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115 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241251478
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 03 March 2016
Description
'Things are not simple but complex. If he bit Mr. Browning he bit her too. Hatred is not hatred; hatred is also love.' Virginia Woolf's delightful biography of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning's spaniel, which asks what it means to be human - a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,441 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
reflective 45%
funny 44%
adventurous 29%
relaxing 21%
sad 12%
hopeful 10%
informative 9%
inspiring 7%
challenging 5%
dark 2%
tense 1%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Chronic illness, ConfinementModerate
Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, AbandonmentMinor
Vomit, Pregnancy, Classism
115 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241251478
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 03 March 2016
Description
'Things are not simple but complex. If he bit Mr. Browning he bit her too. Hatred is not hatred; hatred is also love.' Virginia Woolf's delightful biography of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning's spaniel, which asks what it means to be human - a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,441 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
reflective 45%
funny 44%
adventurous 29%
relaxing 21%
sad 12%
hopeful 10%
informative 9%
inspiring 7%
challenging 5%
dark 2%
tense 1%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Chronic illness, ConfinementModerate
Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, AbandonmentMinor
Vomit, Pregnancy, Classism