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David Malouf - Remembering Babylon

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In the mid-1840s, a 13-year-old British cabin boy is cast ashore in the far north of Australia and taken in by aborigines. Sixteen years later, he moves back into the world of Europeans. "Wonderfully wise and moving . . . a dazzling fable of human hope and imperfection".--The New York Times.

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Remembering Gemmy
Mar 11, 2007

Pros: Poetic novel that brings alive the feelings, landscape, and vastness of early Australia.

Cons: Quickly jumps from different points of view; jarring at times.

Bottom Line: The poetic novel gives you a feel for early Australia while exploring themes of identity, the frontier town's mindset, and the loneliness of a vast landscape.

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Remembering Babylon - A Beautifully Written Book
Jul 03, 2004

Pros: beautiful writing

Cons: somewhat long-winded at times; sometimes writing depicting Scottish accents hard to understand

Bottom Line: Malouf's novel is comprehensive in showing individuals' varying reactions to a curve ball thrown in their lives.

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Plucking at our World
Oct 24, 2000

Pros: Beautiful prose, deep themes

Cons: Shifting points of view just a little awkward at times (but minor)

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