Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Cold Comfort Farm

Stella Gibbons

fiction classics funny lighthearted medium-paced

233 pages | first published 1932

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Winner of the 1933 Femina Vie Heureuse Prize, COLD COMFORT FARM is a wickedly funny portrait of British rural life in the 1930s. Flora Poste, a recently orphaned socialite, moves in with her country relatives, the gloomy Starkadders of Cold Comfor...
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Summary of 2029 reviews

Moods

funny 93%
lighthearted 87%
relaxing 25%
hopeful 14%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 9%
emotional 5%
dark 3%
inspiring 3%
reflective 3%

Pace

medium 68%
fast 17%
slow 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 12%

Average rating

3.83

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