Doctor Glas by Paul Britten Austin, Hjalmar Söderberg

Doctor Glas

Paul Britten Austin, Hjalmar Söderberg with Margaret Atwood (Contributor)

156 pages • first pub 1905 (view editions)

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced
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Stark, brooding, and enormously controversial when first published in 1905, this astonishing novel juxtaposes impressions of fin-de-siècle Stockholm against the psychological landscape of a man besieged by obsession. Lonely and introspective, Doct...

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3.56
based on 1,668 reviews

Moods

reflective: 78%

dark: 75%

tense: 27%

sad: 25%

emotional: 23%

challenging: 19%

mysterious: 16%

funny: 5%

informative: 4%

inspiring: 2%

adventurous: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
38% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
17% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

21% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
84% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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