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amyingomar's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
sarah_mitra's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a few chapters to realize that the author's praising of her own flowery sentences using asterisks was tongue-in-cheek. After that, it was smooth sailing. I loved the subtle futuristic elements thrown into the English countryside, and Flora's wit at the beginning of the novel left me hungrily searching for more. The story was a bit too light-hearted for me towards the end, and I would have liked to see more of Charles, but all-in-all, it was delightful.
baxlotyl's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
thefullbronte's review against another edition
5.0
Review haiku:
No butter in hell?
Flora will tidy you, but,
first, she rolls her eyes.
No butter in hell?
Flora will tidy you, but,
first, she rolls her eyes.
graone's review against another edition
4.0
The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is because I wanted it to be longer.
nigellicus's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
5.0
Like watching a chemical reaction where a solution of part Mary Poppins part Jane Austen dissolves a thick wodge of Thomas Hardy into a bubbling froth, our heroine takes on a farm of melodramatic pastoral archetypes filled with suspicion and paranoia and religion and assorted passions and oppressions and neurosis and casually dismantles them and gives everyone a happy ending using only taste, restraint and intelligence. Most pages yield up at least one laugh-out-loud gem, the names are hilarious and the passages of particular literary merit are marked with stars for your convenience. Utterly lovable.
nigel1962's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
fresh_tepid_snoozed's review against another edition
Couldn't get into it, apparently it is quite funny, however I wasn't rooting for any of the characters.