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I wasn‘t sure how I would go with this book as it was written way back in the 80s, but surprisingly I loved it. The plot is really rather different than I have read before and the story got me interested fast! I have been trying to find where I can stream the movie but unfortunately it‘s not on any of our services.

Staying home today so I can rest. There is a storm brewing and it‘s so nice and quiet. Nature can provide the perfect backdrop at times.

This one has been on my TBT for a LONG time. Looking forward to seeing if it‘s as good as I hope!

This was so much more than anticipated. Not my typical genre, so I was hesitant. But, the depth and range of emotions that the author both explores in her characters and elicited in me as a reader kept me hooked almost from page 1. It's part thriller, part mystery, part psychological drama, part family story, part horror...and part humor. Sally is a complex character, and the story of her parentage becomes more & more horrific as it is revealed.

Finally finished this book and loved it BUT the first half took me weeks to read because nothing really happened and I wasn‘t invested in the characters. The second half I gobbled up in a couple days. Basically, it‘s the story of gay siblings living together and their day to day life. They have a large, complicated yet lovable family and though far from perfect, they have each other‘s back through rain or shine with ALL the love.

A disturbing topic but a fantastically written book, half listened on audio which again was wonderfully narrated by two people reading Sally and peters stories , they were so so good it was like listening to a play. Half read the physical book. So glad we choose this for our bookclub as so much to talk about & the ending !! Omg ! Has put other books Iv read recently to shame for being so badly written- iron flame comes to mind !

Wow 🤩 this book on audio is stunning 🤩 2 narrators reading as Sally & Peter. I‘m also reading alittle and listening a lot I‘m not a huge audio book lover but when life takes over & you‘ve no time to read a physical book it‘s wonderful to listen & especially when it‘s as blinking fantastic as this. It‘s like listening to a play or tv show. After a few disappointing reads this month this one is a clear HUGE winner 🏆

A rare case of “I think the movie did it better.” Whale Rider is a powerful story, but I found it cinematically more moving (which is a rare take for me). I listened to the audio on this reread and think that perhaps it would have benefited from not being read by the author. Not my fave Ihimaera.