The Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles Dickens
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivedramahistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationshiptroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect an inventive, intricate mystery, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final, uncompleted novel by Charles Dickens. John Jasper is a choirmaster who is in love with one of his pupils, Rosa Bud. She is the fiancee of his nephew, Edwin Drood. A hot-tempered man from Ceylon also becomes interested in her and he and Drood take an instant dislike to one another.
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- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Published
- 1870
- Pages
- 323
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