The Ten-Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer

The Ten-Year Nap

Meg Wolitzer

351 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

From the bestselling author of The Wife and The Position, a feverishly smart novel about female ambition, money, class, motherhood, and marriage-and what happens in one community when a group of educated women chooses not to work. For a group of ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 496 reviews

Moods

reflective 90%
emotional 40%
lighthearted 22%
funny 13%
challenging 9%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
dark 4%
relaxing 4%
sad 4%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 33%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 95% | A mix: 5%

Strong character development?

No: 52% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 61% | Yes: 22% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%

Average rating

3.06

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