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266 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780804171281
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 11 March 2014
Description
In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breedi...
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
266 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780804171281
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 11 March 2014
Description
In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breedi...
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