The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard

The Light Years

Cazalet Chronicles #1

Elizabeth Jane Howard

554 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Elegantly constructed and told with exceptional grace, The Light Years is a modern classic of twentieth-century English life and is the first novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard's extraordinary, bestselling family saga The Cazalet Chronicles.Every summ...

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4.0
based on 1,710 reviews

Moods

emotional: 66%

reflective: 55%

lighthearted: 45%

funny: 41%

relaxing: 38%

hopeful: 23%

sad: 15%

informative: 12%

inspiring: 8%

adventurous: 7%

dark: 6%

challenging: 5%

tense: 4%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
49% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

59% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

65% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

59% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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