A review by germhotel
The Group by Mary McCarthy

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

3.0

I'm tired of stories that define womanhood as suffering and the heavy-handed irony made this one a bit of a slog for me. 

I see how this would have been sensational when it was originally published and why it is an important book and I've bumped up my rating based on that. 
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