Les Femmes de Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor

Les Femmes de Brewster Place

Brewster Place #1

Gloria Naylor with Claude Bourguignon (Translator)

264 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

Dans une banlieue urbaine du Nord des États-Unis, 1970’s. Mattie Michael a tout perdu : rejetée par sa famille, ruinée par son fils, le peu qu’elle a pu sauver de la main des huissiers, la vieille femme l’a emporté à Brewster Place. Là, dans cette...

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Moods

emotional 91%
reflective 68%
sad 66%
dark 37%
challenging 30%
hopeful 19%
tense 16%
funny 12%
inspiring 12%
informative 7%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 71%
fast 21%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 90% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%

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