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Nov 12, 2008
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It's hard to read when you first picked it up as there is practically no punctuation being used. However, it reflects on the 'uneducated' state of Ned Kelly. I had to read a sentence a few times over & actually apply the punctuation in my head to understand but you get used to it after a while. As it is written in the first person view, it is completely acceptable.
The story itself is very interesting and a lot of the themes there feels very real. The main ones being the harshness of life in Aust ...more
The story itself is very interesting and a lot of the themes there feels very real. The main ones being the harshness of life in Aust ...more
The writing style in this made it a little challenging to read, but really helped create the character of Kelly and the environment around him. A rich story giving new depth to the Kelly legend.
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