The Company She Keeps by Mary McCarthy

The Company She Keeps

Mary McCarthy

316 pages first pub 1942 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
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These six brilliantly written episodes, brought together in Mary McCarthy's first novel, create a fascinating portrait of a 1930s New York social circle. Based loosely on the author's own life, the book follows a young bohemian woman, Margaret Sar...

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Community Reviews

3.72
based on 127 reviews

Moods

reflective: 83%

challenging: 50%

emotional: 33%

funny: 33%

adventurous: 16%

dark: 16%

lighthearted: 16%

mysterious: 16%

sad: 16%


Pace

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

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

20% of readers chose Yes
80% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

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

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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