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401 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784872236
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 06 October 2016
Description
The Years follows the lives of the Pargiters, a large middle-class London family, from an uncertain spring in 1880 to a party on a summer evening in the 1930s. We see them each endure and remember heart-break, loss, radical change and stifling con...
Community Reviews Summary of 629 reviews
Moods
challenging 42%
emotional 24%
hopeful 16%
sad 11%
lighthearted 9%
relaxing 9%
mysterious 7%
funny 5%
inspiring 3%
dark 1%
informative 1%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 23%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 16% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 30% | No: 17%Average rating
401 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784872236
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 06 October 2016
Description
The Years follows the lives of the Pargiters, a large middle-class London family, from an uncertain spring in 1880 to a party on a summer evening in the 1930s. We see them each endure and remember heart-break, loss, radical change and stifling con...
Community Reviews Summary of 629 reviews
Moods
challenging 42%
emotional 24%
hopeful 16%
sad 11%
lighthearted 9%
relaxing 9%
mysterious 7%
funny 5%
inspiring 3%
dark 1%
informative 1%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 23%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 16% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 30% | No: 17%Average rating