All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

All the King's Men

Robert Penn Warren with Gene Szafran

438 pages • first pub 1946 (view editions)

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
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More than just a classic political novel, Warren’s tale of power and corruption in the Depression-era South is a sustained meditation on the unforeseen consequences of every human act, the vexing connectedness of all people and the possibility—it’...

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Community Reviews

3.98
based on 3,526 reviews

Moods

reflective: 73%

challenging: 70%

dark: 41%

sad: 29%

tense: 26%

emotional: 25%

informative: 14%

mysterious: 10%

funny: 6%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
27% of readers chose medium
70% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
64% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

69% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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