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bejf's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Slavery, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Genocide, Death of parent, Child abuse, Death, Grief, and Colonisation
heather_harrison's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
denglassie sits between two timelines in Brisbane (Edenglassie) - modern day with granny Eddie and her outspoken grand daughter Winona, and Mulanyin in 1850s.
While the characters were all unflinching honest, at times they could be a bit grating.
From the beginning I was drawn to Edie & Winona’s story in the modern times, by the end I was desperate to hear more about Mulanyin, Eddie and their budding family.
“The land here has its own law. They think that only their British law exists, or the only law that matters in the eyes of God”
“If a clan must constantly defend their land, then they are effectively always at law.
“The country holds no Dreaming to keep them at home”
“We bring people in. We bring our mob home”
While the characters were all unflinching honest, at times they could be a bit grating.
From the beginning I was drawn to Edie & Winona’s story in the modern times, by the end I was desperate to hear more about Mulanyin, Eddie and their budding family.
“The land here has its own law. They think that only their British law exists, or the only law that matters in the eyes of God”
“If a clan must constantly defend their land, then they are effectively always at law.
“The country holds no Dreaming to keep them at home”
“We bring people in. We bring our mob home”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, Genocide, War, and Grief
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