Cousins by Patricia Grace

Cousins

Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature

Patricia Grace

256 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction contemporary feminism historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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A reprint of one of Patricia Grace's best-loved novels about three girls and what happens as they grow up. Cousins is a stunning novel of tradition and change, of the whanau and its struggle to survive, of the place of women in a changing world. I...

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Community Reviews Summary of 97 reviews

Moods

emotional 95%
reflective 80%
sad 76%
challenging 47%
hopeful 38%
dark 33%
tense 14%
informative 9%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 4%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 42%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 88% | A mix: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 18%

Average rating

4.34

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