The Hothouse by the East River by Muriel Spark
The Hothouse by the East River

Muriel Spark

The Hothouse by the East River

Muriel Spark

140 pages first pub 1973 (view editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
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Description

He is standing in the middle of the room. She is sitting by the window, staring out over the East River. The late sunlight from the opposite window touches her shoulders and hair, it casts the shadow of palm leaves across the carpet, over her arm....

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Community Reviews

3.5
based on 57 reviews

Moods

dark: 80%

mysterious: 80%

funny: 40%

reflective: 40%

tense: 40%

challenging: 20%

sad: 20%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

80% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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