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A review by theshiftyshadow
Island Home: A landscape memoir by Tim Winton
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Feels different from Winton's previous memoir style book, Lands Edge, in that it feels like there's a clear point being made. While Land's Edge felt more like it was just a series of memories and an exploration of one man's relationship with the sea, Island Home seems to be structured around the issue of human led destruction that's blighted Australia since invasion.
There's still stories from his youth, and the writing style is still recognisably Winton, and I suppose it is through his relationship with the land that he's come to care so much about its conservation. Still, it feels like something aimed very squarely at Australians. Even so, the idea of belonging to the land rather than the land belonging to us is a universal philosophy that more people should subscribe to.
There's still stories from his youth, and the writing style is still recognisably Winton, and I suppose it is through his relationship with the land that he's come to care so much about its conservation. Still, it feels like something aimed very squarely at Australians. Even so, the idea of belonging to the land rather than the land belonging to us is a universal philosophy that more people should subscribe to.