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Bootstrap by Georgina Young

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reserv3's review

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

teatales's review

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3.25

Really liked the first half and then it kinda felt cliche and like we were going in circles. The stakes were raised but I didn't feel like they were

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‘Bootstrap is a wild, exhilarating ride of a book, from start to finish, bending and transcending genre and creating something powerfully original in the process. Georgina Young perfectly captures the language and attitude of rural Australia, and the tender core beneath rough-around-the-edges characters. This book is funny, witty and razor-sharp—a pure adrenaline rush!’
Holden Sheppard

‘Nails the dialogue of country Australia…Heart-warming, heart-wrenching, but also just really fun…I bloody adored it.’
Kylie Maslen

‘Young grounds the book in the cadences of daily life in regional Australia, while also having lots of self-aware fun winking at the conventions of sci-fi and romance storytelling. Crackling with irreverent energy…appealing to a wide range of readers.’
Doug Wallen, Big Issue

‘Genre-bending...a bit of a love story and a race against time…Australian flavoured Neil Gaiman Doctor Who action romp.’
RNZ Nine to Noon

‘There is vibrancy and energy in each protagonist…Wonderful precision and wit…A remarkably entertaining story.’
Jessie Tu, Sydney Morning Herald

‘A fantastic tale of Victoria…It really catches the Australian vernacular…Really entertaining [and] funny.’
Sam Elkin, 3RRR 'Queer View Mirror'

‘Young wonderfully weaves in complex ideas and a character-driven plot.’
Barry Reynolds, Herald Sun

‘Young’s novel contemporises the tropes [of time travel and romance]…[The] dialogue between the characters is witty, fiery and eminently readable…and the use of colloquialisms and slang really situates this as an Australian novel. People of all ages…will find something to love in this whip-smart tale of what it means to be in love.’
Blake Curran, Aurealis

lisaschuu's review

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5.0

Potentially my favourite book of the year and quite some time. I read the second half in one sitting and couldn’t stop.

The way the author creates such visceral characters and cleverly works all the time-travelling elements kept me so entranced. Everything just works so well together: the differing narrator voices; the rural setting; the language; the dialogue; and all the references. This book has everything I wanted.

I’m still trying to find the words for a proper review, but in the meantime I’ll be trying to convince everyone I know to read this book.