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tpatz's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
eri_123's review against another edition
1.0
Just a bit too mystical for me. It felt like it didn't go anywhere.
jgwc54e5's review
3.0
A re-read. Helen garner writes beautifully about misfits, loners, lonely people, down and outs, weirdos, eccentrics etc. this book contains two short stories and a short novel. There’s a bite to the stories but also a reluctant acceptance of the world and how these characters don’t fit in. I remembered it more fondly, perhaps the characters are of their time and seem outdated now.
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