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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
slow-paced
I like when characters from one book show up in another, and are totally redeemed. Yay Noel!
Noioso, lentissimo, pieno di clichés. Personaggi stereotipati e spesso insostenibili.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-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
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is my third Rosamunde Pilcher, and I just cannot get enough of her amazing settings and the cozy towns that she creates. This is the perfect fall novel for me - sad, transforming and hopeful all at once.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
I may have found another fave literary comfort author! This is the first work of this author I've read, but please know that before I had even finished it I had purchased three of her other novels. September was deliciously atmospheric and the characters were so well written - a perfect seasonal read for autumn! 🍂
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
It occured to her...that as you grow older, you became busier, and time went faster and faster - the months pushing each other rudely out of the way and the years slipping off the calendar and into the past.
September
Rosamunde Pilcher
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Reading Rosamunde Pilcher is like a warm hug. I don't know how else to describe her incredibly touching novels other than to say they are the Gilmore Girls of books. The dependable ones you turn to when new releases let you down. The ones you turn to when you want to be guaranteed the perfect, cozy setting, characters you won't forget, and a rich tapestry of plot.
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The Shell Seekers is probably her most well known. It will forever remind me of my mom and it even sounds like a "mom" book! And yet I remember picking it up after my mother gushed about it, and I thought "wow, she's right!" Pilcher's Winter Solstice has become my benchmark for winter/holiday books. Spoiler - there aren't others out there like it. She is in a class all her own.
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This is a bit of a Pilcher worship, but I think she might be underestimated and really deserves a seat a the big author table.
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Being desperate for a seasonal read, I found September on Hoopla. Set in Scotland and complete with all the necessary ingredients: Labradors by the fires, land rovers, Shetland ponies, Barbour coats and wing shooting, country parties and boarding school - Pilcher wrote the book on atmosphere.
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All her novels give us complex characters and family dynamics but manage never to be sappy and she doesn’t shy away from tough topics. I think there is a perception her novels are pollyanna, and I can assure you they are not. She takes her time to build the story and flesh out her characters and I become so entrenched that all of a sudden I realize I’ve fallen into another world. I find that I end up caring about the characters in her books - she has a way of weaving a story that makes feel I’m a part of her world.
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If you need one more book fall book, grab this one. My only warning about the audio is some of the voices (particularly young Henry’s) are pretty cringy when delivered by an older woman narrator. Otherwise, the Scottish accents add to the vibe.
September
Rosamunde Pilcher
•
Reading Rosamunde Pilcher is like a warm hug. I don't know how else to describe her incredibly touching novels other than to say they are the Gilmore Girls of books. The dependable ones you turn to when new releases let you down. The ones you turn to when you want to be guaranteed the perfect, cozy setting, characters you won't forget, and a rich tapestry of plot.
•
The Shell Seekers is probably her most well known. It will forever remind me of my mom and it even sounds like a "mom" book! And yet I remember picking it up after my mother gushed about it, and I thought "wow, she's right!" Pilcher's Winter Solstice has become my benchmark for winter/holiday books. Spoiler - there aren't others out there like it. She is in a class all her own.
•
This is a bit of a Pilcher worship, but I think she might be underestimated and really deserves a seat a the big author table.
•
Being desperate for a seasonal read, I found September on Hoopla. Set in Scotland and complete with all the necessary ingredients: Labradors by the fires, land rovers, Shetland ponies, Barbour coats and wing shooting, country parties and boarding school - Pilcher wrote the book on atmosphere.
•
All her novels give us complex characters and family dynamics but manage never to be sappy and she doesn’t shy away from tough topics. I think there is a perception her novels are pollyanna, and I can assure you they are not. She takes her time to build the story and flesh out her characters and I become so entrenched that all of a sudden I realize I’ve fallen into another world. I find that I end up caring about the characters in her books - she has a way of weaving a story that makes feel I’m a part of her world.
•
If you need one more book fall book, grab this one. My only warning about the audio is some of the voices (particularly young Henry’s) are pretty cringy when delivered by an older woman narrator. Otherwise, the Scottish accents add to the vibe.