The Colour by Rose Tremain

The Colour

Rose Tremain

448 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
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Now reissued with a stunning new jacket look, The Colour is a gripping drama of sacrifice and greed set during the mid-nineteenth-century gold rush in New Zealand.Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new ...

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Community Reviews

3.65
based on 348 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 53%

reflective: 53%

emotional: 40%

sad: 40%

informative: 26%

challenging: 13%

dark: 13%

inspiring: 13%

mysterious: 13%

hopeful: 6%

tense: 6%

Pace

40% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

78% of readers chose A mix
21% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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