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5 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 1950 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 23 February 2023
Description
"I told Helen my story and she went home and cried." So begins Our Spoons Came from Woolworths. But Barbara Comyns's beguiling novel is far from tragic, despite the harrowing ordeals its heroine endures. Sophia is twenty-one and na ve when she ma...
Community Reviews Summary of 414 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
funny 49%
dark 47%
hopeful 40%
reflective 38%
lighthearted 27%
relaxing 10%
challenging 9%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
tense 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 42%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 38% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Pregnancy, Child deathModerate
Medical content, Grief, InfidelityMinor
Sexual content
5 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 1950 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 23 February 2023
Description
"I told Helen my story and she went home and cried." So begins Our Spoons Came from Woolworths. But Barbara Comyns's beguiling novel is far from tragic, despite the harrowing ordeals its heroine endures. Sophia is twenty-one and na ve when she ma...
Community Reviews Summary of 414 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
funny 49%
dark 47%
hopeful 40%
reflective 38%
lighthearted 27%
relaxing 10%
challenging 9%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
tense 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 42%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 38% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Pregnancy, Child deathModerate
Medical content, Grief, InfidelityMinor
Sexual content