304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781760899943
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Australia
Publication date: 29 September 2020
Description
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams is an ember storm of a novel. This is Booker Prize-winning novelist Richard Flanagan at his most moving—and astonishing—best. In a world of perennial fire and growing extinctions, Anna’s aged mother is dying—if h...
Community Reviews Summary of 355 reviews
Moods
sad 65%
challenging 55%
emotional 54%
dark 52%
mysterious 20%
tense 19%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
funny 3%
informative 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 35% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Terminal illness, Medical traumaModerate
Suicide, Death of parent, DeathMinor
Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault
304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781760899943
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Australia
Publication date: 29 September 2020
Description
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams is an ember storm of a novel. This is Booker Prize-winning novelist Richard Flanagan at his most moving—and astonishing—best. In a world of perennial fire and growing extinctions, Anna’s aged mother is dying—if h...
Community Reviews Summary of 355 reviews
Moods
sad 65%
challenging 55%
emotional 54%
dark 52%
mysterious 20%
tense 19%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
funny 3%
informative 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 35% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Terminal illness, Medical traumaModerate
Suicide, Death of parent, DeathMinor
Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault