The Corner That Held Them by Sylvia Townsend Warner

The Corner That Held Them

Sylvia Townsend Warner

352 pages • first pub 1948 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

The nuns who enter a convent in medieval Norfolk are told to renounce the world, but the world still finds ways to trouble them, whether it is through fire, floods, pestilence, a collapsing spire, jealous rivalries, a priest with a secret or a pla...

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Community Reviews Summary of 130 reviews

Moods

reflective 69%
challenging 52%
funny 43%
emotional 21%
dark 17%
informative 17%
relaxing 17%
adventurous 13%
sad 13%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 4%

Pace

slow 78%
medium 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 46% | A mix: 23% | N/A: 15% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.74

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