Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Excellent Women

Barbara Pym

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fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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Excellent Women is one of Barbara Pym's richest and most amusing high comedies. Mildred Lathbury is a clergyman's daughter and a mild-mannered spinster in 1950s England. She is one of those "excellent women," the smart, supportive, repressed women...

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Community Reviews

3.88
based on 2,501 reviews

Moods

funny: 72%

lighthearted: 70%

reflective: 58%

relaxing: 33%

hopeful: 21%

emotional: 14%

sad: 9%

inspiring: 3%

informative: 2%

adventurous: 1%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

43% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

68% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
87% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

48% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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