128 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590170076
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 30 June 2002
Description
Great Granny Webster is Caroline Blackwood's masterpiece. Heiress to the Guinness fortune, Blackwood was celebrated as a great beauty and dazzling raconteur long before she made her name as a strikingly original writer. This macabre, mordantly fun...
Community Reviews Summary of 134 reviews
Moods
funny 66%
reflective 50%
emotional 33%
mysterious 25%
challenging 8%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 8%
sad 8%
tense 8%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 71% | No: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | No: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
SuicideMinor
Death, Mental illness
128 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590170076
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 30 June 2002
Description
Great Granny Webster is Caroline Blackwood's masterpiece. Heiress to the Guinness fortune, Blackwood was celebrated as a great beauty and dazzling raconteur long before she made her name as a strikingly original writer. This macabre, mordantly fun...
Community Reviews Summary of 134 reviews
Moods
funny 66%
reflective 50%
emotional 33%
mysterious 25%
challenging 8%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 8%
sad 8%
tense 8%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 71% | No: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | No: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
SuicideMinor
Death, Mental illness