The Golden Age by Joan London
The Golden Age

Joan London

The Golden Age

Joan London

256 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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It is 1954 and thirteen-year-old Frank Gold, refugee from wartime Hungary, is learning to walk again after contracting polio in Australia. At the Golden Age Children's Polio Convalescent Home in Perth, he sees Elsa, a fellow patient, and they form...

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Community Reviews

3.54
based on 286 reviews

Moods

reflective: 81%

emotional: 75%

hopeful: 56%

inspiring: 37%

sad: 37%

informative: 31%

challenging: 6%


Pace

5% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
92% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

92% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

73% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

42% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

61% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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