Miss Austen by Gill Hornby

Miss Austen

Gill Hornby

288 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Description

"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 606 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 72%
sad 34%
lighthearted 29%
hopeful 22%
informative 22%
relaxing 16%
inspiring 15%
funny 14%
mysterious 8%
challenging 3%
dark 2%
adventurous 1%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 41%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 67% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 48% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 45% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.69

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