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NW by Zadie Smith
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Racism, Trafficking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder
The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Classism
Mrs Porter Calling by A.J. Pearce
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and War
The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, War, and Classism
Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Business as Usual by Jane Oliver
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism
Dear Mrs Bird by A.J. Pearce
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
It's really quite funny at first but it slows down and comes to a halt once Flora arrives at Cold Comfort. The dialect is difficult to understand and I'm a little disturbed by the old Adam's obsession with Elfine but I imagine that's a rural trope the author is playing on. I ended up being bored.
Funny parts:
"Mrs Smiling's second interest was her collection of brasiers, and her search for a perfect one. She was reputed to have the largest and finest collection of these garments in the world. It was hoped that on her death it would be left to the nation." | Regarding Mary Smiling
"...what did I care about?
So I said well, I was not quite sure, but on the whole I thought I liked having everything very tidy and calm all around me, and not being bothered to do things, and laughing at the kind of joke other people didn't think at all funny, and going for country walks, and not being asked to express opinions about things (like love)" | Flora Poste
"Do you truly mean that you don't ever want to work at anything?
Well, when I am 53 or so I would like to write a novel as good as Persuasion, but with a modern setting, of course. For the next 30 years or so I shall be collecting material for it. If anyone asks me what I work at, I shall say 'collecting material.' " | Mary's question, Flora's answer
Funny parts:
"Mrs Smiling's second interest was her collection of brasiers, and her search for a perfect one. She was reputed to have the largest and finest collection of these garments in the world. It was hoped that on her death it would be left to the nation." | Regarding Mary Smiling
"...what did I care about?
So I said well, I was not quite sure, but on the whole I thought I liked having everything very tidy and calm all around me, and not being bothered to do things, and laughing at the kind of joke other people didn't think at all funny, and going for country walks, and not being asked to express opinions about things (like love)" | Flora Poste
"Do you truly mean that you don't ever want to work at anything?
Well, when I am 53 or so I would like to write a novel as good as Persuasion, but with a modern setting, of course. For the next 30 years or so I shall be collecting material for it. If anyone asks me what I work at, I shall say 'collecting material.' " | Mary's question, Flora's answer
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
funny
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: Emotional abuse