A Few Green Leaves by Barbara Pym

A Few Green Leaves

Barbara Pym

250 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction classics funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
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Completed barely two months before her death, Pym's last novel is an incisive and wry portrait of life in an English village in Oxfordshire. It is also certain to be considered by many her masterwork. In A Few Green Leaves the author combines the ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 107 reviews

Moods

funny 66%
reflective 66%
lighthearted 33%
relaxing 33%
challenging 16%
emotional 16%
hopeful 16%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.65

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