Summer Will Show by Sylvia Townsend Warner

Summer Will Show

Sylvia Townsend Warner with Claire Harman

420 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Sophia Willoughby, a young Englishwoman from an aristocratic family and a person of strong opinions and even stronger will, has packed her cheating husband off to Paris. He can have his tawdry mistress. She intends to devote herself to the serious...

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Community Reviews Summary of 130 reviews

Moods

reflective 68%
emotional 59%
challenging 40%
sad 36%
adventurous 31%
inspiring 18%
tense 18%
dark 13%
hopeful 13%
informative 13%
funny 9%
mysterious 4%

Pace

slow 65%
medium 34%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Character: 47% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 21%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.56

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