A review by spurlunk
On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

4.0

I wish I was a tenth as good at evoking emotion through words as Marchetta is. i got confused by this book so I skipped all the italicized bits and it still made me cry. I'm going to have to buy a hard copy so I can reread it properly. it's funny how for me, marchetta's books sneak up on you. they seem very ordinary at first but then there's parts that just punch you right in your feelings and leave you so unexpectedly emotional. they definitely work even better when you reread, because knowing where the emotional punch is coming from kind of helps you see all the intricate and subtle work Marchetta does in the build up and characterization. anyway. jealous of her talent and skill.