Reviews

The Friendly Young Ladies by Mary Renault

carmen_123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Gutes Nachwort

duiel's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

buecherwurmin's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

rebekassine's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

j_ata's review against another edition

5.0

Surprised by all the mixed/negative reviews here, because I LOVED this. Not much in the way of plot, but the beauty is in the rich characterizations & Renault is just so, so good at capturing the gravity of even the smallest gestures, interactions, & silences between people—& how they can slowly ripple out with life-changing repercussions.

[Read #10 of "2021: My Year of (Mostly) Midcentury Women Writers"]

m_jetski's review against another edition

I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS BOOK.

broodyone's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ginaos's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

a_davis's review against another edition

just need a break I think, I'm in a big reading slump

shieldheart's review against another edition

3.5

favorite part of this was all the medieval lit (and early modern) references, i bet tolkien was having a blast when he came across those when he read this