The Great Undoing by Sharlene Allsopp

3.94 AVERAGE

nhunni's review

2.75
challenging emotional mysterious sad 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: No

brilee92's review

4.0
emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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mandyherbet's review

4.5
challenging dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emmarach's review

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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theunrealerin's review

3.5
I loved the concept of this book and it is well-written. Overall though some aspects of the story seem a bit of a tortured addition. And the Style of very short (1.5 page l) chapters while consistent with the premise is not my favourite 
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felicityclaire's review

3.25
challenging dark tense medium-paced
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afrorodeo's review

2.0
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
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helen_is's review

4.0
emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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georgiemaher's review against another edition

2.5
I wanted to like this one as the premise was so interesting (a mix of dystopia/science fiction from an Indigenous Australian perspective) but it just fell a little flat. I loved when the author juxtaposed the quotes from Ernest with her own Truth-Telling and wish there had been more of this instead of the romance storyline with Dylan that I didn’t care about. The writing got a little bit too pretentious and flowery for me at times. I also found the main character/narrator pretty annoying, at least in part because Scarlet Friday is a stupid name for a character unless they are a detective in a children’s book series.

laurenlethbridge's review against another edition

3.0
challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No