Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro

Lives of Girls and Women

Alice Munro

288 pages • first pub 1971 (view editions)

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The only novel from Alice Munro--award-winning author of The Love of a Good Woman---is an insightful, honest book, autobiographical in form but not in fact, that chronicles a young girl's growing up in rural Ontario in the 1940's. Del Jordan lives...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 1,904 reviews

Moods

reflective: 86%

emotional: 54%

funny: 22%

dark: 21%

challenging: 20%

sad: 17%

inspiring: 14%

hopeful: 12%

adventurous: 10%

lighthearted: 9%

relaxing: 8%

tense: 7%

informative: 4%

mysterious: 3%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
51% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
10% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

75% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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