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Judging from the reviews, this book sounds like the Australian "Deliverance." Is that comparison somewhat accurate?

Peter There are common elements, but unlike that book, nobody is deliberately trying to hurt the main character. He's his own worst enemy, and and it's the …moreThere are common elements, but unlike that book, nobody is deliberately trying to hurt the main character. He's his own worst enemy, and and it's the over friendliness of the town people that helps bring him down more than anything.(less)

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After reading Wake in Fright, I was impressed by the scene where the characters go kangaroo hunting. The kangaroos never cry out in pain, never seem to show any effects of being killed. Does any reader know much about kangaroos? Is this how they really act?

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