The L-shaped Room by Lynne Reid Banks

The L-shaped Room

Jane Graham #1

Lynne Reid Banks

269 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective medium-paced
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Jane is unmarried and pregnant when she is turned out by her father. She lights on a room at the top of a squalid house. She cares nothing for it, or her neighbours. But it is these neighbours that draw her back into life - Toby, a Jewish writer, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 232 reviews

Moods

emotional 69%
reflective 69%
dark 53%
challenging 46%
sad 38%
hopeful 30%
funny 23%
informative 23%
inspiring 23%
relaxing 15%
tense 15%
adventurous 7%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 38%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 40%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 45% | No: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.85

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