Summer Will Show by Sylvia Townsend Warner

Summer Will Show

Sylvia Townsend Warner

406 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 103 reviews

Moods

emotional 68%
reflective 63%
challenging 36%
sad 31%
adventurous 26%
hopeful 21%
tense 21%
dark 15%
informative 15%
funny 10%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 5%

Pace

slow 65%
medium 35%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 53% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 35% | No: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.55

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