Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym

Less Than Angels

Barbara Pym

272 pages first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics funny reflective slow-paced
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Catherine Oliphant is a writer and lives with handsome anthropologist Tom Mallow. Their relationship runs into trouble when he begins a romance with student Deirdre Swann, so Catherine turns her attention to the reclusive anthropologist Alaric Lyd...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 322 reviews

Moods

funny: 100%

relaxing: 61%

lighthearted: 55%

reflective: 55%

hopeful: 27%

emotional: 11%

informative: 11%


Pace

5% of readers chose fast
52% of readers chose medium
41% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
58% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

72% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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