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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
very much enjoyed this book — third book of cbk’s that i’ve read.
not a must-own for me, but would definitely grab it if I found it at the thrift.
loved learning about a period of history that isn’t commonly covered in historical fiction.
would definitely recommend for historical fiction fans that aren’t super-niched into a specific era.
not a must-own for me, but would definitely grab it if I found it at the thrift.
loved learning about a period of history that isn’t commonly covered in historical fiction.
would definitely recommend for historical fiction fans that aren’t super-niched into a specific era.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Rape, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Classism
"She was about to learn what it was like to be contemptible."
Third time's a charm with this book for me. After 2 false starts I'm glad to finally see this one through.
Incredibly disheartening, maddening, and inspiring are the words I would use to describe this fictional retelling of real life people and events. I spent the whole book wanting to scream at the injustice of these ladies' lives.
Although the author stays true to the desperate lives of these women, I feel like she sent each person off with a dignified resilience. As with all of Christina Baker Kline's novels, I am now in the middle of researching this topic and educating myself on the horrors that these people endured.
Third time's a charm with this book for me. After 2 false starts I'm glad to finally see this one through.
Incredibly disheartening, maddening, and inspiring are the words I would use to describe this fictional retelling of real life people and events. I spent the whole book wanting to scream at the injustice of these ladies' lives.
Although the author stays true to the desperate lives of these women, I feel like she sent each person off with a dignified resilience. As with all of Christina Baker Kline's novels, I am now in the middle of researching this topic and educating myself on the horrors that these people endured.
The history of the colonization of Australia was not something I had prior knowledge of. The author clearly did a lot of research and that elevated this book. I definitely enjoyed learning this piece of history, but is struggled to find an emotional attachment to the characters. I thought Mathinna had the most interesting storyline, but it was not explored enough and was kind of dropped from the plot at a certain point.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-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
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced