3.64 AVERAGE


3.75
Interesante, con una ambientación muy envolvente y que se respira australia, en una sociedad de principios de século XX que nunca me había encontrado. Los personajes son muy realistas y con mucha personalidad, el misterio es muy interesante y la intriga está por las nubes. Pero el final no resuelve nada, pasan cosas y la situación escala pero el gran misterio nunca se resolvió y aunque aprecio la libertad del lector de sacar las cábalas que quiera, para mi gusto demasiado quedó en vilo.
adventurous dark mysterious

that was very gay and very confusing

Eerie and well-written. Even though it takes place around Valentine's Day, it's a good October read.
dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Een vreemd en mysterieus boek. Soms zeer ongeloofwaardig geschreven. De meisjes die in het boek naar voren komen zijn erg overdreven, weinig gewend. Hun wereldje is wel erg klein. De sfeer in het boek is onheilspellend en niet erg lieflijk. Het boek persoonlijk vind ik niet heel erg aansprekend. Een boek wat ik waarschijnlijk weer snel vergeet en weinig van geleerd heb als dat en absurd en ongeloofwaardig is. 
dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark funny mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

As it was published, this is a 4 maybe, rather than a 3.5, but I can’t help but thinking the success of this novel is by accident, not what the author intended, especially after reading about the editor’s role in the missing chapter. So I’m rating it as the complete piece the author meant to publish, including the missing chapter. Picnic at Hanging Rock is definitely a masterpiece of eerie, subtle mystery. There are so many little pieces of information given along the way that in any other novel would mean something, but here they don’t. Or it’s not clear what they do mean. Which leaves every situation and relationship and path unanswered. I like the light, natural feel of the setting against that dark unknown. It reminds me of Midsommar in that respect. Definitely worth a read, and an excellent bookclub pick - has the potential for unending discussion!!