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752 pages • first pub 1908 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099595359
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House UK
Publication date: 01 October 2016
Description
You might find it hard to imagine that those stout ageing spinsters living quietly in small English towns ever led lives of passion or hardship, that they ever possessed beauty or romantic ideals. In The Old Wives' Tale, Arnold Bennett tells the s...
Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
challenging 25%
relaxing 25%
sad 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Antisemitism
752 pages • first pub 1908 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099595359
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House UK
Publication date: 01 October 2016
Description
You might find it hard to imagine that those stout ageing spinsters living quietly in small English towns ever led lives of passion or hardship, that they ever possessed beauty or romantic ideals. In The Old Wives' Tale, Arnold Bennett tells the s...
Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
challenging 25%
relaxing 25%
sad 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Antisemitism