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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
“Every day of your life has been leading up to tomorrow. But of course every day of your life led up to today.”
“Adult men. Fucking adult men. Nutters, all of them. Can’t be trusted. Fucking sickos. Freaks. Killers. What was this man’s road to becoming Batman on a side street of inner-city Brisbane? How much good was in him? How much bad? Who was his father? What did his father do? What did his father not do? In what ways did other adult men fuck his life up?”
“Adult men. Fucking adult men. Nutters, all of them. Can’t be trusted. Fucking sickos. Freaks. Killers. What was this man’s road to becoming Batman on a side street of inner-city Brisbane? How much good was in him? How much bad? Who was his father? What did his father do? What did his father not do? In what ways did other adult men fuck his life up?”
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Okay, so this book was amazing, however, its not a perfect 5 stars. The writing style was absolutely beautiful, and the story was gripping. The characters all felt real, and the main character's voice - Eli Bell - was strong and interesting, which is great to see in a book. Trent Daltons ability to give this book life is amazing to see with his description through similes and metaphors (many comparisons had me laughing because they were kind of ridiculous in a good way). However, this book is also extremely long; at one point towards the end where Eli is climbing up the stairs to the bell tower, I lost interest because it took far too many paragraphs to describe something that could've been written in a sentence. Moreover, I love that Eli isn't too serious, this book is quite funny and as charming as they come. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Australian fiction novels, or to anyone who wants a fun/crazy book to read.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Absolutely stunning.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced