The Country Girls Trilogy: The Country Girls; The Lonely Girl; Girls in their Married Bliss by Edna O'Brien

The Country Girls Trilogy: The Country Girls; The Lonely Girl; Girls in their Married Bliss

The Country Girls Trilogy #1-3

Edna O'Brien

679 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD' As dramatised on BBC Radio 4, Edna O'Brien's iconic trilogy of novels - The Country Girls, The Lonely Girl and Girls in their Married Bliss - depicts the lives and loves of two girls in rural ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 171 reviews

Moods

emotional 61%
sad 57%
reflective 52%
dark 47%
funny 23%
challenging 19%
adventurous 14%
tense 14%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
relaxing 4%

Pace

slow 55%
medium 38%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 29%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 36% | No: 31% | Yes: 31%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 36% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 72% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

3.73

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