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macka_101's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I think it was a great short and simple book about Aboriginal culture, the style of writing just isn’t for me.
rikkireads_'s review against another edition
4.0
First I want to make a point that from what I can see, many of the low ratings of his book were people who studied it in high school, and although I can see that the language and the themes explored in the book make it an excellent text choice for senior English students, of course some of their reading enjoyment is going to be diminished when you have to analyse it constantly over months and months! But I think this was wonderful - truly stunning, poetic language, a set of vignettes or short stories almost that have a loose linear structure and are all entwined. Very eye-opening and honest, and at times very heart-breaking. Not a book where I felt truly connected with the characters, but much more with the writing and messages.
menomica's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
I felt Aboriginal because Mum had made me proud to be, told me I got magic and courage from Gundyarri, the spirit man. It was then I felt Aboriginal, I felt like I belonged, but when Mum left, I stopped being Aboriginal. I stopped feeling like I belonged. Anywhere.
I think this book is nice. The was a bit superfluous, but I really liked the message. I just think it wasn’t in the right headspace to really absorb it all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Drug use, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Addiction
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism
Minor: Deportation, Animal death, and Racial slurs
remigves's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? Yes
3.0
ruth_rb's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
laylaloveslimes's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
suso121's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
wetdirtreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Animal death, and Racism
Minor: Police brutality and Suicide
any_bethany's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
hatswood's review against another edition
1.5
I will start by saying that the writing was beautiful, literally poetic, but I could not get past the structure or the story.
We follow May, an indigenous girl whose mother dies, leaving her and her brother with their aunty. Story progresses from there following their response to this trauma.
Good enough premise, but the story jumps around and there is no clear narrative. There is no character development, it feels like a slice of life story mixed with coming of age, but told seemingly completely randomly.
Honestly felt like the author doesn't respect my time.
We follow May, an indigenous girl whose mother dies, leaving her and her brother with their aunty. Story progresses from there following their response to this trauma.
Good enough premise, but the story jumps around and there is no clear narrative. There is no character development, it feels like a slice of life story mixed with coming of age, but told seemingly completely randomly.
Honestly felt like the author doesn't respect my time.