Reviews - The Thorn Birds | The StoryGraph

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The Thorn Birds

Colleen McCullough

3.98 AVERAGE

_danieljh's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

This was good but an absolute beast to get through. Once you accept that the story is not leading up to anything specific, but is mostly a family drama spanning a few decades, it became easier to enjoy. It took some dark turns but that’s just life. This could’ve been a biography it was so fleshed out and well written.

We haaaaate bitches named Ralph!

zastrugaczka1's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective

twilightchef's review against another edition

3.75

emotional medium-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

lauroze's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

pips_little_library's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zoe42's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katehbooks's review against another edition

4.0

I remember hearing about this book (or was it the miniseries?) when I was a kid, so when I was looking through the stacks of used books while on vacation in Maine, I couldn't pass it up. Especially when the binding was worn white from the sun and it had that nice worn-in feel. Anyway, to the actual contents. I really liked this book. It has been a long time since I read any sort of saga. A lot of time passes during the book and, as one reviewer comments, everything, simply everything, happens. I was a little sad when I finished last night. I think I miss the characters!

Excellent summer reading.