Miss Austen by Gill Hornby

Miss Austen

Gill Hornby

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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"A deeply imagined and deeply moving novel. Reading it made me happy and weepy in equally copious amounts.” —Karen Joy Fowler For fans of Jo Baker’s Longbourn, a witty, poignant novel about Cassandra Austen and her famous sister, Jane.Whoever loo...

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Community Reviews Summary of 922 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 75%
sad 36%
lighthearted 32%
hopeful 28%
informative 23%
inspiring 19%
relaxing 18%
funny 17%
mysterious 7%
challenging 2%
adventurous 1%
dark 1%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 45%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 51% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 5% | Yes: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.69

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