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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
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
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-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
An enjoyable read. I liked the themes in the story that resonate with women's experience in marriage and relationships. I don't think they are too out-dated to be enjoyed still.
Sackville-West's writing did catch me off-guard a few times, (it's written in third person and in past-tense), when there was an ambiguous reference to a character. And especially when there was a major turning point with the character that occurred within a paragraph. I stopped and thought "wait, she means this happened, or speculated it to happen or to which character?"
Is it clumsy writing or just me? I'm still not sure. Sometimes an audio version will clear things up, but I didn't have one available to me.
I made lots of highlights for passages I want to re-read.
Sackville-West's writing did catch me off-guard a few times, (it's written in third person and in past-tense), when there was an ambiguous reference to a character. And especially when there was a major turning point with the character that occurred within a paragraph. I stopped and thought "wait, she means this happened, or speculated it to happen or to which character?"
Is it clumsy writing or just me? I'm still not sure. Sometimes an audio version will clear things up, but I didn't have one available to me.
I made lots of highlights for passages I want to re-read.
i'm calling it: they were the original golden girls
you know how people say, "be kind to your parents, they're living life for the first time too"? this book has that energy, and i loved it. vita's prose captures the feeling of reading a fire; it just envelopes you like a warm blanket and invites you into a reflective world. i read and reread lady slane's meditations on marriage, identity, aging, and the importance of self-awareness. the ending felt like everything was neatly tied up and left me very satisfied and in a thoughtful mood. in a way, this book reminds me of the recent barbie movie—not only because it has feministic undertones—due to its emphasis on understanding one's identity outside of romantic relationships.
This was a delight. What might have been a depressing premise, was in reality so light hearted and gentle. An 88 year old woman finally gets to live as she pleases; she embraces quiet and relative solitude, enjoying the company of a few like minded characters. An ode to the rich inner lives of the oddballs who'd rather just get on with things as they see fit and who refuse to succumb to convention.
reflective
relaxing
slow-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
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
hopeful
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
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Surprising and delightful. Vita Sackville-West is an absurdly skilled writer.