A review by profbeards
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

For an unfinished novel, very complex and intriguing. There are shades of some racism and colonial thought that are relatively unchecked by the characters and narrator, but it provides a unique mystery and plot, even without Dickens's intended conclusion, however it may have looked.
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