The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Richard Flanagan

464 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

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From the winner of Australia's National Fiction Prize, author of the hugely acclaimed Gould's Book of Fish, comes a magisterial, Rashomon-like novel of love and war that traces the life of one man from World War II to the present.In the despair of...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,245 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
emotional 71%
sad 65%
reflective 54%
challenging 53%
tense 24%
informative 23%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 6%
funny 3%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 51%
medium 48%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 56% | No: 30% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 13%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.87

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