hannahmayreads's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This book gets good about 200 pages in. Up until then, I'd had my doubts about whether there was a story here that I could really sink my teeth into. It has all the right elements, but something doesn't quite add up. Whether this extended introduction is necessary depends on the perceptiveness of the reader as the story flits through time and place, leaving a trail of breadcrumbs for the reader to follow.
Those breadcrumbs are fairly large, and the surprising things that Kate discovers about her great grandmother's life don't shock in the way they were intended too. It's all a bit obvious.
None of this takes away from the wonderful, sweeping narrative that Judy Nunn has created - the book is a joy to read and at the end of the day, that's why we do it.
Those breadcrumbs are fairly large, and the surprising things that Kate discovers about her great grandmother's life don't shock in the way they were intended too. It's all a bit obvious.
None of this takes away from the wonderful, sweeping narrative that Judy Nunn has created - the book is a joy to read and at the end of the day, that's why we do it.
kathryn08's review
4.0
It was only fairly recently that I realised that Judy Nunn (who I knew was an actor on the TV show Home and Away) wrote books. And she’s been quite prolific, as well.
I was interested to read Elianne, as it’s set in my home state of Queensland, although I have never been to Bundaberg. There were some parts set in Brisbane, and it was nice to recognise local places.
This was a very interesting read about life in the cane fields around the turn of the 19th to 20th century and about how what we see of people’s relationships, or what we are told, is not necessarily all there is to the story.
I’m giving this 4.5★ and I look forward to reading more of Judy Nunn’s plentiful work.
I was interested to read Elianne, as it’s set in my home state of Queensland, although I have never been to Bundaberg. There were some parts set in Brisbane, and it was nice to recognise local places.
This was a very interesting read about life in the cane fields around the turn of the 19th to 20th century and about how what we see of people’s relationships, or what we are told, is not necessarily all there is to the story.
I’m giving this 4.5★ and I look forward to reading more of Judy Nunn’s plentiful work.
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