The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Richard Flanagan

15 hours • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
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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

3.89
based on 4,604 reviews

Moods

dark: 79%

emotional: 68%

sad: 68%

reflective: 58%

challenging: 53%

tense: 28%

informative: 25%

adventurous: 11%

inspiring: 7%

funny: 3%

hopeful: 2%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
49% of readers chose medium
48% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
40% of readers chose A mix
52% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

55% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
53% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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