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The Friendly Young Ladies

Name: The Friendly Young Ladies
Author: Mary Renault

by Mary Renault

1944•Comedy•293 pages

Taste attributes: comedyromancegay/lesbiandramawholesomelightrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agefish out of water/culture clashcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA glossy comic novel that is accessible, contained and moving. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

Set in 1937, this title is a romantic comedy of off-Bloomsbury bohemia. Sheltered, naive, and just 18, Elsie leaves the stifling environment of her parents' home in Cornwall to seek out her sister, Leo, who had run away nine years earlier.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyRomanceGay/lesbianDramaComing of ageFish out of water/culture clashComplex relationship

Subjects

PhysiciansLesbiansBohemianismSistersYoung womenHouseboatsSocial life and customsManners and customs

Details

Author: Mary Renault
Published: 1944
Pages: 293
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Source: Open Library

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