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272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780702262050
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Publication date: 04 June 2019
Description
A searing new novel from leading Indigenous storyteller Tony Birch that explores the lengths we will go to in order to save the people we love.Odette Brown has lived her whole life on the fringes of a small country town. After her daughter disappe...
Community Reviews Summary of 586 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
sad 54%
challenging 48%
informative 43%
tense 37%
hopeful 33%
dark 27%
inspiring 19%
adventurous 11%
mysterious 4%
funny 3%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 35% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Colonisation, Racial slursModerate
Rape, Suicide, Animal deathMinor
Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780702262050
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Publication date: 04 June 2019
Description
A searing new novel from leading Indigenous storyteller Tony Birch that explores the lengths we will go to in order to save the people we love.Odette Brown has lived her whole life on the fringes of a small country town. After her daughter disappe...
Community Reviews Summary of 586 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
sad 54%
challenging 48%
informative 43%
tense 37%
hopeful 33%
dark 27%
inspiring 19%
adventurous 11%
mysterious 4%
funny 3%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 35% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Colonisation, Racial slursModerate
Rape, Suicide, Animal deathMinor
Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty