Scan barcode
449 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Once upon a time that was called 1828, before all the living things on the land and the fishes in the sea were destroyed, there was a man named William Buelow Gould, a convict in Van Dieman's Land who fell in love with a black woman and discovered...
Community Reviews Summary of 377 reviews
Moods
adventurous 61%
dark 55%
reflective 50%
funny 44%
mysterious 33%
tense 22%
emotional 16%
sad 16%
informative 11%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
slow 31%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 41% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 28% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Excrement, Racial slursModerate
Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, ColonisationMinor
Fire/Fire injury449 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Once upon a time that was called 1828, before all the living things on the land and the fishes in the sea were destroyed, there was a man named William Buelow Gould, a convict in Van Dieman's Land who fell in love with a black woman and discovered...
Community Reviews Summary of 377 reviews
Moods
adventurous 61%
dark 55%
reflective 50%
funny 44%
mysterious 33%
tense 22%
emotional 16%
sad 16%
informative 11%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
slow 31%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 41% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 28% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Excrement, Racial slursModerate
Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, ColonisationMinor
Fire/Fire injury