I Never Promised You a Rose Garden with Book by Hannah Green

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden with Book

Hannah Green with Joanne Greenberg

9 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction psychology young adult dark emotional slow-paced

Description

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is the story of a sixteen-year-old who retreats from reality into the bondage of a lushly imagined but threatening kingdom, and her slow and painful journey back to sanity.Chronicles the three-year battle of a me...

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Moods

emotional 83%
dark 66%
reflective 58%
hopeful 50%
challenging 48%
sad 40%
inspiring 29%
tense 29%
informative 27%
funny 4%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 45%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 95% | A mix: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 39% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.74

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