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240 pages • first pub 1919 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780192839770
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 11 November 1999
Description
In this moving collection of interrelated stories, Ohio-born Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) illuminates the loneliness and frustration — spiritual, emotional and artistic — of life in a small American town. Winesburg, Ohio subtly portrays as well a...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,610 reviews
Moods
emotional 39%
sad 27%
dark 26%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 16%
mysterious 15%
challenging 12%
relaxing 11%
lighthearted 9%
funny 8%
inspiring 6%
tense 5%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 38% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 30% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Grief, Emotional abuseModerate
Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny
240 pages • first pub 1919 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780192839770
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 11 November 1999
Description
In this moving collection of interrelated stories, Ohio-born Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) illuminates the loneliness and frustration — spiritual, emotional and artistic — of life in a small American town. Winesburg, Ohio subtly portrays as well a...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,610 reviews
Moods
emotional 39%
sad 27%
dark 26%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 16%
mysterious 15%
challenging 12%
relaxing 11%
lighthearted 9%
funny 8%
inspiring 6%
tense 5%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 38% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 30% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Grief, Emotional abuseModerate
Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny