reviews Summary of 392 reviews

Moods

emotional 58%
reflective 43%
adventurous 38%
hopeful 25%
sad 25%
lighthearted 20%
challenging 17%
inspiring 15%
funny 12%
informative 7%
tense 7%
relaxing 5%
dark 2%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 36%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Character: 42% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 15%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17%

Average rating

3.74

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