A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons

A Virtuous Woman

Kaye Gibbons

165 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

When Blinking Jack Stokes met Ruby Pitt Woodrow, she was twenty and he was forty. She was the carefully raised daughter of Carolina gentry and he was a skinny tenant farmer who had never owned anything in his life. She was newly widowed after a di...

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Community Reviews Summary of 488 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
sad 72%
reflective 54%
hopeful 27%
challenging 18%
dark 9%
funny 9%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 9%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 27%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 77% | Yes: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%

Average rating

3.4

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