Monkey Grip by Helen Garner

Monkey Grip

Helen Garner

352 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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In 1970s Melbourne, Nora is a happy woman.She is happy moving between the city’s communal households, with her little daughter. Happy with days spent at the public pool, and nights spent dancing and drinking and talking and smoking and loving free...

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Community Reviews Summary of 556 reviews

Moods

reflective 71%
emotional 70%
sad 43%
dark 32%
challenging 29%
adventurous 14%
tense 14%
funny 13%
relaxing 9%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 8%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 1%

Pace

slow 55%
medium 42%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 96% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 34% | Yes: 17%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 38% | No: 33% | Yes: 27%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.68

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