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352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781472120564
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Constable
Publication date: 26 March 2015
Description
The Swan Book is set in the future, with Aboriginals still living under the Intervention in the north, in an environment fundamentally altered by climate change. It follows the life of a mute young woman called Oblivia, the victim of gang-rape by ...
Community Reviews Summary of 274 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
reflective 50%
sad 32%
emotional 30%
mysterious 22%
tense 12%
funny 10%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 46% | A mix: 43% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 27% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 42% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 32% | No: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Racial slurs, Kidnapping, RacismModerate
Rape, Sexual violence, Death352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781472120564
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Constable
Publication date: 26 March 2015
Description
The Swan Book is set in the future, with Aboriginals still living under the Intervention in the north, in an environment fundamentally altered by climate change. It follows the life of a mute young woman called Oblivia, the victim of gang-rape by ...
Community Reviews Summary of 274 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
reflective 50%
sad 32%
emotional 30%
mysterious 22%
tense 12%
funny 10%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 46% | A mix: 43% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 27% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 42% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 32% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Kidnapping, RacismModerate
Rape, Sexual violence, Death