The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Marriage Plot

Jeffrey Eugenides with David Pittu (Narrator)

15 hours, 23 minutes first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
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The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides is a captivating read for anyone who has ever navigated the complexities of love, identity, and the search for meaning in their own life, and is drawn to enlightening explorations of the human experience, feminism, and the power of literature to shape our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

Description

The new novel from the bestselling author of Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides.Brown University, 1982. Madeleine Hanna, dutiful English student and incurable romantic, is writing her thesis on Jane Austen and George Eliot – authors of the great ma...

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Community Reviews Summary of 10,164 reviews

Moods

reflective 77%
emotional 71%
sad 33%
dark 21%
challenging 18%
funny 18%
tense 12%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 7%
informative 6%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 43%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 32% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.45

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