The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald

The Bookshop

Penelope Fitzgerald

144 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

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In 1959 Florence Green, a kindhearted widow with a small inheritance, risks everything to open a bookshop—the only bookshop—in the seaside town of Hardborough. By making a success of a business so impractical, she invites the hostility of the town...

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Community Reviews

3.2
based on 3,805 reviews

Moods

sad: 60%

reflective: 55%

emotional: 28%

funny: 21%

lighthearted: 20%

relaxing: 15%

dark: 10%

challenging: 9%

hopeful: 9%

inspiring: 7%

tense: 7%

mysterious: 6%

informative: 3%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

17% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
36% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
64% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
82% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

26% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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