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A review by melodypowers65
The Great Gatenby by John Marsden
3.0
I liked this book more than I expected to. John Marsden was my favourite author until I was about 15, so I've read a lot of his books - just not many of his ones with male protagonists. It took me a while to adjust to Erle's style of narration, but once I did I found it intriguing and I grew quite attached to Erle.
Which started to pose a problem later in the book. Like I said, I've read a lot of Marsden's books, so I know what happens! I know how happy endings sometimes allude the main characters and how he likes to lull you into a false sense of security before hitting you with some horrible revelation. I was especially concerned when they went on a hike in the mountains really close to the end of the book - I was convinced someone was going to fall off the mountain and die! Luckily, nothing of the sort happened. I feel I can now count his boarding school books as one particular class that have better endings than some of his other books.
The book was a nice easy read, although some of the language was a bit odd at first. I don't know if was an age thing (the book was published when I was only a couple of years old) or maybe a girl-boy thing (I didn't know any boys like Erle when I was in high school and for all I know there are young men out there who talk like that). But once I got used to it, it was a good read. The descriptive language was quite good!
Which started to pose a problem later in the book. Like I said, I've read a lot of Marsden's books, so I know what happens! I know how happy endings sometimes allude the main characters and how he likes to lull you into a false sense of security before hitting you with some horrible revelation. I was especially concerned when they went on a hike in the mountains really close to the end of the book - I was convinced someone was going to fall off the mountain and die! Luckily, nothing of the sort happened. I feel I can now count his boarding school books as one particular class that have better endings than some of his other books.
The book was a nice easy read, although some of the language was a bit odd at first. I don't know if was an age thing (the book was published when I was only a couple of years old) or maybe a girl-boy thing (I didn't know any boys like Erle when I was in high school and for all I know there are young men out there who talk like that). But once I got used to it, it was a good read. The descriptive language was quite good!