Reviews - A Woman of Substance

77 reviews for:

A Woman of Substance

Barbara Taylor Bradford

3.88 AVERAGE

kota_weller's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

booksuzi54's review against another edition

4.0

First read in the 1970's, again in the 90's, and then 4 years ago. I believe it still holds up and I enjoyed it as much now , as I did then. The rags to riches saga spans 50 years ; characters grow and mature before the reader's eyes. I read and enjoyed the series.

girrllie's review against another edition

2.0

hopeful inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this due to a NYT story on the book and author. What a slog to get through. Point of view changes on a dime. Way too many and too long descriptions of what people are wearing and of furniture. And in the end I had little sympathy for the heroine.

Content Warnings

paperdove980's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

luckychance22's review against another edition

5.0

Re-read

sbsenpai's review against another edition

2.0

My goodness, this was one of the shower paced books I've read this year. It bugs me since there's plenty of good story and deep characters to choose from, but it's needlessly dragged out. Save your time and watch the miniseries.