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250 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781903155677
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Persephone Books
Publication date: 01 January 2008
Description
Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting is about the expectations of women, about a house-bound mother reluctantly desperately) at home all day, in contrast to her daughter who has escaped, to university and then, we can assume, to a job.In Ruth Whiting’s commuter...
Community Reviews Summary of 140 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
sad 53%
dark 40%
challenging 33%
tense 26%
funny 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 26% | Yes: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Abortion, PregnancyModerate
Mental illness, SexismMinor
Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Classism
250 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781903155677
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Persephone Books
Publication date: 01 January 2008
Description
Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting is about the expectations of women, about a house-bound mother reluctantly desperately) at home all day, in contrast to her daughter who has escaped, to university and then, we can assume, to a job.In Ruth Whiting’s commuter...
Community Reviews Summary of 140 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
sad 53%
dark 40%
challenging 33%
tense 26%
funny 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 26% | Yes: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Abortion, PregnancyModerate
Mental illness, SexismMinor
Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Classism