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Down Among the Women by Fay Weldon

ollieo's review against another edition

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4.0

My first Fay Weldon book but definitely not my last!

julenetrippweaver's review against another edition

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4.0

I love her black humor and she is a strong feminist author. Many characters and it was easy to lose track.

nina_wintermeyer's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

adrionmacaron's review against another edition

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

2.25

tilliloquy's review against another edition

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

4.0

aishaal's review against another edition

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2.0

I would have to agree with other reviews in that the nature this book is written in is somewhat uncomfortable to read and feels a bit detatched, having read the book I feel you don't get a very close connection with the characterse which is a shame. Once I had finished reading the book I reread the first couple of pages, which is actually quite enjoyable as it sort of starts at the end by sharing the various situations of the women. I do enjoy the repitition of "Down among the women" throughout the book as I feel it emphasises the harshness of the situations. I think the various situations of these women are hard hitting, and I think it is important that the male characters don't really have a strong presence, except for the issues they inflict on the women. Overall its a relatively easy read and is intersting to see how the roles of women has (or arguably hasn't changed) however I felt the writing and the characters are very detatched and as a reader you are not fully immersed into the story.