Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Cold Comfort Farm

Stella Gibbons

8 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1932 (editions) user-added

fiction classics funny lighthearted medium-paced

Description

Winner of the 1933 Femina Vie Heureuse Prize, COLD COMFORT FARM is a wickedly funny portrait of British rural life in the 1930s. Flora Poste, a recently orphaned socialite, moves in with her country relatives, the gloomy Starkadders of Cold Comfor...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,786 reviews

Moods

funny 91%
lighthearted 87%
relaxing 23%
hopeful 17%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 9%
emotional 6%
inspiring 5%
reflective 4%
dark 2%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 65%
fast 20%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 65% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.82

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