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336 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199538010
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 15 January 2009
Description
This pioneering work was a cause celebre when it appeared in London, transforming the shape and course of the late Victorian novel. Lynall, Schreiner's articulate young feminist, marks the entry of the controversial New Woman into nineteenth-centu...
Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
challenging 40%
sad 37%
dark 14%
tense 14%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 34% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 43% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, ColonisationModerate
Fatphobia, Child abuse, MisogynyMinor
Animal death, Death of parent, Terminal illness
336 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199538010
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 15 January 2009
Description
This pioneering work was a cause celebre when it appeared in London, transforming the shape and course of the late Victorian novel. Lynall, Schreiner's articulate young feminist, marks the entry of the controversial New Woman into nineteenth-centu...
Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
challenging 40%
sad 37%
dark 14%
tense 14%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 34% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 43% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, ColonisationModerate
Fatphobia, Child abuse, MisogynyMinor
Animal death, Death of parent, Terminal illness