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450 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140089226
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 07 October 1986
Description
The powerful, visionary, Booker Award-winning novel about the complicated relationships between three outcasts of mixed European and Maori heritage"This book is just amazingly, wondrously great." --Alice WalkerIn a tower on the New Zealand sea liv...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,742 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
challenging 69%
sad 59%
reflective 57%
mysterious 44%
tense 29%
hopeful 18%
adventurous 12%
funny 6%
inspiring 5%
informative 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 30% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Physical abuse, ViolenceModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Child deathMinor
Pedophilia, Homophobia450 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140089226
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 07 October 1986
Description
The powerful, visionary, Booker Award-winning novel about the complicated relationships between three outcasts of mixed European and Maori heritage"This book is just amazingly, wondrously great." --Alice WalkerIn a tower on the New Zealand sea liv...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,742 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
challenging 69%
sad 59%
reflective 57%
mysterious 44%
tense 29%
hopeful 18%
adventurous 12%
funny 6%
inspiring 5%
informative 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 30% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Physical abuse, ViolenceModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Child deathMinor
Pedophilia, Homophobia