352 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781451681758
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 02 April 2013
Description
After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a se...
Community Reviews Summary of 14,193 reviews
Moods
sad 78%
reflective 45%
challenging 28%
tense 28%
dark 20%
hopeful 13%
mysterious 10%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 5%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 35% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 34% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Child death, DeathModerate
War, Grief, InfertilityMinor
Xenophobia, Cancer, Vomit
352 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781451681758
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 02 April 2013
Description
After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a se...
Community Reviews Summary of 14,193 reviews
Moods
sad 78%
reflective 45%
challenging 28%
tense 28%
dark 20%
hopeful 13%
mysterious 10%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 5%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 35% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 34% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Child death, DeathModerate
War, Grief, InfertilityMinor
Xenophobia, Cancer, Vomit