A review by antjerook
Dirt Music by Tim Winton

3.0

This could have been a really good book! All the ingredients are there: 3 (could have been) interesting main characters, beautiful, interesting location, strong sense of place, a little bit of trauma, development, relationship etc. Oh, great writing, languagewise. The author is obviously a man, for me it makes the describtion of Georgie, the main character clear. Her motives, her actions and behavior, her decisions are all very weird for me. Exactly how I think a man would imagine a women. Jim I find very bland and boring. Luther is interesting, a lovable character, with some depth and the only person I liked. Then there are a few characters, who don't have a great relevance , I wonder why they are mentioned. Jim's sons for example, their presense doesn't lead to anything. The extraordinary thing about this book is the describtion of the place, the landscape, you feel like you are there, when you read it. This is obviously the authors strengh. Love... I heard people say this is a love story...I couldn't detect any love! Sure there was sex, dependency, attraction, taking the easy options...but if that is love, I don't know love!