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By: AUCK 234
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2024-03-06 13:45:34 |
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Grim. A bit dark. Typical Maurice Gee. We enjoyed the familiar places and N.Z. expressions and customs. Beautiful writing. |
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By: TAUR 047
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2024-01-15 13:27:59 |
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Loved the N.Z. connection. Well-written and not flowery. Easy to read. Enjoyed the characters. |
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By: AUCK 160
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2023-10-16 10:18:36 |
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Generally enjoyed. Though some found the horror of the secret difficult. There was some discussion about Maurice Gee's depiction of women but most felt it was accurate enough. |
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By: DUNED 042
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2023-09-18 10:31:05 |
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Our group had mixed opinions about this book. We all agreed that Gee is a master at characterisation and evoking place. Not all of us liked the characters and for some that made it a difficult read. |
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By: TAUR 053
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2022-10-21 10:58:57 |
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We all enjoyed this book - the sense of familiarity and the ease of the writing style. Some found the violence and in particular the threat of evil unpalatable. Many remembered Maurice Gee's children's books with fondness. |
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By: LOWER 019
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2022-10-07 22:37:49 |
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Mixed reviews, some loved it and couldn't put it down, for other it was too slow. |
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By: ASHB 024
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2020-04-03 14:59:59 |
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Many of the members did not like this novel. They considered it to be too dark to enjoy, although they thought his writing style was superb. One reader thought that the characters became more believable as the plot developed. |
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By: MAST 008
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2020-04-03 14:57:13 |
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Some really liked this book - well crafted, skilled language, flowing story - others found it too much like other Maurice Gee books. So grades between 4-8; average 6/10. Probably depends how many other books by Maurice Gee that you've read. |
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By: AUCK 256
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2020-04-03 14:53:22 |
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Enjoyable easy read. Interesting because the setting was 'local'. |
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By: WARK 005
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2020-04-03 14:52:27 |
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We liked the book much better after a really good discussion, and sharing recollections of life in Auckland. Not one of Gee's best though. |
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By: WANAK 014
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2020-04-03 14:51:14 |
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Very good read! Book was liked by most of the members. Intense discussion at meeting. |
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By: CHCH 099
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2020-04-03 14:46:19 |
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We all thought it clever that Maurice Gee "spoke" from a woman's perspective. Also thought that his writing was quite lyrical. "Dark" content so not our most favourite read! |
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By: AUCK 376
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2020-04-03 14:41:23 |
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We greatly enjoyed the skill that Maurice Gee has in developing plot and depicting characters. In particular, the voice of the first person narrator - a wife, mother and sister - was a complicated one for a male author to get right, yet Maurice Gee managed it with consummate skill. As an Auckland-based group, we recognised the references to Henderson, and found Gee's ability to evoke a period - 1960s - very effective, and also enjoyed the twists and turns of the plot, and the malevolence of Clyde Buckley... |
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By: TAUP 003
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2020-04-03 14:35:28 |
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We all loved this book and could identify with the author. |
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By: AUCK 240
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2020-04-03 14:34:38 |
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Beautifully written and poetic 'kiwi noir'. An accessible and readable page turner, and short:-) |
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By: INVER 024
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2020-04-03 14:33:20 |
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Well-written, but dark. |
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By: AUCK 135
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2020-04-03 14:32:50 |
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Once again Maurice Gee's writing was impressive. His ability to write in a woman's voice was convincing and his narrative style was one that sustained interest until the end. We enjoyed the Auckland references. |
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