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Abyssinia is going to be one of those novels that lurks at the edges of my mind, never fully revealed to me. Touted as a teen psychological thriller it's layers are intriguing and to fully appreciate this story you must pay attention to the details - like the story structure and all the parts of the Leggi tutto

What a cool book! I can't believe I've had this sitting on my shelf for about 10 years! I remember buying it because it sounded dark and like it was just my kind of book, but I had always thought it was a kids book. Far from it, this is a unique psychological thriller and an enjoyable read.

This story is written as if it's a Matryoshka doll; stories nested within stories. Written by Australia's wonderful Children's Laureate, Ursula Dubosarsky, Abyssinia is a strange, evocative tale of two sisters, a silver whistle, a mesmerist doctor, and a doll's house. I'm not entirely sure what happ Leggi tutto

I found this more of a struggle to connect with and stay interested in. She still writes well, and perhaps it was just where I was, maybe I will revisit at some point and try again, but I struggled with this one.

I enjoyed it but I was confused the entire time. I never did figure it out.

I read this as my daughter had it out of the library and I didn’t have a book to read. It was ok, a bit weird, not my usual read and not sure my daughter will like it much..