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A review by rhodaj
Mateship with Birds by Carrie Tiffany
4.0
The title of this book has double meanings for an Australian reader - both "mateship" and "birds" have dual meanings, so I had an idea of what the content would be before I started it. I wasn't wrong! Harry's attempts to educate Michael in the birds and the bees were very clumsy and amusing (although Michael's mother wasn't amused!).
I loved how this book really captured country life in Australia and that it mentioned towns that I'm familiar with. The journal that Harry keeps about the kookaburra family was gorgeous! I loved reading about them.
I thought this was quite a cleverly written book and I enjoyed the different anecdotes throughout it about both the humans and the animals. The only criticism I have about it was that I thought in a couple of places it was just overly crass for no apparent reason. I also found one scene involving a shooting very unpleasant.
Although I would have ideally given this book a 3.5 rating, I've given it 4 rather than 3 simply because I loved the way the author captured that country town feel and I liked Harry's kookaburra journal, which was almost written as poetry.
Lastly, as I won this book on First Reads, I would like to thank Hayley for the chance to read and review this book.
I loved how this book really captured country life in Australia and that it mentioned towns that I'm familiar with. The journal that Harry keeps about the kookaburra family was gorgeous! I loved reading about them.
I thought this was quite a cleverly written book and I enjoyed the different anecdotes throughout it about both the humans and the animals. The only criticism I have about it was that I thought in a couple of places it was just overly crass for no apparent reason. I also found one scene involving a shooting very unpleasant.
Although I would have ideally given this book a 3.5 rating, I've given it 4 rather than 3 simply because I loved the way the author captured that country town feel and I liked Harry's kookaburra journal, which was almost written as poetry.
Lastly, as I won this book on First Reads, I would like to thank Hayley for the chance to read and review this book.