A review by bgg616
Cloudstreet, by Tim Winton

3.0

This was a 3 1/2 star read for me. Australia has the reputation of being a macho society and Winton's story has that quality. I probably would have liked the novel more if it hadn't had such a masculine point of view (at least as far as male-female relationships). The story focuses on 2 families - the Pickles and the Lambs - who share a large house on Cloud Street in Perth. The Pickles family inherited the house and are prohibited from selling it for 20 years. They are absolutely destitute so they rent half the house to another large family, the Lambs. The most appealing character for me was Rose. She was perhaps the most three dimensional. In many ways, this is her story. The audiobook was skillfully read by an Australian narrator.