The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler

The Way of All Flesh

Samuel Butler

315 pages first pub 1903 (view editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Written between 1873 and 1884 and published posthumously in 1903, The Way of All Flesh is regarded by some as the first twentieth-century novel. Samuel Butler's autobiographical account of a harsh upbringing and troubled adulthood shines an iconoc...

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Community Reviews

3.4
based on 486 reviews

Moods

reflective: 85%

funny: 35%

challenging: 25%

emotional: 25%

informative: 25%

sad: 20%

hopeful: 15%

dark: 5%

lighthearted: 5%

tense: 5%


Pace

15% of readers chose medium
85% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
7% of readers chose A mix
78% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

78% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
80% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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