Taboo by Kim Scott

Taboo

Kim Scott with Kim Scott (Narrator)

9 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

Taboo takes place in the present day, in the rural South-West of Western Australia, and tells the story of a group of Noongar people who revisit, for the first time in many decades, a taboo place: the site of a massacre that followed the assassina...

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Community Reviews Summary of 173 reviews

Moods

challenging 72%
dark 72%
emotional 54%
reflective 54%
tense 27%
hopeful 18%
mysterious 18%
sad 13%
informative 9%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 38%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 40% | Plot: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 21% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 86% | No: 13%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14%

Average rating

3.53

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