![]() I like ‘bang-bang shoot ‘em up’ action stories. I found the text very difficult to get through. The book’s main strength also served as its major weakness. (As most reading this post are adults, I don’t feel the need to point out what four letter word it represented.) Once again, this made the writing even more realistic. The word adjectival appeared numerous times. For this reason, the author excised the bad language in the text. The protagonist recorded the memoirs so she could get to know him. In real life Kelly faced execution before having the opportunity to meet his daughter. This made the choice of title an excellent one. I felt like I read words written by Ned Kelly, himself. While difficult to understand and at times very tedious to get through, it gave the tale an element of authenticity. The entries included bad grammar, poor subject-verb agreement and downright awful writing. The narrative consisted of various ‘parcels’ written from Ned Kelly’s perspective. The author immerged himself in Kelly’s frame of mind. In this creative tome of historical fiction, Peter Carey presented his take on this controversial figure.Ĭarey’s presentation reminded me of Mario Vargas-Llosa’s The Dream of the Celt. Folk hero to some, vicious killer to others, his legacy is hotly debated to this day. ![]() ![]() What John Dillinger was to the American outlaws of the 1930’s Ned Kelly was to the ‘bushrangers’ of 1870’s Australia. ![]()
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