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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Gives an incredible sense of place. I feel like I've been for a visit to Wolfe and become friends with Kitty.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Oh My! Where do I start?
Lucy Treloar writes with a piercing insight into the human mind and the human way of thinking. An author who dares to go where most wouldn't, Treloar manages to address confrontational thoughts and reactions with gentle nudges, enticing the reader into the characters boots. And what 'in-depth' characters she writes!
Wolfe Island touches on such things as death and grieving, mental health, refugees and illegal immigration, global warming, sustainability and so much more, all the while weaving together 'coming of age' with 'growing old' beautifully.
An author who leaves me bewildered at the level of intellect, compassion and wit that is behind the writing of such a magically woven and thought provoking book.
Lucy Treloar is most definitely one of the best writers I've come across in recent years. I feel like I will always be on the edge of my seat waiting for her next book...
P.S. I actually listened to the Audible version of this book and I really must also mention that the narrator, Abbe Holmes did and amazing job! She narrated this book like it was her own!
Lucy Treloar writes with a piercing insight into the human mind and the human way of thinking. An author who dares to go where most wouldn't, Treloar manages to address confrontational thoughts and reactions with gentle nudges, enticing the reader into the characters boots. And what 'in-depth' characters she writes!
Wolfe Island touches on such things as death and grieving, mental health, refugees and illegal immigration, global warming, sustainability and so much more, all the while weaving together 'coming of age' with 'growing old' beautifully.
An author who leaves me bewildered at the level of intellect, compassion and wit that is behind the writing of such a magically woven and thought provoking book.
Lucy Treloar is most definitely one of the best writers I've come across in recent years. I feel like I will always be on the edge of my seat waiting for her next book...
P.S. I actually listened to the Audible version of this book and I really must also mention that the narrator, Abbe Holmes did and amazing job! She narrated this book like it was her own!
I loved this book. I think I just read it at exactly the right time. The language is brilliant, and the ideas really resonated. The setting is great. I loved the descriptions of what it's like to live on an island that is slowly being taken by the sea. The dystopian world is not overdone, it's subtle and thought-provoking.
I found Wolfe Creek slow moving and laboured. I never engaged with the characters and the dystopian society was never well developed.
Lucy Treloar captures and creates both voice and setting perfectly in this novel. These are her 'makings'. The reader of the audio book also performs the voice of the protagonist superbly, with the distinct dialect and drawl of a woman on an island, the last of her kind. As Kitty Hawke nurtures and protects her kin, as they escape north, the wolf that is in each of us, emerges in the struggle to survive amid ever increasing destruction of habitat.
I don't give a lot of 5* reviews, and this book, it was a 4.5. Rounding though, was necessary, and because of the ending, the beautiful, painful, chewy, just-prefect ending, I rounded up.
This is a gorgeous book. It's about family, and loyalty, and nature, and dogs, and decision making, and bravery, and doing the right thing, and death, and Grace and the future and reclamation.
"We're not lost to each other, this is just for now. Now is something to get through."
"He held me as if I were the answer to every question he'd ever had."
"I hope I die like that, with someone watching over me and holding me, smoothing my hair, travelling out with me on that thin spit."
"A dog and a person is a family on its own."
This is a gorgeous book. It's about family, and loyalty, and nature, and dogs, and decision making, and bravery, and doing the right thing, and death, and Grace and the future and reclamation.
"We're not lost to each other, this is just for now. Now is something to get through."
"He held me as if I were the answer to every question he'd ever had."
"I hope I die like that, with someone watching over me and holding me, smoothing my hair, travelling out with me on that thin spit."
"A dog and a person is a family on its own."