Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Excellent Women

Barbara Pym

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

288 pages | first published 1952

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Excellent Women is one of Barbara Pym's richest and most amusing high comedies. Mildred Lathbury is a clergyman's daughter and a mild-mannered spinster in 1950s England. She is one of those "excellent women," the smart, supportive, repressed women...
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Summary of 966 reviews

Moods

funny 71%
lighthearted 64%
reflective 62%
relaxing 29%
hopeful 19%
emotional 12%
sad 6%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 45%
slow 44%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 82% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 51% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 98% | Yes: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.89

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