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358 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781743535943
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Publication date: 01 September 2015
Description
When the eldest daughter of a whaling family in Eden, New South Wales, sets out to chronicle the particularly difficult season of 1908, the story she tells is poignant and hilarious, filled with drama and misadventure. Swinging from her own hopes ...
Community Reviews Summary of 228 reviews
Moods
adventurous 66%
informative 55%
reflective 55%
hopeful 44%
lighthearted 33%
dark 22%
emotional 22%
sad 22%
inspiring 11%
tense 11%
Pace
fast 10%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 25% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | No: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal deathMinor
Racism
358 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781743535943
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Publication date: 01 September 2015
Description
When the eldest daughter of a whaling family in Eden, New South Wales, sets out to chronicle the particularly difficult season of 1908, the story she tells is poignant and hilarious, filled with drama and misadventure. Swinging from her own hopes ...
Community Reviews Summary of 228 reviews
Moods
adventurous 66%
informative 55%
reflective 55%
hopeful 44%
lighthearted 33%
dark 22%
emotional 22%
sad 22%
inspiring 11%
tense 11%
Pace
fast 10%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 25% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | No: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal deathMinor
Racism