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320 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781911590392
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 25 March 2021
Description
A radical thinker, one of the rare modern heretics, said Mary McCarthy of Ivy Compton-Burnett, in whose austere, savage, and bitingly funny novels anything can happen and no one will ever escape. The long, endlessly surprising conversational duels...
Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
challenging 40%
emotional 20%
reflective 20%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 33% | Character: 33% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Emotional abuse
320 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781911590392
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 25 March 2021
Description
A radical thinker, one of the rare modern heretics, said Mary McCarthy of Ivy Compton-Burnett, in whose austere, savage, and bitingly funny novels anything can happen and no one will ever escape. The long, endlessly surprising conversational duels...
Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
challenging 40%
emotional 20%
reflective 20%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 33% | Character: 33% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Emotional abuse