211 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781619028401
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Counterpoint
Publication date: 13 December 2016
Description
First published in New Zealand in 1957, Owls Do Cry, was Janet Frame's second book and the first of her thirteen novels. Now approaching its 60th anniversary, it is securely a landmark in Frame's catalog and indeed a landmark of modernist literatu...
Community Reviews Summary of 87 reviews
Moods
reflective 80%
challenging 60%
emotional 60%
sad 60%
tense 60%
funny 40%
adventurous 20%
mysterious 20%
Pace
medium 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 80% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child deathModerate
Racial slurs, Medical trauma
211 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781619028401
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Counterpoint
Publication date: 13 December 2016
Description
First published in New Zealand in 1957, Owls Do Cry, was Janet Frame's second book and the first of her thirteen novels. Now approaching its 60th anniversary, it is securely a landmark in Frame's catalog and indeed a landmark of modernist literatu...
Community Reviews Summary of 87 reviews
Moods
reflective 80%
challenging 60%
emotional 60%
sad 60%
tense 60%
funny 40%
adventurous 20%
mysterious 20%
Pace
medium 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 80% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child deathModerate
Racial slurs, Medical trauma