The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing

The Good Terrorist

Doris Lessing

397 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction literary politics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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A group of squatters rebel against Mrs Thatcher and erupt into violence in this politicised novel from the author of ‘The Golden Notebook’. In a London squat a band of bourgeois revolutionaries are united by a loathing of the waste and cruelt...

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Moods

dark 70%
challenging 60%
tense 50%
reflective 45%
sad 20%
funny 15%
informative 15%
adventurous 10%
emotional 10%
mysterious 10%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 39%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.59

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