All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton
All Our Shimmering Skies
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Trent Dalton
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All Our Shimmering Skies

Trent Dalton

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

The bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton, returns with All Our Shimmering Skies – a glorious novel destined to become another Australian classic. Darwin, 1942, and as Japanese bombs rain down, motherless Molly Hook, the gra...

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Community Reviews Summary of 985 reviews

Moods

adventurous 79%
emotional 62%
dark 44%
hopeful 42%
reflective 42%
mysterious 30%
sad 30%
challenging 26%
inspiring 26%
tense 19%
funny 15%
informative 4%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 35%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 40% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 77% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.91

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