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Peter Carey
520 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571200634
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber Faber Ltd
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Peter Carey's Booker Prize winning novel imagines Australia's youth, before its dynamic passions became dangerous habits. It is also a startling and unusual love story. Oscar is a young English clergyman who has broken with his past and developed ...
Community Reviews Summary of 942 reviews
Moods
dark 53%
reflective 53%
adventurous 46%
challenging 42%
sad 39%
funny 25%
tense 17%
informative 10%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 32% | Yes: 32%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
RapeMinor
Suicide—
Peter Carey
520 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571200634
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber Faber Ltd
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Peter Carey's Booker Prize winning novel imagines Australia's youth, before its dynamic passions became dangerous habits. It is also a startling and unusual love story. Oscar is a young English clergyman who has broken with his past and developed ...
Community Reviews Summary of 942 reviews
Moods
dark 53%
reflective 53%
adventurous 46%
challenging 42%
sad 39%
funny 25%
tense 17%
informative 10%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 32% | Yes: 32%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
RapeMinor
Suicide