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By: CHCH 194
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2025-03-19 14:07:24 |
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Interesting to find out more about the art scene and the lives of the artists of the era. Very sad to see the neglect of young children - in the guise of "freedom." Plenty to discuss. |
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By: CHCH 171
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2023-08-16 12:12:42 |
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An engaging read and insight into the art scene in Melbourne. Great questions, short and sweet. |
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By: AUCK 291
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2023-07-27 14:44:43 |
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This book was enjoyed by everyone. |
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By: NELS 071
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2023-01-12 14:55:52 |
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This was a popular book with the young members of our group. Everyone enjoyed it and if our meeting hadn't been a Xmas one, it would have provided good conversations. |
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By: GISB 012
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2022-05-05 15:49:00 |
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Everybody thoroughly enjoyed this book. Led to great discussion. |
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By: CHCH 400
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2021-10-18 14:23:41 |
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Our group enjoyed this book. Well-written. Interesting themes, including what it means to be an only child, growing up in an unconventional family, and the nature of the 'artistic temperament/personality'. |
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By: CHCH 383
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2021-02-12 13:23:30 |
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We all enjoyed it as a read. But the characters didn't develop enough, and the relationship with her parents didn't ring true. |
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By: NAP 011
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2020-10-05 10:20:37 |
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Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this book. |
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By: CHCH 247
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2020-06-11 11:02:46 |
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We all really enjoyed it and had a great discussion. |
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By: WHANG 008
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2020-03-02 12:41:58 |
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We all enjoyed this book. It was well-written and thought-provoking. You could say that "when anything goes, something gives way", as a summary of the story. |
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By: NGARB 001
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2020-03-02 12:39:37 |
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A challenging book to read, due to its construction and the number of characters to follow. |
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By: AUCK 335
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2019-10-23 13:27:19 |
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Everyone in our group really liked this book. We thought it was very well-written with some excellent passages of description and vivid metaphors.The characters were well-drawn and several provoked a good deal of discussion. Why did they act/not act as they did What are the responsibilities of parents to their children We also discussed possible similarities in unconventional communities in New Zealand. |
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By: GISB 006
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2019-08-23 13:42:47 |
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Beautifully written. Evocative of the arts groups of the times. Fascinated by the ethics of dysfunctional families. Strong female characters. |
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By: MARLB 001
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2019-07-04 13:56:21 |
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We really enjoyed this book - wonderful story of bohemian life, arty world and child neglect! |
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By: NELS 014
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2019-06-07 13:06:22 |
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A good portrayal of "bohemian" types of their era - clever,talented, well shod usually, and probably similar (in some ways) to artists in NZ - now and then!! |
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By: MILT 002
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2019-06-07 13:04:13 |
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This book created wonderful discussion. Almost unanimously, we rated it a great read. All agreed the writing was very skilful, with wonderful use of metaphors, for example. We found the portrayal of the 1930s Australian art scene fascinating,and the plot intriguing. The characters, especially the main 'storyteller', were interesting and believable. Throughout, a sense of "impending doom", as one member put it, made this a page turner of high quality. |
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By: PAIHIA 003
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2019-05-03 12:46:20 |
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The group generally thought the book was well-written, but were underwhelmed about the theme. |
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By: WELL 008
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2019-04-26 11:34:13 |
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Most of the group enjoyed it. |
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By: WELL 041
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2019-04-15 12:06:27 |
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An interesting, and we thought, well-written story based on the Heide Circle artistic commune. Interesting development of character. The artists themselves were a mixed group of people who left the children to their own devices. Enjoyed by all. |
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