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

Description

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 5,436 reviews

Moods

dark 68%
emotional 63%
reflective 60%
challenging 48%
sad 46%
tense 36%
hopeful 29%
inspiring 18%
informative 10%
funny 7%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 51%
medium 36%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 16% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 67% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 32% | No: 31% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.71

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