Billy Budd, Sailor and Selected Tales by Herman Melville, Robert Milder

Billy Budd, Sailor and Selected Tales

Herman Melville, Robert Milder

410 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction classics short stories challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Billy Budd is among the greatest of Melville's works and, in its richness and ambiguity, among the most problematic. Outwardly a compelling narrative of events aboard a British man-of-war during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, Billy Budd, Sail...

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Community Reviews Summary of 20 reviews

Moods

adventurous 75%
challenging 75%
dark 75%
reflective 75%
emotional 25%
informative 25%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

N/A: 100%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

2.78

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