Reviews

The Yield by Tara June Winch

olinekokra's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

yolocc's review against another edition

4.0

Really captivating story. Learnt a lot of new things which is also a big bonus and kept me interested. Nice chapter arrangement, I liked the dictionary especially. Keeping on my shelf for loaning to others and referencing.

hoadjie's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

an interesting read.  goes into a some history of Indigenous Australians 

bookreviewswithkb's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

a deeply moving and beautiful exploration of the horrific outcomes, both at the community and individual level, of colonization, of the dehumanization, the abuse, the violence that Indigenous people have and continue to experience, of the power of revitalization, uncovering and bringing back one of the languages taken away from Indigenous people by white people, of recovering what was stolen [land, peace, seeds], of the cultural knowledge and community history that lives and breathes through language

“this country is made of impossible distances, places you can only reach by time travel. by speaking our language, by singing the mountains into existence.”

maxycat's review against another edition

5.0

Loved this book. Deserved winner of the Miles Franklin June Winch takes the reader on a deeply personal and spiritual experience. It was really moving and got my in my feels a number of times. An amazing novel.

jaclyncrupi's review against another edition

4.0

I finished this just in time to add it to my favourite Aus fiction of the year list. Tara June Winch is a dazzling writer (her first two books are favourites) and one of the many jewels of this book is her reclamation of Indigenous language. When I studied First Nation languages at uni in 1998 we were told we were studying languages that had died and a young woman in my class disagreed and told us about the work of Stan Grant Snr. For all I know that woman was Tara June Winch. Thrilled to see his work reach new heights in this book.

lilasky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

marlee_grace's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I found the format challenging to digest and it took me about 50% of the book to actually get into it. 

I'm glad I persisted. It has some important topics about indigenous culture from a different angle to what we usually are taught. I enjoyed the concept and reading an indigenous story from a fictional based on fact perspective. 

claratwentyone's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Devastating topic but an important read! 

lara_d's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5