Reviews

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

hownoveljo's review against another edition

reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

oliviagouck's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

hannahhouseofhorror's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

anna_karenina5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jjsneetch's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

shellc86's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

rhinoland's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

lucy_lg's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

softrosemint's review against another edition

3.5

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.

eurydycja's review against another edition

3.0

3.5
Dość nierówna książka, a zakończenie zostawiło mnie z niedosytem. No i to bardziej obyczajówka z elementem thrillera, niż sam thriller. Plus za klimat Australii, którą uwielbiam.