Miss Austen by Gill Hornby

Miss Austen

Gill Hornby

288 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Description

"A deeply imagined and deeply moving novel. Reading it made me happy and weepy in equally copious amounts.” —Karen Joy Fowler For fans of Jo Baker’s Longbourn, a witty, poignant novel about Cassandra Austen and her famous sister, Jane.Whoever loo...

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Community Reviews Summary of 640 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 70%
sad 34%
lighthearted 29%
hopeful 25%
informative 23%
relaxing 17%
inspiring 15%
funny 14%
mysterious 9%
challenging 2%
adventurous 1%
dark 1%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 41%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 51% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.69

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