Reviews

Mullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko

mistymoon24's review

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

A great story about identity and land rights. Worth reading but probably won't reread 

curatoriallyyours's review

hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Melissa Lucashenko is great at establishing place and she writes great banter between characters. There wasn’t a sense of urgency or threat in this book but the themes and vibes were excellent. Likeable characters and an ending that surprised me. A very modern view of what it means to be Aboriginal in Australia today. Joyful!

thiswildmama's review

emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

zoli's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

mollyjoy__'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

read_it_13's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

davidup_15's review

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book was a very interesting exploration of Indigenous Australian spirituality as someone who previously knew next to nothing about it, and I loved the characters too - the conflict between Twoboy and Jo prompts very compelling and nuanced discussion about what it actually means for Indigenous peoples to regain authority over stolen land. Plus I loved the extent to which all the storylines ultimately linked back to Jo's deep love and compassion for her daughter. The book was just a tad slow-paced and dense, but I think that did help the story rather than hinder it.

claire_melanie's review

5.0

Brilliant, thought provoking, moving, funny and excellent book. Highly recommended

schgro's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

bebopbamf's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75