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" Got me back into reading some peter carey when i spied it at the library. But the central premise of the story is a bit fanciful which i found slightly ruined my enjoyment. Again loved the tropical descriptions for a man living in New York he certainly remembers Australia well. "

" I couldn't really get into this book. The author has a very convoluted way of writing. "

" Took me a little while, but it was impossible not to fall in love. "

" Great, interesting story but when I read it I assumed at first it must be an early work, before he found his form. The writing style just doesn't seem to hang together properly. "

" This one grew on me, as i was irked at first. Best thing about it is Carey's vicious words for rich spoiled "revolutionaries". The characters got to me by the end though. Not his best, but better than most. "

" It's a decent read, the intrigue keeps it flowing nicely making it a page-turner however it's quite forgettable once finished. Someone else might get more out of it than I did. "

" Not as thought-provoking as Carey's other work because of some narrative inconsistencies, but worth reading for the alternating-point-ofview chapters and his evocations of the mystifications of childhood. "

" did not finish. no. not even "

" I found this book hard to read and I didn't like the way it was written. However, if the story intrigues you, I guess I'd try it out for yourself. "

" A birthday present from Mom and Dad. Good book that I couldn't put down for the first half... then it sort-of lost me...but a good book overall. "

" The descriptions of Australian landscape were great--and the best thing about this novel. "

" Carey is a master and one of the best living authors. This was typically spellbinding, but... too short! It ended too soon and I wanted there to be much more told about Che and Dial. "

" interesting story of kidnapping, the 60s, the "system", getting caught up in it, and love... "

" So far, I'm not wild about it. Characters seem shallow "

" Carey at his ironic and imaginative best. Quirky characters, durect language, an ever shifting plot. It has been a long time since I read a book where the conclusion was in doubt until the very last sentence. ( read it just after being in northern Queensland, where it is set). "

" Not impressed with this multi-prize winning Australian author. "

" Not my favorite of Peter Carey's works but solid. "

" Loved this book. I think Peter Carey is a genius! The characters and their development, and the context and themes all brought together beautifully. "

" A very arduous read. I agreed with a review commenting on the quotation marks. I couldn't differentiate a dialogue and narrative paragraph. Very arduous. "

" Different than what I expected, but very entertaining and sad. "

" This book was very dirty. Not in the naughty sense, but in the dirt sense. I can't remember the last time I read something so visceral. The short chapters made this novel compelling. I am looking forward to reading other Carey's other works, which I have heard are different from this novel. "

" Boring. I hate this style of writing. I suppose it's meant to come across as 'intelligent' or 'modern'; in fact it's contrived and makes for horrible reading. "

" Peter Carey: one of my favorite authors. Some of his books are difficult and not particularly enjoyable to read, but I enjoyed this one. The plot seems a little far out, but the relationship between the characters is what counts in this book. "

" I was expecting more, I don't know what, just more. "

" super storyteller. love his language. "

" Starts strong, Peters out. Lacks credibility "

" Yawn, it was only becasue I had to read this for my studies that I finished it. Not in my interest range at all. "

" His writing propels you along with a sense of urgency. There's a tension in the book that made me both dread what was coming and want desperately to know at the same time. Very intense read and a rewarding one. "

" So much detail it reads like a memoir of things that really happened. "

" Excellent story going back and forth between the perspectives of a young boy who has been kidnapped due to his parents affiliation with a radical student organization, and the woman who has inadvertently kidnapped him. "

" This was an interesting book. It had a good story line and I enjoyed seeing the book's happenings from different character's perspectives. The end was terrific. "

" I couldn't visualize anything. It was very disappointing. At first I though the language was too hard, then I understood it was not it. I tried. I finished the book and DID NOT understand the end, which i felt very sad and anxious about! It was a terrible read, unfortunately! :( "

" Different than what I expected, but very entertaining and sad. "

" Carey's compelling characters kept me interested, despite the tenuousness of the pivotal plot point. "