15.6.12

Australisk historia


Jag har läst den ganska tunna boken Follow the Rabbit proof fence av Doris Pilkington om hennes mammas långa vandring tillbaka hem tillsammans med sina systrar. Flickorna blev tvångsförflyttade liksom många av den australiska urbefolkningen, aboriginerna, när den vite mannen behövde marken. Det är en sorglig men intressant historia. Tyvärr är boken lite för tråkig för att göra den riktigt fascinerande. Jag förstår att många tycker att filmen är mycket bättre. 

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This is a true and sad story of times past, about a rather shameful era in Australian history. Of course similar stories has been told from all parts over the world were the white man has come to make his demands. This rather short story gives the reader some background, some knowledge of the aboriginal way of living and the story of the three sisters. It was interesting to read it but it never got me hooked. I can understand those writing that they liked the movie better because the book is frankly a bit boring. I felt that the book is nothing more than the retelling of this event, which is a good thing because it needed to be told, but it does´t have the qualities of a good novel.


1 kommentar:

  1. Thanks for the review. This was one I wanted to read, but alas, I think I'll watch the movie.
    Thanks again
    xx

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