Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Excellent Women

Barbara Pym

237 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

Description

"Excellent Women" is one of Barbara Pyms richest and most amusing high comedies. Mildred Lathbury is a clergymans daughter and a mild-mannered spinster in 1950s England. She is one of those excellent women, the smart, supportive, repressed women w...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,086 reviews

Moods

funny 70%
lighthearted 65%
reflective 62%
relaxing 29%
hopeful 18%
emotional 11%
sad 6%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 41%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 81% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 96% | Yes: 2% | It's complicated: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.9

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