Prairie Ostrich by Tamai Kobayashi

Prairie Ostrich

Tamai Kobayashi

200 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ reflective medium-paced
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Description

Bookish, eight-year-old Egg Murakami lives on her family’s ostrich farm in rural, southern Alberta. It is the end of the summer, 1974. Since her brother’s death, her Mama curls inside a whiskey bottle and her Papa shuts himself in the barn. Big si...

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Community Reviews Summary of 98 reviews

Moods

emotional 70%
reflective 58%
sad 41%
dark 35%
challenging 11%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%

Pace

medium 73%
fast 13%
slow 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | Plot: 7% | A mix: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 84% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 58% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

4.04

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