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112 pages • first pub 1918 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141180656
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 June 1998
Description
Writing her first novel during World War I, West examines the relationship between three women and a soldier suffering from shell-shock. This novel of an enclosed world invaded by public events also embodies in its characters the shifts in England...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,155 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 69%
challenging 24%
dark 16%
tense 12%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 4%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Classism, InfidelityModerate
War, Grief, Child deathMinor
Death of parent
112 pages • first pub 1918 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141180656
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 June 1998
Description
Writing her first novel during World War I, West examines the relationship between three women and a soldier suffering from shell-shock. This novel of an enclosed world invaded by public events also embodies in its characters the shifts in England...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,155 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 69%
challenging 24%
dark 16%
tense 12%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 4%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Classism, InfidelityModerate
War, Grief, Child deathMinor
Death of parent