The Islands by Emily Brugman

The Islands

Emily Brugman

312 pages first pub 2022 (view editions)

fiction emotional reflective medium-paced
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 In the mid-1950s, a small group of Finnish migrants set up camp on Little Rat, a tiny island in an archipelago off the coast of Western Australia. The crayfishing industry is in its infancy, and the islands, haunted though they are by past shipwr...

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Community Reviews

3.92
based on 73 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

emotional: 76%

adventurous: 47%

informative: 35%

hopeful: 29%

inspiring: 23%

sad: 17%

dark: 11%

challenging: 5%

funny: 5%

mysterious: 5%

tense: 5%


Pace

5% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
40% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Diverse cast of characters?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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