The Swan Book by Alexis Wright

The Swan Book

Alexis Wright

352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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The Swan Book is set in the future, with Aboriginals still living under the Intervention in the north, in an environment fundamentally altered by climate change. It follows the life of a mute young woman called Oblivia, the victim of gang-rape by ...

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Community Reviews

3.32
based on 346 reviews

Moods

challenging: 79%

dark: 59%

reflective: 50%

emotional: 29%

sad: 27%

mysterious: 25%

funny: 11%

tense: 9%

adventurous: 5%

informative: 5%

hopeful: 3%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

18% of readers chose medium
81% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
47% of readers chose Character
6% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

19% of readers chose Yes
54% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
54% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

84% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

36% of readers chose Yes
56% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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