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Summary of 966 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 64%
reflective 62%
relaxing 29%
hopeful 19%
emotional 12%
sad 6%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%
Pace
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
288 pages | first published 1952
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ISBN/UID: 9781844084517
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Modern Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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...Book Information
288 pages | first published 1952
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ISBN/UID: 9781844084517
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Modern Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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...Book information
Content Warnings
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Community Reviews
Summary of 966 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 64%
reflective 62%
relaxing 29%
hopeful 19%
emotional 12%
sad 6%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%
Pace
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