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251 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
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Language: English
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Description
O’Hara did for fictional Gibbsville, Pennsylvania what Faulkner did for Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi: surveyed its social life and drew its psychic outlines, but he did it in utterly worldly terms, without Faulkner’s taste for mythic inferenc...
Community Reviews Summary of 650 reviews
Moods
sad 56%
reflective 44%
emotional 32%
funny 32%
tense 28%
challenging 16%
mysterious 8%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
slow 14%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 26% | No: 17% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | Yes: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Antisemitism, Toxic relationshipModerate
Alcoholism, Violence, PregnancyMinor
Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism251 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
O’Hara did for fictional Gibbsville, Pennsylvania what Faulkner did for Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi: surveyed its social life and drew its psychic outlines, but he did it in utterly worldly terms, without Faulkner’s taste for mythic inferenc...
Community Reviews Summary of 650 reviews
Moods
sad 56%
reflective 44%
emotional 32%
funny 32%
tense 28%
challenging 16%
mysterious 8%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
slow 14%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 26% | No: 17% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | Yes: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Antisemitism, Toxic relationshipModerate
Alcoholism, Violence, PregnancyMinor
Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism