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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
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
emotional
reflective
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:
Yes
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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
Went in completely blind. I don't know what I expected but this wasn't it -- still, I loved it to bits and plan to read it again in, oh, I don't know, thirty years or so.
rich old lady hates on her kids, buys a house, inherits a fortune and reflects on life. felt real and slow and different and, at times, difficult to relate to. lady slane is quite likeable, though.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
interesting and fun to begin with. vaguely feminist potential. ended up quite dull and forgettable. vita is a great character but a mediocre writer.
emotional
reflective
relaxing
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
If you enjoy Virginia Woolf's writing you will enjoy this book. Very little occurs plot-wise but we follow the thoughts and memories of Lady Slane as she reminisces about her life. This has a strong feminist angle, as one of the main concepts Lady Slane grapples with is how her life would've turned out if she hadn't married her husband. Throughout her life she played the role of the perfect wife, and suppressed her own thoughts and personality for the sake of her husband and his career. Now her husband is dead, she finally has the freedom to live and think for herself. This is a gorgeously written novel, relatively fast-paced, that I would thoroughly recommend.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated