Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker

Cassandra at the Wedding

Dorothy Baker with Deborah Eisenberg

256 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Cassandra Edwards is a graduate student at Berkeley: gay, brilliant, nerve-wracked, miserable. At the beginning of this novel, she drives back to her family ranch in the foothills of the Sierras to attend the wedding of her identical twin, Judith,...

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Moods

reflective 68%
emotional 65%
dark 56%
funny 42%
sad 35%
tense 22%
challenging 18%
hopeful 13%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 2%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 40%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 82% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 31% | No: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 84% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 99%

Average rating

4.0

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