Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf

Jacob's Room

Virginia Woolf

166 pages first pub 1922 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Set in pre-war England, the novel begins in Jacob's childhood and follows him through college at Cambridge, and then into adulthood. The story is told mainly through the perspectives of the women in Jacob's life, including the repressed upper-midd...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,522 reviews

Moods

reflective 83%
challenging 61%
emotional 28%
sad 18%
mysterious 13%
dark 9%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
tense 3%

Pace

slow 70%
medium 26%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | N/A: 8% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 40% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

No: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.42

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