|
|
Title:
|
Star Gazers |
|
Authors:
|
Sarkies, Duncan |
|
Genre:
|
Fiction: New Zealand |
|
Pages:
|
400 |
|
Year:
|
2025 |
|
Publisher:
|
Te Herenga Waka University Press |
|
Language:
|
English |
|
Description:
|
The alpacas are nervous. Accusations are flying about a rigged election, a mysterious illness is spreading, the Alpaca News is being censored by higher powers, and skullduggery is threatening the Breeders Showcase.
Amidst a mass of self-interested parties, a forthright vet and a diplomatic engineer strive to protect the herds and restore democracy.
By turns vital, farcical, heartbreaking and chilling, the much-anticipated alpaca novel by award-winning writer Duncan Sarkies is a wild and tender leap – or, more accurately, pronk – into the heart of alpaca breeding, and a snapshot of a world at a crossroads.
Te Herenga Waka University. Taken from the book blurb.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:
As a whole the book is clearly an allegory, and at times a hilarious one, for the political shenanigans of our age and their consequences.
The book is well-written and quick to read. It uses humour and satire to address many issues with which we are all familiar in small town and national politics in N.Z.
This is a good piece of political satire. It reflects on the state of politics at all levels, from community organisations like ABONZ to the government of the U.S.A.
It is a story told at a good pace and with an unpredictable if not unsurprising ending. The characters are real and well portrayed.
There is plenty to discuss as it will resonate with every reader.
Females dominate and the males don't come out well (people or alpaca!).
It is a good single-purpose yarn rather than high literature, but it carries an eternal message about human societies. I learned a lot about alpaca too!
|
|
Categories:
|
Fiction, Fiction NZ, Political, Satire, Just Added, 2027_2 Titles |
|
Reviews
[Please log in to write a review]
|
There are no on-line reviews yet.
Be the first to review "Star Gazers"
|
| |
BDS is a member of the Federation of Workers Educational Associations
Top
