210 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099458357
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this series of interweaving stories, Munro recreates the evolving bond between two women in the course of almost forty years. One is Flo, practical, suspicious of other people's airs, at times dismayingly vulgar. the other is Rose, Flo's stepda...
Community Reviews Summary of 346 reviews
Moods
reflective 90%
sad 40%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
funny 20%
tense 20%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 10%
Pace
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
210 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099458357
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this series of interweaving stories, Munro recreates the evolving bond between two women in the course of almost forty years. One is Flo, practical, suspicious of other people's airs, at times dismayingly vulgar. the other is Rose, Flo's stepda...
Community Reviews Summary of 346 reviews
Moods
reflective 90%
sad 40%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
funny 20%
tense 20%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 10%
Pace
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence