All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton

All Our Shimmering Skies

Trent Dalton

448 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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The bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton, returns with All Our Shimmering Skies – a glorious novel destined to become another Australian classic. Darwin, 1942, and as Japanese bombs rain down, motherless Molly Hook, the gra...

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Moods

adventurous 81%
emotional 64%
hopeful 42%
dark 41%
reflective 39%
mysterious 29%
sad 29%
challenging 28%
inspiring 27%
tense 20%
funny 16%
informative 5%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 34%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 38% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.88

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