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192 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241413555
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 27 February 2020
Description
A moving story of a Maori community's fight for survival, from one of New Zealand's most prominent and celebrated authorsOn the remote coast of New Zealand, at the curve that binds the land and the sea, a small Maori community live, work, fish, pl...
Community Reviews Summary of 340 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
sad 53%
challenging 46%
hopeful 33%
informative 33%
inspiring 26%
dark 17%
mysterious 12%
tense 11%
adventurous 9%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 36% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 20% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Racism, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Child death, Mental illnessMinor
Death, Bullying
192 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241413555
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 27 February 2020
Description
A moving story of a Maori community's fight for survival, from one of New Zealand's most prominent and celebrated authorsOn the remote coast of New Zealand, at the curve that binds the land and the sea, a small Maori community live, work, fish, pl...
Community Reviews Summary of 340 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
sad 53%
challenging 46%
hopeful 33%
informative 33%
inspiring 26%
dark 17%
mysterious 12%
tense 11%
adventurous 9%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 36% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 20% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Racism, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Child death, Mental illnessMinor
Death, Bullying