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320 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780702265839
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: UQP
Publication date: 30 August 2022
Description
In this brilliant, wide-ranging novel, Alexis Wright evokes city and outback, deepening our understanding of human ambition and failure, and making the timeless heart and soul of this country pulsate on the page.In the 1950s Gulf Country of Queens...
Community Reviews Summary of 26 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
reflective 50%
informative 33%
adventurous 16%
emotional 16%
funny 16%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
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Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Mental illness
320 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780702265839
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: UQP
Publication date: 30 August 2022
Description
In this brilliant, wide-ranging novel, Alexis Wright evokes city and outback, deepening our understanding of human ambition and failure, and making the timeless heart and soul of this country pulsate on the page.In the 1950s Gulf Country of Queens...
Community Reviews Summary of 26 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
reflective 50%
informative 33%
adventurous 16%
emotional 16%
funny 16%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Mental illness