Women Talking by Miriam Toews

Women Talking

Miriam Toews

5 hours, 57 minutes first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
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One evening, eight Mennonite women climb into a hay loft to conduct a secret meeting. For the past two years, each of these women, and more than a hundred other girls in their colony, has been repeatedly violated in the night by demons coming to p...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,679 reviews

Moods

dark 65%
emotional 65%
reflective 61%
sad 49%
challenging 46%
tense 36%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 19%
informative 11%
funny 8%
mysterious 4%
adventurous 2%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 37%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 67% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 34% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.71

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