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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
While the narration struggled to keep my attention at several points, there are two things this novel does very well and deserves a good rating for. One is the beautiful and atmospheric prose. The other is the excellent exploration of the consequences of a single event on a community. On that account, the disappearance of the girls and their teacher is less of a cause to the unfolding tragedies and more of a trigger that exposes the underlying issues within Appleyard College; it takes secondary place to what it says about the characters embroiled in it, their relatonship with each other and the Australian continent.
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Both an easy read yet literally impossible to understand and follow - swear not one character was introduced they just appeared?
Kinda think I just missed some key element of the plot but after reading the study guide summary I did follow it all there just wasn't a huge amount going on...
Kinda think I just missed some key element of the plot but after reading the study guide summary I did follow it all there just wasn't a huge amount going on...
Started off strong but lost some momentum midway through.
Too dry, made me too sleepy to read. I'll just watch the movie instead.
mysterious
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:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
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
certain parts of this book were really good but other parts were just really boring.
apparently the last chapter of this book was removed via suggestion of joan lindsay's editor, and having read it i can say that she was right for removing it. honestly it was so bad i dropped this review from a 3.5 to a 3
apparently the last chapter of this book was removed via suggestion of joan lindsay's editor, and having read it i can say that she was right for removing it. honestly it was so bad i dropped this review from a 3.5 to a 3