The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Blithedale Romance

Nathaniel Hawthorne

324 pages first pub 1851 (editions)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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The third great romance from the author of The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. Henry James famously called this "the lightest, the brightest, the liveliest" of Hawthorne's "unhumorous fictions."

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Moods

reflective 73%
dark 60%
challenging 33%
emotional 26%
mysterious 26%
sad 26%
tense 26%
adventurous 20%
funny 13%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 38%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 40% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 26%

Loveable characters?

No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 26%

Average rating

3.23

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