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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
awesome book. very well written - sort of cormac mccarthy like in it's descriptions and prose. apparently a real legend - there are many web sites devoted to the story of Ned Kelly and even a movie, but this is a fictionalized account of his short life and the way the Irish lived in the 'colonial' Australia of the 1860's. very engrossing book - made you feel what it must have been like to live in the time period with all the corruption and poverty.
Maybe at a different time I might have the patience to read this. I like the medium of journal entries poorly written (purposefully) as if by uneducated protagonist, but at every turn these people are steeped in poverty, hunger, ignorance, deceit, ugliness, dirt....
I seem to feel that too many people are slogging through this right now. I need me some beauty, light, truth....
Now I know about Ned Kelly. Now I know more about Ned Kelly than I feel I need to.
I seem to feel that too many people are slogging through this right now. I need me some beauty, light, truth....
Now I know about Ned Kelly. Now I know more about Ned Kelly than I feel I need to.
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a well written adaptation of the memoirs of Ned Kelly. The author did a wonderful job of telling the story, while keeping the integrity of it. There were some spots where it was slower, but that’s life sometimes. Overall, a very important book to read.
Despite the title, a fictionalized account of Ned Kelly, Australia's most infamous bushranger. Takes a while to get into the cadence of Ned's writing, but I thought this was pretty interesting and now I'd like to learn more about the actual man and his gang.
dark
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of my favorite books. Assigned for an Australian Literature class while I was studying abroad in Brisbane, I was unfamiliar with both Peter Carey and Ned Kelly. Ned Kelly is a famous and fascinating Australian outlaw/folk hero and this book is riveting.
a beautiful book, and, it seems, historically accurate. Written in a fucked up language reminiscent of Riddley Walker, an overall excellent reading experience. And I'm not even Australian.
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced