231 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
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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...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,051 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 65%
reflective 62%
relaxing 30%
hopeful 17%
emotional 11%
sad 7%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 95% | Yes: 2% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Minor
Colonisation
231 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,051 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 65%
reflective 62%
relaxing 30%
hopeful 17%
emotional 11%
sad 7%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 95% | Yes: 2% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Colonisation