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4.5★
“Sport goes to the heart of everything. If you can reach inside it and f**k with its innards, you’re actually messing with society . . . Bigger than drugs. Bigger than hookers and porn, because people shy away, they can smell the desperation. But the same people will go on consuming sport long after they know it’s rotten to the core. They’re insatiable.”
It could be any sport, but this is Melbourne and this is cricket. You've probably heard, when someone cheats, “But that’s not cricket!” mean ...more
“Sport goes to the heart of everything. If you can reach inside it and f**k with its innards, you’re actually messing with society . . . Bigger than drugs. Bigger than hookers and porn, because people shy away, they can smell the desperation. But the same people will go on consuming sport long after they know it’s rotten to the core. They’re insatiable.”
It could be any sport, but this is Melbourne and this is cricket. You've probably heard, when someone cheats, “But that’s not cricket!” mean ...more
Sep 25, 2016
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3.5★s
Darren Keefe and his older brother Wally had been keen cricketers from a very young age. Hitting the ball backward and forward in their back yard, they learned everything they could while the competition between them was fierce. Their mum was a constant support; a single mother she worked hard to supply them with all they needed to have a happy life growing up.
As the boys grew into men, their propensity for cricket continued. Wally and Darren both ended up in senior teams and while Wally we ...more
Darren Keefe and his older brother Wally had been keen cricketers from a very young age. Hitting the ball backward and forward in their back yard, they learned everything they could while the competition between them was fierce. Their mum was a constant support; a single mother she worked hard to supply them with all they needed to have a happy life growing up.
As the boys grew into men, their propensity for cricket continued. Wally and Darren both ended up in senior teams and while Wally we ...more
Set in the 70s this is a tale of two brothers who excel at cricket. As kids they played daily in their back yard, giving no quarter, as dedicated as Don Bradman, playing the same shots repeatedly.
Darren has two talents: cricket and trouble. We first meet him when he is bound and gagged in the boot of a car with a bullet through his knee. While he's imprisoned in this way, we discover by degrees how he came to be there.
Darren's older brother Wally: strong and stalwart......or is he?
The book cove ...more
Darren has two talents: cricket and trouble. We first meet him when he is bound and gagged in the boot of a car with a bullet through his knee. While he's imprisoned in this way, we discover by degrees how he came to be there.
Darren's older brother Wally: strong and stalwart......or is he?
The book cove ...more
This book is superbly written and a great read -even though, as I know nothing about cricket, much of the terminology and the descriptions of the games were completely lost on me. The relationship between the brothers is beautifully portrayed, all the characters are very real, there's suspense and tension and a twist at the end, not to mention an ending I didn't expect.
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Given my disinclination towards watching, listening to or discussing cricket I had avoided this book despite the great reviews. To my pleasant surprise it won me over from the first page and the race to the end was compelling and rewarding.
Jan 02, 2017
Michael Livingston
marked it as to-read
Dec 04, 2018
Faye
marked it as to-read
Feb 21, 2019
Lauren
marked it as tbr-longlist
Feb 08, 2020
Melissa B
marked it as to-read
