646 reviews for:

The Bone People: A Novel

Keri Hulme

3.95 AVERAGE

oonapips's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad

eleanorsearle's review against another edition

2.25

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ghostofthelibrary's review against another edition

4.75

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4.6

sophie_roi's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mnddnvn's review against another edition

2.0

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Maori recluse forms tenuous relationship with man and mysterious orphan

mad_taylh's review against another edition

4.0

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"They were nothing more than people, by themselves. Even paired, ny pairing, they would have been nothing more than people by themselves. But altogether, they have become the heart and muscles and mind of something perilous and new, something strange and growing and great. Together, all together, they are the instruments of change."

clarahesler's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yavin_iv's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Acephobia/Arophobia

jordanwaterwash's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

rebjam's review against another edition

5.0

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You read the first chapter. .and think, what? You get sucked in though and continue reading. then when you set it down, ultimately finished, you switch back and read the first chapter. ."ah yes" you say to yourself.

A heartbreakingly wonderful book.