red_dog 's review for:

True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey

3.0

challenging slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A fine work of ventriloquism to be sure, and it raises several questions about the brutality of Australia's colonial history, but I wasn't as sustained by Carey's love for Ned Kelly as the author was. A good-ish book then, rather than a great one.