The Custard Heart by Dorothy Parker

The Custard Heart

Penguin Modern #4

Dorothy Parker

50 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)

fiction classics short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
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'She felt a cozy solidarity with the big company of the voluntary dead.'Wise-cracking and heartbreaking, these tales of women on the edge by the legendary wit Dorothy Parker show the darkness beneath the surface of the Jazz Age.Penguin Modern: fif...

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Community Reviews

3.67
based on 492 reviews

Moods

emotional: 57%

reflective: 52%

dark: 50%

sad: 45%

funny: 24%

lighthearted: 15%

challenging: 9%

relaxing: 9%

tense: 8%

mysterious: 6%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 1%

informative: 1%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

52% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
18% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
71% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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