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340 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781472120571
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date: 01 August 2013
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 teenager called Oblivia from the displaced community ...
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, Death340 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781472120571
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date: 01 August 2013
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 teenager called Oblivia from the displaced community ...
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