The Collected Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker, Brendan Gill

The Collected Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker, Brendan Gill

604 pages • first pub 1944 (view editions)

fiction classics poetry short stories funny reflective slow-paced
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Dorothy Parker, more than any of her contemporaries, captured the spirit of the Jazz Age in her poetry and prose, and The Collected Dorothy Parker includes an introduction by Brendan Gill in Penguin Modern Classics.Dorothy Parker was the most talk...

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Community Reviews

4.13
based on 177 reviews

Moods

funny: 71%

dark: 42%

reflective: 42%

emotional: 28%

lighthearted: 28%

Pace

60% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
33% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
40% of readers chose N/A
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Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
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Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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