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True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey

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#readingoceania2024 #australia Fictionalized account of a real historical figure who was known as a bit of an Australian Robin Hood. Largely written as an explanation of events from Ned Kelly to his daughter it has a rough plot construction. I would have liked to hear more from other characters to have gotten more context but I did learn some Australian history along the way.

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

Librarybelle This sounds interesting! 4mo

BarbaraBB Glad that you liked it. I bailed on it earlier this month! 4mo

Currey @BarbaraBB It wasn‘t one of this best, that is for sure! 4mo

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BarbaraBB

True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey

bailed

This was the second time I tried (because it won the Booker Prize long ago) and I got a bit further this time but it still is a story that doesn‘t interest me in the least. So I call it quits! And onwards!

Suet624 👏 👏 👏 5mo

dabbe #allhailthebail! #betterbooksahead 🙌🏻 5mo

LeeRHarry The story of Ned Kelly is part of my home state‘s folklore/ history but I really don‘t get how he has been made into an Australian cultural icon when he really was just a criminal. (edited) 5mo

BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry to be honest, he seems kind of nice for the first part of the book. Circumstances made him a criminal I guess. Did you read the book? (edited) 5mo

LeeRHarry @BarbaraBB yes I did but a very long time ago so I remember nothing about it. 5mo

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Creadnorthey

True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey

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Read this years ago- still love it with this most recent reading. Peter Carey at his true best.

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Texreader

True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey

The tagged book was the best book of June but it didn‘t make the cut to the next level when comparing it to Venice. But trying to pick between Venice and A Symphony of Echoes is too hard for me right now. I‘m too far removed from Symphony and Venice was too recent. I need a pause before I decide the best book for the first six months of 2023. #readingbracket2023

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Texreader

True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey

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Most of the events of the 1800s involving Ned Kelly & his gang described are true, but the author says he tried to add the texture, the possible why‘s for what Ned Kelly did. It‘s a tremendous success. The Irish were treated so poorly by the English in #Australia, with no legal rights & often abused by the wealthy elite, continuing to punish this convict class—descendants of those delivered here for their punishment—for the sins of their ⬇️

Texreader ancestors. The author portrays Kelly as a Robin Hood, beloved and protected by the abused masses against an intolerable ruling class. Told from Kelly‘s “diaries” written to his unknown daughter, Kelly uses the word “adjectival” for the f-word, and I‘ll probably think of that word often in the narrator‘s Australian accent for a long time. I can see why it won the Booker. An excellent book. #foodandlit (edited) 2y

Books_et_al Ned Kelly is such an iconic character here with a really morally grey history - and has made the town of Glenrowan a lot of money through tourism. 😊 2y

Crazeedi I love when I hear the accents of the characters when I read or listen to a book. 2y

Texreader @Books_et_al I‘d never heard of him, but now I feel like I know so much about him. Such an interesting fellow and story. 2y

Texreader @Crazeedi Same! 😁 2y

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Texreader

True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey

I just finished this audio book (review to come). It was excellent but one of the best things about it is the author‘s interview at the end about the writing of the book, and his last advice to folks who want to be writers

#Australia #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🇦🇺❤️ 2y

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Texreader

True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey

I‘m getting a head start on my book for June for #foodandlit set in #Australia. @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Yay! 🇦🇺 2y

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AllDebooks

True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey

#alphabetgame #letterT

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

So many good books to choose from. Ned Kelly wins for me among firece competition from Things fall apart, The tenant of Wildfell Hall, and Their eyes were watching God

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing 📚 2y

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Rissreadswithcats

True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey

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I just finished watching a 3 part series about iconic Australian books called ‘Books that made us‘. It was fantastic! I had read about a third. So my reading resolution for 2022 is to read all the books on this show. I started with this one. I loved it but I was disappointed to learn that some of it was made up. So the true history is not a true history 🤷‍♀️🤣
#ozfiction

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Sneaky when they do that! Sounds like a great 2022 reading goal! 3y

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TheKidUpstairs

True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey

#CuriousCovers #Horse
True History of the Kelly Gang and The Golden Mean are both fantastic reads, highly recommended for fans of historical fiction. Machine Without Horses is still TBR, but Humphreys is one of my favourites so I'm sure it'll be great!

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs 💙🐎💙 4y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 💙🐴 (edited) 4y

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