Trouble for Lucia by E.F. Benson

256 pages first pub 1939 (view editions) user-added

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Trouble for Lucia is ideal for readers who relish sharp, comedic explorations of social rivalries and the absurdities of class pretensions in a bygone era.

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In Trouble for Lucia, Lucia learns to ride a bicycle, and we live through the saga of Blue Birdie (Mrs. Wyse's dead budgerigar [parakeet] invoked in a seance). Lucia and Georgie renew their acquaintance with the operatic diva Olga Braceley and the...

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Community Reviews

4.05
based on 101 reviews

Moods

lighthearted: 100%

funny: 85%

relaxing: 42%


Pace

33% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

16% of readers chose Yes
83% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Complicated
80% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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