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Oct 22, 2021Hopalong_Kid rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Pretty interesting and tragic story of the famous criminal gang in Australia, who were poor farmers driven to crime by being victims of colonial police abuse and corruption. The book was written in a colloquial style representing the…
Dec 26, 2018INVS rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Eh.....
Apr 23, 2016baldand rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Peter Carey comes from the same part of Victoria State as Ned Kelly and grew up with the landscapes painted so evocatively in this book. It is a terrible tale of how a corrupt class-conscious colonial society turned a good-hearted…
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Sep 30, 2013Jane60201 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I read it because I liked Olivier and Parrot in America but didn't like it nearly as well and didn't actually finish it.
Sep 05, 2013bjessima rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Wonderful. The use of venacular was difficult at first but what a read. An insight to a world that was not long ago but was one that I had no experience with. Not for all, but excellent
Oct 01, 2011vcc rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This book about Australia's infamous "Kelly Gang" just was not exciting.
Dec 04, 2007hadley rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great book, written in a unique voice.