Martin Eden
by Jack London
Taste attributes: dramaromancefresh & originalrealisticlinearemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthself destruction/implosioncoming of age
Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, realistic novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
Jack London's Martin Eden was first published in 1909 and is the story of a young writer's quest for celebrity and love. Much loved by writers who identify with Martin's belief that when he posted a manuscript, 'there was no human editor at the other end, but a mere cunning arrangement of cogs that changed the manuscript from one envelope to another and stuck on the stamps,' that automatically returned it slapped...
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- Author
- Jack London
- Published
- 1909
- Pages
- 411
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- Open Library
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