The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge
The Bottle Factory Outing

Beryl Bainbridge

The Bottle Factory Outing

Beryl Bainbridge

219 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics dark funny slow-paced

Description

Freda and Brenda spend their days working in an Italian-run wine- bottling factory. A work outing offers promise for Freda, and terror for Brenda, passions run high on that chilly day of freedom, and life after the outing never returns to normal.

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Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 50%
funny 37%
tense 37%
reflective 25%
sad 25%
lighthearted 12%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 37%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | Plot: 33% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 40%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.26

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