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diegor's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
It's an autobiography, so don't expect any type of riveting story, very slow pacing, NOT meant to be read as a conventional novel... because it isn't
binchen13's review
4.0
3.5 stars. The book is pretty good and easy to read. However it does get quite complicated for someone who isn’t Australian and doesn’t know all the place names. Also I had to read this for school and I just can’t bring myself to rate a school book to good.
claire_melanie's review
4.0
This is the third time i've read My Place and the first time as a study for university. So much was different to how i remembered it and i got so much more out of it than I expected. I would highly recommend returning for another shot if you've already read it before.
timahoi's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
babsellen's review
5.0
I read this book twice and greatly enjoyed it both times. I read it the first time while traveling in Australia - before it made it to the States. Simply written, it is accessible to anyone from upper elementary school on up. The first half of the book is autobiographical, tracking its author as she peels the onion of her family's shrouded ethnic history. Morgan's sense of humor pervades this part. The second half follows the stories of several of her relatives who give their personal accounts of what it meant to be an Aboriginal in the early twentieth century. The parallels with the historic treatment of American Indians by whites are astounding, from the tearing apart of families and institutionalizing of half-breed children to the suffering of a disenfranchised native people that lingers today. A copy of this book will always remain on my shelf.
angeliqueazul's review against another edition
4.0
A really moving tale - funny, heart-warming, inspiring. It's about family: At the center of the book there are three generations of very strong women. The characters were so vivid, you get the feeling of knowing them by the end of the book. It's wonderful and very sad.
A lot of episodes reminded me of American slave narratives, but this book clearly had more truth in it than many of those exaggerated accounts. Truth - and a touch of magic.
A lot of episodes reminded me of American slave narratives, but this book clearly had more truth in it than many of those exaggerated accounts. Truth - and a touch of magic.