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Alex
Mar 22, 2010 rated it did not like it
Shelves: new-zealand
BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!

I was really excited to get to read this book because:

- It seems to be New Zealand's most famous book.
- It uses the West Coast as it's location.
- And it has a high goodreads rating of 4.10.

Well apart from a mini maori dictionary in the back of the book, I just couldn't get into it and put it down and reopened it many a times. I struggled my way to just over half way through before I gave up and read the whole plot story on Wikipedia. Saved myself a good 5+ hours! Thanks Wikipe
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Tara
Aug 12, 2010 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
OHMIGOD!
Thta, was a Veryyy boring book, and quite frankly I would never force it upon anyone to read it. It's hard to read and the only GOOD parts were at the end!
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tinyneuron
Dec 30, 2010 rated it liked it
A bit too long. There were times when the author dragged the story...
Kerry
Jun 21, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Tessa
Oct 14, 2010 rated it did not like it
Trudy
Jan 19, 2011 rated it it was ok
Tony Nielsen
Feb 01, 2011 rated it liked it
Abby
Apr 13, 2011 marked it as to-read
Vivianne
May 29, 2011 rated it liked it
Nicoletta Rata
Jun 13, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Beni Morse
Jul 05, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
Antony Millen
Jul 26, 2011 rated it liked it
Marita Hansen
Sep 05, 2011 marked it as to-read
Becky
Sep 16, 2011 marked it as to-read
Diana
Sep 17, 2011 rated it really liked it
Gillian Torckler
Jan 14, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Manda
Jan 28, 2012 marked it as to-read
Amanda
Apr 16, 2012 marked it as to-read
Alex Khan
Apr 28, 2012 rated it liked it
Abby
Jul 04, 2012 marked it as to-read
William Cook
Jul 09, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Holly Kenyon
Sep 03, 2015 marked it as to-read
Damon
Sep 16, 2015 added it
Shelves: library
Susan
Sep 19, 2015 marked it as to-read
Kylie Scott
Mar 09, 2016 marked it as to-read
Lily
Aug 14, 2016 marked it as to-read
Lauren
Mar 30, 2018 marked it as to-read
Shelves: new-zealand
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