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Il gruppo by Mary McCarthy

9 reviews

danielnski's review against another edition

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

4.0

I really enjoyed the structure of this book and how it showed the evolutions of the characters. It is long (but not slow) and I wonder how much of my discomfort/dislike of parts of this book comes from not necessarily understanding or relating to the historical context. All in all, I think there is a lot in this book though that is still relevant today and I really enjoyed the process of reading it. 

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mklymiuk's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A slow starting classic; one will be forgiven for paging back and forth trying to place members of the group as the lives of each unfold to explore the timeless struggles of womanhood. Intellect in the face of the patriarchy; sexual autonomy and security;  motherhood and the turmoil of entertaining any diversion from common lore; and of course the generations long battle to claw ourselves a blessed few inches closer to equality only to realise that in the 30 years between setting and publication, and the 70 between publication and present day, that the fundamentals have barely changed. There’s both solidarity and sadness in that. 

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kelri's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0


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morenowagain's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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ggwillmott's review against another edition

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

3.5


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capra's review against another edition

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funny reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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teresareads's review against another edition

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

3.75


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_inge_'s review against another edition

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

3.0

For a book about a group of college friends, I found the amount of interaction between the friends disappointing. It was all about their relationships with others (mainly men and family) and about what they thought about the others in the group, but very little actual conversation. The final chapter was the most interactive - unfortunately that's where the book ends.

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hrhacissej's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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