Reviews

Shadowboxing by Tony Birch

wood656's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

danielsmith1's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

mirias's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

This book is beautifully written and very moving. Really a stunning peice of work 

davethescot's review

4.0

10 fantastic interconnected stories about a father and a son. Very good.

gajanperry's review

5.0

Hemingway meets Ian McEwen. Such a great read. I normally find any fiction set in Melbourne to be so objectionable that I can hardly finish it, but the subtlety in the evocation of nostalgia and urban suffering through place was so well executed.

transcendent's review

4.0

Growing up as a immigrant in Melbourne (albeit at a much later time) meant that I very easily and deeply connected to this book, which made it all the more harder to read.
Birch is a master of what he writes and I felt so incredibly immersed in Michael's story that I put off finishing this for two weeks so I could live in blissful ignorance about everything that happens.

cassblah's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

meaganbrooks's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kara_giffo2434's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Alcohol, Death, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

izzy_reads7's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0