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537 pp.
| Knopf
| October, 2018
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Trade
ISBN 978-0-375-94559-5
$26.00
|
Ebook
ISBN 978-0-375-89699-6
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4)
YA
Zusak presents an epic saga of five rambunctious Australian brothers, their long-suffering parents, and the bonds of love that tie them together. The eldest Dunbar brother narrates this story in an elliptical, digressive, somewhat frustratingly enigmatic style. The distinctly Australian landscape is fully realized, and the (many) supporting characters are convincing in their brief cameos, but like the impressionistic vignettes that make up the plot, they are subsumed by this overly demanding book's heftier elements.
Reviewer:
Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2018