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victoria_chiakmakis's review against another edition
3.0
3.5. Has potential but doesn’t live up to its reputation for me. Maybe because it was more fit for the time in which it was written. Very drawn out and the characters just weren’t emotionally attached to me like I had wished.
pauli1610's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
tense
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? Yes
3.5
keaross's review against another edition
slow-paced
4.0
Multigenerational family saga set in the Australian bush.
cozylittlebrownhouse's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this story. I thought the section divisions by name were unnecessary because each section featured many of the Cleary family members, but I guess that small complaint is nothing in comparison to the scope of this tale involving the scandalous Father Ralph. I am huge on "sweeping family sagas" and this one had it all.
I was not around during the premiere of the mini-series, but I look forward to watching it now that I have finished the book. I anticipate a great deal of cheesiness, but will give it a go.
I was not around during the premiere of the mini-series, but I look forward to watching it now that I have finished the book. I anticipate a great deal of cheesiness, but will give it a go.
iammidori's review against another edition
5.0
amazing book. read it about 2 years ago. beautifully written, it brought out every kind of emotion in me. i was left emotionally drained until the very last pages.
sneitzel's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
ketutar's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my goodness! What an emotional roller coaster! When he died, I cried, I bawled my eyes out. It was so unfair! So f-ing unfair! I was thinking that if this is someone's experience of God, I can understand that they become atheists, because one cannot live with a God like that! And somehow, after all that, Colleen managed to make it OK!