The Good Mother by Sue Miller

The Good Mother

Sue Miller

320 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
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Recently divorced, Anna Dunlap has two passionate attachments: her daughter, four-year-old Molly, and her lover, Leo, the man who makes her feel beautiful -- and sexual -- for the first time. Swept away by happiness and passion, Anna feels she has...

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Community Reviews

3.53
based on 508 reviews

Moods

emotional: 75%

sad: 58%

dark: 50%

reflective: 41%

tense: 33%

challenging: 16%

Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

30% of readers chose A mix
70% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

90% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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