Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Cold Comfort Farm

Stella Gibbons

232 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

fiction classics contemporary funny lighthearted medium-paced
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Stella Gibbons' novel is a wickedly funny portrait of British rural life in the 1930s. Flora, a recently orphaned socialite, moves in with her country relatives, the gloomy Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm.

Community Reviews

3.83
based on 5,041 reviews

Moods

funny: 90%

lighthearted: 86%

relaxing: 22%

hopeful: 17%

adventurous: 10%

mysterious: 10%

reflective: 6%

emotional: 5%

inspiring: 4%

dark: 3%

challenging: 2%

informative: 1%

tense: 1%

Pace

23% of readers chose fast
63% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
34% of readers chose A mix
55% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

67% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

65% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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