352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374606244
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 14 February 2023
Description
Fiona McFarlane's blazingly brilliant new novel, The Sun Walks Down, tells the many-voiced, many-sided story of a boy lost in colonial Australia.In September 1883, a small town in the South Australian outback huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 102 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
mysterious 46%
adventurous 42%
tense 37%
dark 22%
sad 20%
hopeful 18%
challenging 16%
informative 12%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 38% | Plot: 19%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 32% | No: 32% | Yes: 32% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 33% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 30%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
RacismModerate
Infidelity, Animal death, DeathMinor
Sexual content
352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374606244
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 14 February 2023
Description
Fiona McFarlane's blazingly brilliant new novel, The Sun Walks Down, tells the many-voiced, many-sided story of a boy lost in colonial Australia.In September 1883, a small town in the South Australian outback huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 102 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
mysterious 46%
adventurous 42%
tense 37%
dark 22%
sad 20%
hopeful 18%
challenging 16%
informative 12%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 38% | Plot: 19%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 32% | No: 32% | Yes: 32% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 33% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 30%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
RacismModerate
Infidelity, Animal death, DeathMinor
Sexual content