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329 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060502300
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Avon Books
Publication date: 01 November 2002
Description
Lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side in Victorian London -- and Edward Pierce easily navigates both worlds. Rich, handsome, and ingenious, he charms the city's most prominent citizens even as he plots the crime of his century, the...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,665 reviews
Moods
informative 41%
mysterious 30%
tense 24%
funny 20%
dark 8%
lighthearted 8%
reflective 6%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 70% | A mix: 25% | Character: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 59% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, PedophiliaModerate
Child abuse, Violence, Animal crueltyMinor
Sexism, Alcohol, Deportation329 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060502300
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Avon Books
Publication date: 01 November 2002
Description
Lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side in Victorian London -- and Edward Pierce easily navigates both worlds. Rich, handsome, and ingenious, he charms the city's most prominent citizens even as he plots the crime of his century, the...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,665 reviews
Moods
informative 41%
mysterious 30%
tense 24%
funny 20%
dark 8%
lighthearted 8%
reflective 6%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 70% | A mix: 25% | Character: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 59% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, PedophiliaModerate
Child abuse, Violence, Animal crueltyMinor
Sexism, Alcohol, Deportation