Martha Quest by Doris Lessing

336 pages first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Intelligent, sensitive, and fiercely passionate, Martha Quest is a young woman living on a farm in Africa, feeling her way through the torments of adolescence and early womanhood. She is a romantic idealistic in revolt against the puritan snobbery...

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Community Reviews

3.52
based on 196 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

challenging: 28%

emotional: 28%

sad: 28%

dark: 14%

funny: 14%

informative: 14%

inspiring: 14%

lighthearted: 14%

tense: 14%


Pace

25% of readers chose medium
75% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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