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224 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590178966
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 10 November 2015
Description
"I told Helen my story and she went home and cried." So begins Our Spoons Came from Woolworths. But Barbara Comyns's beguiling novel is far from tragic, despite the harrowing ordeals its heroine endures. Sophia is twenty-one and na ve when she ma...
Community Reviews Summary of 414 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
dark 48%
funny 48%
hopeful 39%
reflective 37%
lighthearted 26%
challenging 10%
relaxing 10%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
tense 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 41%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 45% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 37% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Pregnancy, Child deathModerate
Medical content, Grief, InfidelityMinor
Sexual content
224 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590178966
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 10 November 2015
Description
"I told Helen my story and she went home and cried." So begins Our Spoons Came from Woolworths. But Barbara Comyns's beguiling novel is far from tragic, despite the harrowing ordeals its heroine endures. Sophia is twenty-one and na ve when she ma...
Community Reviews Summary of 414 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
dark 48%
funny 48%
hopeful 39%
reflective 37%
lighthearted 26%
challenging 10%
relaxing 10%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
tense 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 41%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 45% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 37% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Pregnancy, Child deathModerate
Medical content, Grief, InfidelityMinor
Sexual content