Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Excellent Women

Barbara Pym with Jayne Entwistle (Narrator)

8 hours, 41 minutes first pub 1952 (editions) user-added

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

Description

Excellent Women is one of Barbara Pym's richest and most amusing high comedies. This is Barbara Pym's world at its funniest. Mildred Lathbury is a clergyman's daughter and a mild-mannered spinster in 1950s England. She is one of those excelle...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,065 reviews

Moods

funny 71%
lighthearted 65%
reflective 62%
relaxing 30%
hopeful 18%
emotional 11%
sad 7%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 48%
medium 42%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 82% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 95% | Yes: 2% | It's complicated: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.9

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