Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood

Great Granny Webster

Caroline Blackwood

128 pages • first pub 1977 (editions) user-added

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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...

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Community Reviews Summary of 263 reviews

Moods

dark 77%
reflective 66%
funny 51%
sad 27%
mysterious 25%
emotional 22%
tense 12%
challenging 3%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%

Pace

slow 40%
medium 38%
fast 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | Plot: 8% | A mix: 5% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 85% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 74% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.74

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