Reviews

The Love of a Good Woman: Stories by Alice Munro

etrot28's review

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kpetranek's review against another edition

It’s hard for me to stay motivated through an entire book of short stories. The last story I read was mildly upsetting so I’m setting it down. Love the writing though.

smelfungus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ric_'s review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

abbeyhar103's review against another edition

3.0

I didn't find the stories in this as compelling or as complete as some of the others I've read by her, but I still found myself swept up in many, and her ability to reveal character traits and plot points slowly as a story progresses. Favorites were The Children Stay, My Mother's Dream and the title story.

space_cat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

katisha93's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

thepamz's review against another edition

2.0

Me costó mucho trabajo terminar este libro. Si, Alice Munro escribe muy bonito, con muy buenas descripciones tanto de lugares como de sentimientos, pero al menos yo no entendí el punto de la mayoría de las historias (y a veces tenían personajes muy descritos a detalle a pesar de que eran irrelevantes para la trama principal...)

No es mi estilo de lectura.

emblepemble's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

tonyv379's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.75