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As usual, Jane Harper's writing was true-blue Aussie and atmospheric. I also read this book while 2019 bushfires were raging throughout Australia, so it was doubly extra atmospheric.
This was a story about family, small community, and surviving in outback wilderness. In addition to painting vivid images of how deadly Australian deserts could be, Harper also didn't shy away from using Aussie slang (more than her previous two books) which made the dialogues extra authentic. While this was a featur ...more
This was a story about family, small community, and surviving in outback wilderness. In addition to painting vivid images of how deadly Australian deserts could be, Harper also didn't shy away from using Aussie slang (more than her previous two books) which made the dialogues extra authentic. While this was a featur ...more
Another fantastic read by Jane Harper! Although this wasn't an Aaron Falk novel, it was just as compelling story. 'The Lost Man' had Harper's tradmark usage of the Australian environment in all its harshness and vastness and this really functions as a character in its own right in her novels. You can actually 'feel' the heat of the outback and the sense of isolation that Harper describes.
The characters were interesting and further demonstrates how well Harper can write male characters. She under ...more
The characters were interesting and further demonstrates how well Harper can write male characters. She under ...more
Jul 29, 2021
Natalie Manuel
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it was amazing
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I really enjoyed this from the very first page.
Incredibly evocative writing, you get a real sense of the heat, the isolation, the 'feel' of the land.
The dialogue is excellent - you get a real sense of the characters and they feel like real Australians.
Thematically you have an exploration of inter-generational trauma, domestic violence, toxic masculinity, sibling rivalry, and sexual assault. It is multi-faceted but handled well.
The mystery was pretty good, I couldn't figure it out and while it w ...more
Incredibly evocative writing, you get a real sense of the heat, the isolation, the 'feel' of the land.
The dialogue is excellent - you get a real sense of the characters and they feel like real Australians.
Thematically you have an exploration of inter-generational trauma, domestic violence, toxic masculinity, sibling rivalry, and sexual assault. It is multi-faceted but handled well.
The mystery was pretty good, I couldn't figure it out and while it w ...more
I found the first two thirds of this quite boring, which was surprising as I enjoyed her other books. The domestic violence angle redeemed it somewhat and in the last hundred pages the momentum picked up nicely.
Superb.
Jul 07, 2019
Renee
marked it as to-read
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