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313 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679732181
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 30 January 1991
Description
"Read, read, read. Read everything--trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, thr...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,436 reviews
Moods
dark 86%
mysterious 52%
reflective 47%
sad 33%
tense 28%
emotional 26%
adventurous 7%
informative 5%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 24%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, SlaveryModerate
Incest, Rape, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
War, Murder, Sexism
313 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679732181
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 30 January 1991
Description
"Read, read, read. Read everything--trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, thr...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,436 reviews
Moods
dark 86%
mysterious 52%
reflective 47%
sad 33%
tense 28%
emotional 26%
adventurous 7%
informative 5%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 24%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, SlaveryModerate
Incest, Rape, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
War, Murder, Sexism