The Graduate by Charles Webb

The Graduate

The Graduate #1

Charles Webb

192 pages • first pub 1963 (view editions) user-added

fiction classics emotional medium-paced
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The Graduate is ideal for readers who appreciate darkly comedic explorations of youthful alienation and societal disillusionment, wrapped in emotionally charged narratives of forbidden love and generational conflict.

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The basis for Mike Nichols' acclaimed 1967 film starring Dustin Hoffman -- and for successful stage productions in London and on Broadway -- this classic novel about a naive college graduate adrift in the shifting social and sexual mores of the 19...

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Community Reviews

3.02
based on 1,300 reviews

Moods

funny: 45%

tense: 37%

reflective: 29%

emotional: 22%

dark: 19%

sad: 19%

lighthearted: 16%

adventurous: 14%

challenging: 9%

mysterious: 8%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 3%

Pace

55% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
60% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

10% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
94% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

92% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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