Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta

Looking for Alibrandi

Melina Marchetta

256 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Josephine Alibrandi is seventeen and in her final year at a wealthy girls' school. This is the year she meets her father, the year she falls in love, the year she finds the real truth about her family – and the identity she has been searching for....

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,305 reviews

Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 62%
funny 48%
hopeful 46%
sad 32%
inspiring 30%
lighthearted 24%
challenging 8%
adventurous 4%
informative 3%
tense 3%
relaxing 2%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 70%
fast 28%
slow 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 18% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 92% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 16% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.84

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