Fidelity: Five stories by Wendell Berry

Fidelity: Five stories

Port William

Wendell Berry

208 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction historical short stories reflective slow-paced

Description

"Berry richly evokes Port William's farmlands and hamlets, and his characters are fiercely individual, yet mutually protective in everything they do. . . . His sentences are exquisitely constructed, suggesting the cyclic rhythms of his agrarian wo...

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Community Reviews Summary of 120 reviews

Moods

reflective 72%
emotional 63%
hopeful 45%
inspiring 36%
relaxing 36%
sad 36%
challenging 9%
funny 9%
lighthearted 9%
mysterious 9%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 18%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 37% | Yes: 25%

Average rating

4.3

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