The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne with Robert S. Levine

225 pages • first pub 1851 (editions)

fiction classics horror romance reflective slow-paced
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The House of the Seven Gables, romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1851. The work, set in mid-19th-century Salem, Massachusetts is a sombre study in hereditary sin, based on the legend of a curse pronounced on Hawthorne's own family by a ...

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Moods

mysterious 69%
dark 61%
reflective 35%
challenging 27%
emotional 15%
sad 14%
tense 14%
funny 6%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 84%
medium 14%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 88% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.16

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