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A review by rikkireads_
Storyland by Catherine McKinnon
3.0
This is a really good book, and I found some moments in it really compelling, I personally was just slightly let down by some parts that I just didn't feel captured by. And you know what, as I write this I realise that not only were those parts the 'historical' parts (which I did already realise, and as a fan and previous student of history I was surprised by) but they were also the sections with the male voices/protagonists.
Here it is important to note that the novel is set in and around the same geographical area (Lake Illawarra) but spans centuries. Each time setting has a different protagonist, they are loosely linked. It begins in the 18th century onto the 19th, 20th and beyond, and then goes back the way it came. For that reason, the middle third was my favourite, but it took time for me to get into the novel, and my interested petered out a bit at the end.
Still, it was an interesting concept (which everyone keeps saying is pretty much exactly like Cloud Atlas but I have never read that), and the Australian setting, the Aboriginal issues and perspectives explored, the speculative aspect and and the impressive female characters kept me engaged for the most part.
3.5 stars :)
Here it is important to note that the novel is set in and around the same geographical area (Lake Illawarra) but spans centuries. Each time setting has a different protagonist, they are loosely linked. It begins in the 18th century onto the 19th, 20th and beyond, and then goes back the way it came. For that reason, the middle third was my favourite, but it took time for me to get into the novel, and my interested petered out a bit at the end.
Still, it was an interesting concept (which everyone keeps saying is pretty much exactly like Cloud Atlas but I have never read that), and the Australian setting, the Aboriginal issues and perspectives explored, the speculative aspect and and the impressive female characters kept me engaged for the most part.
3.5 stars :)