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320 pages • first pub 1912 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812966121
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication date: 10 December 2002
Description
Told by a master storyteller who, according to critic Russell Nye, "combined adventure, action, violence, crisis, conflict, sentimentalism, and sex in an extremely shrewd mixture," Riders of the Purple Sage is a classic of the Western genre. It is...
Community Reviews Summary of 554 reviews
Moods
tense 34%
emotional 30%
mysterious 19%
informative 15%
reflective 15%
dark 7%
sad 7%
challenging 3%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 38% | A mix: 38% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Religious bigotryModerate
Animal death, Death, Racism
320 pages • first pub 1912 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812966121
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication date: 10 December 2002
Description
Told by a master storyteller who, according to critic Russell Nye, "combined adventure, action, violence, crisis, conflict, sentimentalism, and sex in an extremely shrewd mixture," Riders of the Purple Sage is a classic of the Western genre. It is...
Community Reviews Summary of 554 reviews
Moods
tense 34%
emotional 30%
mysterious 19%
informative 15%
reflective 15%
dark 7%
sad 7%
challenging 3%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 38% | A mix: 38% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Religious bigotryModerate
Animal death, Death, Racism