The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge

The Bottle Factory Outing

Beryl Bainbridge

200 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics dark funny slow-paced
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Freda and Brenda spend their days working in an Italian-run wine bottling factory and their nights in a dismal bedsit. Little wonder, then, that the works outing offers such promise to Freda, and such terror for Brenda.

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Moods

dark 100%
funny 45%
mysterious 36%
sad 36%
tense 36%
reflective 18%
challenging 9%
emotional 9%
lighthearted 9%

Pace

medium 45%
slow 36%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 44% | Character: 33% | Plot: 22%

Strong character development?

No: 44% | It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 62% | No: 37%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11%

Average rating

3.33

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