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400 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140445473
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 02 July 1991
Description
Onboard the Fid le, a steamboat floating down the Mississippi to New Orleans, a confidence man sets out to defraud his fellow passengers. In quick succession he assumes numerous guises - from a legless beggar and a worldly businessman to a collect...
Community Reviews Summary of 172 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
funny 50%
informative 33%
mysterious 33%
dark 16%
lighthearted 16%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
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Racism, Ableism, Chronic illness
400 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140445473
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 02 July 1991
Description
Onboard the Fid le, a steamboat floating down the Mississippi to New Orleans, a confidence man sets out to defraud his fellow passengers. In quick succession he assumes numerous guises - from a legless beggar and a worldly businessman to a collect...
Community Reviews Summary of 172 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
funny 50%
informative 33%
mysterious 33%
dark 16%
lighthearted 16%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Ableism, Chronic illness