Mythical Beasts
This interesting book is a cross between a bestiary and something else altogether.
This murder-mystery thriller opens with the main character getting murdered. But she survives.
The simple language should not be confused for a simple story – it is anything but.
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This is Dickens at his best. This is a move away from the boy hard done by in the world to that of a young man.
Politics and manipulative news. Coupled with religious experiences. I am certainly not interested.
The period that this was set in made me very excited, as did the setting. I am a big fan of early frontier life.
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This iconic Aussie novel is an extremely well constructed story. This was the first Tim Winton novel I had ever read. I entered into knowing of his fame and the power this title carries in literary circles.
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Rather than talking about narrative techniques like I usually do I’m just going to talk about the bits that I liked and why.
This has to be one of the most perplexing novels that I have ever read. Nothing happens. But how is this possible in a story that’s 226 pages long?
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This touching tale which centres around Okonkwo, leader of a village in Nigeria. The story telling was poignant and even terse in parts.
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