booksbecreads's review against another edition
3.0
"And the world will come to realise the Great Southern Land is something far greater than a home for hungry London thieves like John Hudson"
ninj's review against another edition
4.0
A very readable, brief account of the first fleet and the trip to Oz. Personal anecdotes in there, snippets from journal entries. A very brief account of what it would have been like from the POV of the aborigines.
kimswhims's review against another edition
4.0
This is a dazzling concise rendering of the voyage of the First Fleet and those that undertook it. Trent used information from the existing journals from the First Fleet. One of the 9 journals held in the State Library of NSW by the priggish Ralph Clark. Clark mentions my First Fleet ancestor, who was 20 when he arrived as one of the 780 convict in the First Fleet and who was transported on The Friendship, the same boat that Clark was on.
It's a lovely produced little hardcover book that only takes a few hours to read and well worth the investment. Highly recommended.
Can't wait to read more by Trent Dalton.
It's a lovely produced little hardcover book that only takes a few hours to read and well worth the investment. Highly recommended.
Can't wait to read more by Trent Dalton.
bristoni74's review against another edition
3.0
This isn't an academic/historical retelling but a very human re-telling of the First Fleet's voyage based on original journals and articles from that time. I wish it was longer and had more detail but it was an enjoyable read.
ninj's review against another edition
4.0
A very readable, brief account of the first fleet and the trip to Oz. Personal anecdotes in there, snippets from journal entries. A very brief account of what it would have been like from the POV of the aborigines.
ookie's review
3.0
An interesting little account of the first fleet, but more like an extended essay than a novel or a history. However, an engaging read.
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