Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns

Cold Sassy Tree

Cold Sassy #1

Olive Ann Burns

391 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

The one thing you can depend on in Cold Sassy, Georgia, is that word gets around--fast. When Grandpa E. Rucker Blakeslee announces one July morning in 1906 that he's aiming to marry the young and freckledy milliner, Miss Love Simpson--a bare three...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,308 reviews

Moods

emotional 69%
funny 69%
reflective 57%
lighthearted 38%
hopeful 30%
sad 26%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 7%
challenging 3%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
tense 3%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 39%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 73% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 8%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.72

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