1.77k reviews for:

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Joan Lindsay

3.65 AVERAGE

donnaloubishop's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sophiajkessler's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

adventuresinwellbeing's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-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

chealey14's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emily_mcclanathan's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sarangh's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious medium-paced

rowanmayfair's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious

jsmnhk's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A period piece shrouded in mystery. Most of the characters are female. It truly leaves you guessing until the end.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

eemilylime's review against another edition

3.0

challenging mysterious medium-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

camicarreno's review against another edition

4.0

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Una lectura entretenida, misteriosa y ambigua. Quedan muchas dudas, muchas preguntas y muchas teorías. Me gustó mucho la narración, retrata muy bien la opresión hacia las mujeres desde su educación, lo asfixiante y poco desafiante de esas rutinas del 1900. El día de San Valentín nunca había sido tan creepy como en esta novela.