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266 reviews

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

As a whole the collection is incongruous. A handful of the authors made sense together: Doris Lessing, Edna O'Brien, Barbara Pym...but adding Stephen King and David Gutterson really makes no sense. An anthology benefits from a strong running thread, and gardens and gardening simply weren't strong enough to hold it all together. The editing is pretty poor, too. There are sentences without punctuation and some with missing words.

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Winter in the Air by Sylvia Townsend Warner

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adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth

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emotional reflective sad 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

Brilliant passages about the strained relationship between a mother and daughter and the fear of becoming the person who caused you trauma. But it was about 150 pages too long.

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