Women Talking by Miriam Toews

Women Talking

Miriam Toews

216 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark slow-paced

Description

One evening, eight Mennonite women climb into a hay loft to conduct a secret meeting. For the past two years, each of these women, and more than a hundred other girls in their colony, has been repeatedly violated in the night by demons coming to p...

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Moods

dark 71%
reflective 60%
emotional 57%
challenging 49%
sad 41%
tense 35%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 15%
funny 8%
informative 8%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 55%
medium 33%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 71% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 35% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.69

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