A review by gilljames
The Dickens Boy by Thomas Keneally

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 I happen to recently have read the later letters of Dickens  which  actually provide a  useful background to the story.  How difficult it must be, having a high achieving parent. The problem with Plorn Dickens' youngest son, was that he could not apply himself. Yet not only does he apply himself here to become a good sheep farmer but he narrates in literary style worthy of his father. I found the details  about sheep farming and cricket a little tedious but that is because of my interests and is no fault of the writer who captures the protagonists voice well.