4.25 AVERAGE


Loved it. Just wow. Not sure it's for everyone but I enjoyed this ride thru to the last detailed word. What an incredible story!!!

I almost forgot, a big thank you to Dennis for his great review and recommendation
adventurous challenging emotional tense
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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

Brilliant. Funny and heartfelt. And beautifully, uniquely Brisbane. Loved every minute of reading it so much I kept putting off finishing it because I wanted to savour every last line. Finished it with tears in my eyes and a big goofy grin on my face. Can't wait for Trent Dalton's next book!

bookswithkellie's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 43%

Book had to be returned to the library 

Amazing Australian book - loved it and was a really cool piece of literature. Trent Dalton has an absolute amazing writing style and this book like his others is written so beautifully. I loved how the language and the language in the way the character spoke and thought grew as the character grew throughout the book. However the pacing on the start was a tad slow and took a little bit to get into
adventurous emotional inspiring 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

Losing my mind over the ending. Also, this is an Alex Bermudez stan account now
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes