Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Joan Lindsay

247 pages first pub 1967 (editions) user-added

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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For readers who delight in atmospheric, slow-burning mysteries that weave together the threads of female friendship, the secrets of a bygone era, and the haunting beauty of the Australian wilderness, Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay is a mesmerizing and unforgettable read.

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If her terrified cries had been heard by anyone but a wallaby squatting in a clump of bracken a few feet away, the picnic at Hanging Rock might yet have been just another picnic on a summer's day.On a cloudless summer day in 1900, a group from App...

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Community Reviews

3.64
based on 5,114 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 95%

dark: 67%

tense: 36%

reflective: 23%

sad: 22%

adventurous: 16%

emotional: 16%

challenging: 14%

funny: 3%

hopeful: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

8% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

38% of readers chose Plot
44% of readers chose A mix
17% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

14% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
59% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

32% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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