The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald

The Bookshop

Penelope Fitzgerald

123 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction literary reflective medium-paced

Description

In 1959 Florence Green, a kindhearted widow with a small inheritance, risks everything to open a bookshop - the only bookshop - in the seaside town of Hardborough. By making a success of a business so impractical, she invites the hostility of the ...

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Moods

reflective 57%
sad 57%
emotional 24%
funny 23%
lighthearted 22%
relaxing 19%
dark 10%
hopeful 10%
challenging 8%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 5%
tense 5%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 34%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 43% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 23%

Strong character development?

No: 59% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 32%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 52% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.19

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