Women Talking by Miriam Toews

Women Talking

Miriam Toews

216 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

For several years, girls and women in the remote Mennonite colony of Molotschna have reported assaults in the night by what some in the community claim are ghosts or demons. Others blame “wild female imagination”—until several of the men behind th...

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Moods

dark 69%
reflective 61%
emotional 60%
challenging 48%
sad 44%
tense 36%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 17%
informative 10%
funny 7%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 34%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 69% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 67% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 32% | No: 29% | N/A: 4%

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3.71

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