The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge
The Bottle Factory Outing

Beryl Bainbridge

The Bottle Factory Outing

Beryl Bainbridge

160 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics dark funny slow-paced
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Freda and Brenda spend their days working in an Italian-run wine- bottling factory. A work outing offers promise for Freda, and terror for Brenda, passions run high on that chilly day of freedom, and life after the outing never returns to normal.

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Community Reviews

3.3
based on 208 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

funny: 50%

mysterious: 42%

sad: 35%

tense: 28%

reflective: 21%

challenging: 7%

emotional: 7%

lighthearted: 7%


Pace

20% of readers chose fast
53% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

18% of readers chose Plot
45% of readers chose A mix
36% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

10% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

55% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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