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121 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590170076
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 30 June 2002
Description
Great Granny Webster is Caroline Blackwood's masterpiece. Heiress to the Guinness fortune, Blackwood was celebrated as a great beauty and dazzling raconteur long before she made her name as a strikingly original writer. This macabre, mordantly fun...
Community Reviews Summary of 251 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
funny 50%
sad 29%
mysterious 27%
emotional 20%
tense 14%
challenging 4%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | Plot: 9% | A mix: 6% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 10% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Mental illnessModerate
Confinement, Sexual assaultMinor
Death
121 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590170076
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 30 June 2002
Description
Great Granny Webster is Caroline Blackwood's masterpiece. Heiress to the Guinness fortune, Blackwood was celebrated as a great beauty and dazzling raconteur long before she made her name as a strikingly original writer. This macabre, mordantly fun...
Community Reviews Summary of 251 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
funny 50%
sad 29%
mysterious 27%
emotional 20%
tense 14%
challenging 4%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | Plot: 9% | A mix: 6% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 10% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Mental illnessModerate
Confinement, Sexual assaultMinor
Death