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Picnic at Hanging Rock
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New School Classics- 1915-2005
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Karen
Sep 10, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This is a really creepy, atmospheric book. I found it really interesting and am glad to have read it.
Lynn
Jun 29, 2025 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
As a child, I was mesmerized by Peter Weir's eerie 1975 film of the same name. I had no idea that the scenes that had haunted me for 50 years were based on a classic of Australian literature until just recently, and I immediately added it to my bookshelf.

I won't rehash the plot, but I will say Picnic at Hanging Rock is not a traditional mystery, and anyone looking for the classic crime -> investigation -> solution setup is going to be disappointed. While there is a police investigation of the di
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