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This book took me by surprise.
I had got it out from the library before and never really got motivated enough to start it, so gradually it found it’s way back on our shelves. Recently, I decided to give it another go as the premise and cover intrigued me enough to not let go of the idea of reading it. I’m glad I didn’t, because it’s a rewarding, if at times disturbing, read.
In short, Floundering tells a harrowing tale of two brothers and their prodigal mum, back from a lengthy absence, who swift ...more
I had got it out from the library before and never really got motivated enough to start it, so gradually it found it’s way back on our shelves. Recently, I decided to give it another go as the premise and cover intrigued me enough to not let go of the idea of reading it. I’m glad I didn’t, because it’s a rewarding, if at times disturbing, read.
In short, Floundering tells a harrowing tale of two brothers and their prodigal mum, back from a lengthy absence, who swift ...more
This book cannot fail to affect you.
It's dark, it's disturbing, it pulls on your heart strings, it makes you hope for a happy ending.
This is totally my kind of read.
It's not classic literature. By that I mean it's not con-formative to "how a book should be written".
Those poor boys. I was with them all the way.
Brilliant work of Australian literature. I felt the dirt and the sand in the sunburn!
The reason for it not getting 5 stars is simply because for me, it ended too soon. ...more
It's dark, it's disturbing, it pulls on your heart strings, it makes you hope for a happy ending.
This is totally my kind of read.
It's not classic literature. By that I mean it's not con-formative to "how a book should be written".
Those poor boys. I was with them all the way.
Brilliant work of Australian literature. I felt the dirt and the sand in the sunburn!
The reason for it not getting 5 stars is simply because for me, it ended too soon. ...more
Atmospheric, raw and real. This really is a piece of art. I may not have particularly liked this story (who would?), but I lived and breathed every word. There are a few lines that aren't in child narrator, Tom's voice, and they are jarring, but all in all Ash did a spectacular job. I can see why this book has been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin.
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Apr 19, 2012
Shelleyrae at Book'd Out
marked it as to-read
May 19, 2012
Carly Bowden
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Feb 20, 2013
Lynne Leonhardt
marked it as to-read
May 27, 2013
Nettie
marked it as to-read
