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266 reviews
Dear Hugo by Molly Clavering
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Suicide
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Quite predictable and cheesy, but largely cozy and cute. I liked it, but also never *really* looked forward to getting back to it.
The Foolish Gentlewoman by Margery Sharp
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Because of Sam by Molly Clavering
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.
Not much is happening except for Lois' cyclical indecision about who she is and what she wants. I usually love a meandering plot, but I don't like the characters very much.
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Classism
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, and Classism
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Death of parent, and War
A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
"Then it was one of those marvelously clear days which come after a good blow. The trees had stripped down to their black bones and had heaped leaves in drifts against hedges and walls. Children played amongst them, tossing armfuls into the air, screaming in and out like swimmers at the sea's edge. I saw roofs and walls and gardens hidden from me before. It was astonishing, like looking for the first time at a map of a place one believed one knew well and now finding new holes and corners."
"Just before I bedded down I stood at the window. And he was right-the first breath of autumn was in the air, a prodigal feeling, a feeling of wanting, taking, and keeping before it is too late."
"People move away, grow older, die, and the bright belief that there will be another marvelous thing around each corner fades. It is now or never; we must snatch at happiness as it flies."
"Am I making too much of this? Perhaps. But there are times when man and earth are one, when the pulse of liv- ing beats strong, when life is brimming with promise and the future stretches confidently ahead like that road to the hills. Well, I was young"
"Just before I bedded down I stood at the window. And he was right-the first breath of autumn was in the air, a prodigal feeling, a feeling of wanting, taking, and keeping before it is too late."
"People move away, grow older, die, and the bright belief that there will be another marvelous thing around each corner fades. It is now or never; we must snatch at happiness as it flies."
"Am I making too much of this? Perhaps. But there are times when man and earth are one, when the pulse of liv- ing beats strong, when life is brimming with promise and the future stretches confidently ahead like that road to the hills. Well, I was young"
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and War
A Summer Bird-Cage by Margaret Drabble
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Abortion