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Loving it so far. "Oscar and Lucinda are two of the most perfectly realised characters in modern fiction. An immensely skilful and absorbing juxtaposition of a gently comic, obliquely ironic, and deeply compassionate vision of human existence."
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Oscar and Lucinda is a story that crept up on me. Initially as I read I had no strong feelings about it, but then suddenly I realised I was completely invested, particularly with Oscar. Carey's character studies of his two main protagonists are sublime. They seem so real and so human. Both are deeply flawed and yet captivating. When the ending came it took me by surprise. It wasn't at all as I'd expected and at first that jarred. However, the more I contemplated it, the more I realised it couldn
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The characters in this book were so vivid and believable, and the colonial Australian environment was beautifully created. The ending was very surprising but once I thought about it, quite satisfying.
May 06, 2009
Venessa Johnstone
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