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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Read this for school and found it super engaging and interesting. A great example of the Australian Gothic.
So atmospheric! Two things I really love in books are mystery and feminine or female-centric stories, this book gave me both and I loved it, expectedly so. The mystery wasn't the only selling point of the book to me, so was the look into the lives and relationships of the girls in Victorian era and the atmospheric Australia.
The devastating disappearance of the three girls and their governess bleeds into those in relation to the girls and their school, as everything gradually deteriorates. Is there an explanation on their mysterious disappearance and its effect on the people around them or is it perhaps on the supernatural ground that the human mind cannot grasp, tying all of the tragedies together? Would it even ever be uncovered?
There is a slight regret in me for reading it so greedily, I'd like to savour it, but it was a... picnic nonetheless, and like a picnic, it is pleasant, but not so thrilling or intensely satisfying. However, as Joan Lindsay is an amazing writer, not once did the story ever bore me out, even with its expansive plot, not only focusing on the missing girls, but others involved.
The devastating disappearance of the three girls and their governess bleeds into those in relation to the girls and their school, as everything gradually deteriorates. Is there an explanation on their mysterious disappearance and its effect on the people around them or is it perhaps on the supernatural ground that the human mind cannot grasp, tying all of the tragedies together? Would it even ever be uncovered?
There is a slight regret in me for reading it so greedily, I'd like to savour it, but it was a... picnic nonetheless, and like a picnic, it is pleasant, but not so thrilling or intensely satisfying. However, as Joan Lindsay is an amazing writer, not once did the story ever bore me out, even with its expansive plot, not only focusing on the missing girls, but others involved.
challenging
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:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
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:
Complicated
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death
Minor: Vomit