Eva Trout by Elizabeth Bowen

Eva Trout

Elizabeth Bowen

288 pages • first pub 1968 (view editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective sad slow-paced
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Eva Trout, Elizabeth Bowen’s last novel, epitomizes her bold exploration of the territory between the comedy of manners and cutting social commentary.Orphaned at a young age, Eva has found a home of sorts in Worcestershire with her former schoolte...

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Community Reviews

3.32
based on 86 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 57%

challenging: 42%

reflective: 42%

dark: 28%

funny: 28%

sad: 28%

emotional: 14%

tense: 14%

Pace

57% of readers chose medium
42% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

16% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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