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Tim Winton
480 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509871131
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Georgie Jutland is a mess. At forty, with her career in ruins, she finds herself stranded with a man she doesn't love and two kids whose dead mother she can never replace. She spends her days in isolated tedium and her nights in a blur of vodka an...
Community Reviews Summary of 608 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 54%
emotional 54%
challenging 37%
sad 33%
mysterious 29%
tense 29%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 8%
funny 4%
Pace
medium 20%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 43% | Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Car accident, Animal death, Child deathModerate
Animal cruelty, Racism, Drug useMinor
Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship—
Tim Winton
480 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509871131
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Georgie Jutland is a mess. At forty, with her career in ruins, she finds herself stranded with a man she doesn't love and two kids whose dead mother she can never replace. She spends her days in isolated tedium and her nights in a blur of vodka an...
Community Reviews Summary of 608 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 54%
emotional 54%
challenging 37%
sad 33%
mysterious 29%
tense 29%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 8%
funny 4%
Pace
medium 20%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 43% | Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Car accident, Animal death, Child deathModerate
Animal cruelty, Racism, Drug useMinor
Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship