The Group
by Mary McCarthy
Taste attributes: dramaromancefresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA moving, grounded novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
About This Book
THE GROUP follows eight graduates from exclusive Vassar College as they find love and heartbreak, forge careers, gossip and party in 1930s Manhattan. THE GROUP can be seen as the original SEX AND THE CITY. It is the first novel to frankly portray women's real lives, exploring subjects such as sex, contraception, motherhood and marriage.
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- Author
- Mary McCarthy
- Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 397
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- Source
- Open Library
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