Picnic At Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

Picnic At Hanging Rock

Joan Lindsay

208 pages first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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It was a cloudless summer day in the year nineteen hundred.Everyone at Appleyard College for Young Ladies agreed it was just right for a picnic at Hanging Rock. After lunch, a group of three of the girls climbed into the blaze of the afternoon sun...

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Moods

mysterious 95%
dark 70%
tense 39%
reflective 23%
sad 22%
adventurous 16%
emotional 15%
challenging 13%
funny 3%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 51%
medium 40%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 43% | Plot: 38% | Character: 17%

Strong character development?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 38% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 84% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 33% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.63

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