whiskyinteacup's review
3.0
I think 3 stars is my rating by default ahah, I did not hate it but I did not love it either?
But Jug and Con are an interesting pair for sure!
But Jug and Con are an interesting pair for sure!
_rebecca_hait_'s review
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lenitat's review
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
__booksandanimes__'s review
3.0
Like other short stories of Katherine Mansfield, this one, too, has a certain vagueness. In this particular one, we meet two women, Josephine and Constantia, who have been left practically helpless after their domineering father's death.
The story was enjoyable and engaging, in spite of being short as it is, and in turns, both comic and tragic as it depicted the, sometimes caricatured, plight of women in the throes of a patriarchal society.
It was a quick read and could be immersive if you're in the right set of mind but I wasn't and so I read the story without much interest in it. Though during the last quarter, when things really begin unravelling, was where I enjoyed it the most, especially the ending, where both Josephine and Constantia remain just as helpless and hapless as before.
Definitely a good short story to read with your morning cup of coffee/tea.
The story was enjoyable and engaging, in spite of being short as it is, and in turns, both comic and tragic as it depicted the, sometimes caricatured, plight of women in the throes of a patriarchal society.
It was a quick read and could be immersive if you're in the right set of mind but I wasn't and so I read the story without much interest in it. Though during the last quarter, when things really begin unravelling, was where I enjoyed it the most, especially the ending, where both Josephine and Constantia remain just as helpless and hapless as before.
Definitely a good short story to read with your morning cup of coffee/tea.
mollyjoy__'s review
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lillichung's review
3.0
A good story, which is interested. Studied on a Middlebrow Women's literature course, which made it more interesting. I just found the daughters a bit too pitiful to enjoy reading the story! I realise this is part of the point, but I didn't particularly enjoy it.
stella_vtd's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
fionasfiction's review
4.0
3rd Modernism Short Story read for uni. Didn't disappoint.
Love Katherine Mansfield, I need to read more of her.
Love Katherine Mansfield, I need to read more of her.
franfernandezarce's review
3.0
It wasn't real. It was only when she came out of the tunnel into the moonlight or by the sea or into a thunderstorm that she really felt herself. What did it mean? What was it she was always wanting? What did it all lead to? Now? Now?
This brief short-story was nothing extraordinary. It was... I guess, alright?
I feel it reached, at times, some very interesting points regarding women's roles in Manfield's society at the time (which could easily be transported in our own times today, too) but being a short story, I felt I did not quite get the whole of it. I would prefer a lengthier take on this same story, only for her to have more space to develop her characters.
This brief short-story was nothing extraordinary. It was... I guess, alright?
I feel it reached, at times, some very interesting points regarding women's roles in Manfield's society at the time (which could easily be transported in our own times today, too) but being a short story, I felt I did not quite get the whole of it. I would prefer a lengthier take on this same story, only for her to have more space to develop her characters.
katejeffrie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0