Marking Time by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Marking Time

Cazalet Chronicles #2

Elizabeth Jane Howard with Jill Balcon (Narrator)

18 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 1991 (editions) user-added

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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The wonderful sequel to The Light Years returns readers to Britain in September, 1939, as war breaks out. Sheltered Louise, now 16, goes from cooking school to London parties. For 14-year-old Polly, the terrors of war cannot forestall the pangs of...

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Community Reviews

4.22
based on 957 reviews

Moods

emotional: 87%

reflective: 64%

sad: 40%

funny: 28%

hopeful: 28%

informative: 20%

lighthearted: 20%

relaxing: 19%

dark: 15%

inspiring: 12%

adventurous: 7%

tense: 7%

challenging: 6%

mysterious: 4%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
26% of readers chose A mix
70% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

80% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

53% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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