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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
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:
Yes
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was a really interesting book and I did enjoy the subject manner. I thought the characters were, for the most part, really fleshed out, which was good. I did feel like something was missing for me though, and it's hard to tell what exactly it is, but the fact I was missing something is why I'm rating this only 4.25 stars instead of 5 stars. Still a really great book, though, and I would recommend it to others. I was able to finish it within only 2 days.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, War
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment
Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
Overall a good novel which could have been even better. I liked learning about the suffragette movement and the first women allowed to be officially admitted at Oxford. I enjoyed the characters and setting, but sometimes it seemed like a tour of Oxford, with lots of extraneous details and enough plot. The narrative style (third person for each character but not deeply-focused VOP) didn't help me get to feel for Otto, Dora, Marianne, and Beatrice as much as I wanted to. I would have enjoyed more present-day scenes and dialog to develop their stories instead of so many revealing flashbacks. Also, it would have been interesting to get more glimpses of the academic side of their Oxford experience.
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Yes