306 reviews for:

Bournville

Jonathan Coe

3.81 AVERAGE

amy_janssen's review

3.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

novellenovels's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sal_3's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

doctorlaurentius's review against another edition

3.25

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kittykate7's review

4.5

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Hugely enjoyable stories and characters. Will definitely read his other books. 

marksid's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sakurachiyou's review

3.25

slow-paced

natashaball's review against another edition

3.75

emotional informative slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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I think I expected more for this family saga, generally being a fan of books that follow families throughout time. It just fell a bit short, and I also thought that the actual Bournville world would be more present.  That being said, the points in time that Coe chooses to write his book around are interesting, and not necessarily huge events in the world but very important for the UK. Would still read more of Coe’s books! 

read247's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

lbmaughlin's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No