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adelslibrary 's review for:
The Great Undoing
by Sharlene Allsopp
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
‘that’s all myths are—ugly stories prettied up by history writers to try to make ugly mean something. it’s my job to tell the truth about all that ugly.’
The Great Undoing is an absolutely phenomenal novel about history, identity, and what it means to uncover the truth. The writing is sublime and the story itself is so important and impactful. I suspected very much that this would be my first five star book of the year, and I was right ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Great Undoing is the record of Scarlet Friday, written as she finds her way back home during a crisis where all forms of communication have broken down in the not so distant and completely digital future, etched over a faded copy of Ernest Scott’s Short History of Australia. I think it’s best going into this without the full picture, but the discussion of colonisation, First Nations experiences, historiography, language and identity in a not-implausible world makes this essential reading for all of us in so called Australia.
The Great Undoing is an absolutely phenomenal novel about history, identity, and what it means to uncover the truth. The writing is sublime and the story itself is so important and impactful. I suspected very much that this would be my first five star book of the year, and I was right ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Great Undoing is the record of Scarlet Friday, written as she finds her way back home during a crisis where all forms of communication have broken down in the not so distant and completely digital future, etched over a faded copy of Ernest Scott’s Short History of Australia. I think it’s best going into this without the full picture, but the discussion of colonisation, First Nations experiences, historiography, language and identity in a not-implausible world makes this essential reading for all of us in so called Australia.