Oscar and Lucinda
Peter Carey
Literary Fiction / Historical Fiction
Oscar and Lucinda
by Peter Carey
—· 514 p· 1988
Booker Prize20th Century Classic
Overview
About
A rebellious Anglican priest and a teenaged heiress who buys a glass factory in Australia pursue an unlikely romance.
Pages
514
Faber & Faber, Incorporated
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Prose9
Historical Atmosphere9
Emotional depth8
Narration8
Romantic Tragedy8
Worldbuilding7
Plot twists7
Pacing6
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