The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad

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fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent is a tale of anarchism, espionage, and terrorism.Our agent, a man named Mr. Verloc, minds his own business while he tends to his shop in London's Soho district, alongside his wife, who attends to her aged mother an...

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Community Reviews

3.38
based on 2,056 reviews

Moods

dark: 83%

mysterious: 67%

challenging: 47%

tense: 42%

reflective: 32%

sad: 26%

emotional: 22%

adventurous: 16%

funny: 5%

informative: 4%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
53% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

22% of readers chose Plot
44% of readers chose A mix
32% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

39% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
74% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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