The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville

The Idea of Perfection

Kate Grenville

416 pages first pub 1999 (view editions)

fiction contemporary funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
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Description

Harley Savage is a plain woman, a part-time museum curator and quilting expert with three failed marriages and a heart condition. Douglas Cheeseman is a shy, gawky engineer with jug-handle ears, one marriage gone sour, and a crippling lack of phys...

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Community Reviews

3.58
based on 302 reviews

Moods

reflective: 75%

emotional: 55%

hopeful: 40%

funny: 35%

lighthearted: 35%

relaxing: 20%

adventurous: 10%

inspiring: 10%

informative: 5%


Pace

33% of readers chose medium
66% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
95% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

54% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

39% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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