The Well by Elizabeth Jolley

The Well

Elizabeth Jolley

176 pages • first pub 1986 (view editions)

fiction literary mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Description

In this haunting tale of obsessive love and sexual awakening, a young orphan is drawn away from her guardian to the well where the injured voice of a my sterious "dead" creature calls her.

Community Reviews

3.39
based on 106 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

mysterious: 87%

tense: 62%

challenging: 25%

sad: 25%

adventurous: 12%

emotional: 12%

funny: 12%

Pace

75% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

12% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

37% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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