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juliaparker78 's review for:
True History of the Kelly Gang
by Peter Carey
This is one of the sweetest songs of self respect I've ever encountered. I'm admittedly enamored with Ned Kelly as one of the truest badasses of all time so it was great to hear the story from his perspective. I loved the style of the book and even though it was written in old Irish vernacular it was easy for me to get right into the rhythm.
I almost gave this 4 stars because of a brief section that didn't really seem to fit in with the rest of the plot but the rest of the novel was so unique and special that I'm still giving it 5. There were many lines and even entire sections that I underlined which I rarely do with novels. It's also rare for me to read a book more than once but I will definitely be rereading this one.
One of the coolest notes about the book is that it was inspired by the Jerilderie Letter, which was a 56 page letter written by Ned Kelly in 1879 in the same vernacular as this book. In the letter Kelly attempts to explain not only his situation but the story of an entire class of people. He unapologetically stands by his convictions and is not persuaded by lies about his self worth just because he is Irish and lives in poverty. I've read the letter and I must say Carey nailed it in carrying out Kelly's voice throughout the entirety of this novel. This book is funny, honorable, straightforward and a great story.
I almost gave this 4 stars because of a brief section that didn't really seem to fit in with the rest of the plot but the rest of the novel was so unique and special that I'm still giving it 5. There were many lines and even entire sections that I underlined which I rarely do with novels. It's also rare for me to read a book more than once but I will definitely be rereading this one.
One of the coolest notes about the book is that it was inspired by the Jerilderie Letter, which was a 56 page letter written by Ned Kelly in 1879 in the same vernacular as this book. In the letter Kelly attempts to explain not only his situation but the story of an entire class of people. He unapologetically stands by his convictions and is not persuaded by lies about his self worth just because he is Irish and lives in poverty. I've read the letter and I must say Carey nailed it in carrying out Kelly's voice throughout the entirety of this novel. This book is funny, honorable, straightforward and a great story.