A review by tildahlia
One Hundred Years of Dirt by Rick Morton

4.0

I’m always sceptical when someone in their 30s does a memoir and I was bracing for the #straya cringe but this book is a well-written, thoughtful exploration of intergenerational trauma, class and the Australia’s illusion of tolerance and meritocracy. Morton is candid - the bits about him coming to terms with his sexuality as well as his mental health struggles were particularly powerful. It’s a book middle class lefties would do well to read.