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- Publisher: Pan (1999)
- ASIN: B000QB0LZC
- Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
action packed,
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This review is from: Flying Hero Class (Hardcover)
This is an action-packed novel, lighter than most of Keneally's works, with a flawed central character who makes a living as the manager of a tribe of Aboriginees who travel from city to city to put on performance art pieces. When their flight is hijacked during one such trip, undercurrents of prejudice, exploitation and social hierarchy in anarchical situations come to the fore. I read this straight through on a flight last year and was, for a time, transported- just what a well-written novel should do! Though written some years ago, this novel remains fresh today- fresher than ever given recent hijackings, and evidence that some things have not changed - we have just chosen to look the other way. Gripping.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Rubbish in parts, better in others,
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This review is from: Flying Hero Class (Paperback)
This book bored me if I am honest, it did not hit the spot like I expected it too. The plot jumped around far too much, to the point where I skipped sections and went back to the "on board drama" which in parts was also dull.I was disappointed
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrible,
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This review is from: Flying Hero Class (Paperback)
This book is astonishingly poor. Characters are primitive and underdeveloped. Plot develops in jumps. I must admit the idea is not too bad, but the result is horrible. Waste of time.....
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It always surprised the troupe manger, Frank McCloud, how calmly they sat. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
didj player, marsupial rat, troupe manager, second passport, dance troupe, baseball jacket, boys upstairs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Daisy Nakamura, Tom Gullagara, Bluey Kannata, Whitey Wappitji, Barramatjara Dance Troupe, Cowboy Tom, Paul Mungina, Daniel Stone, Highland Pegasus, Philip Puduma, Lincoln Center, Mount Dinkat, Two Brothers, Jim Beam, Phil the Christian, Mount Gilbert, Peter Drury, Phil Puduma, Easter Creek, Jesus Christ, Kanduk Kannata, Mount Wilson New!
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It always surprised the troupe manger, Frank McCloud, how calmly they sat. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
didj player, marsupial rat, troupe manager, second passport, dance troupe, baseball jacket, boys upstairs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Daisy Nakamura, Tom Gullagara, Bluey Kannata, Whitey Wappitji, Barramatjara Dance Troupe, Cowboy Tom, Paul Mungina, Daniel Stone, Highland Pegasus, Philip Puduma, Lincoln Center, Mount Dinkat, Two Brothers, Jim Beam, Phil the Christian, Mount Gilbert, Peter Drury, Phil Puduma, Easter Creek, Jesus Christ, Kanduk Kannata, Mount Wilson New!
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- A Dutiful Daughter by Thomas Keneally in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Bring Larks and Heroes by Thomas Keneally in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- To Asmara by Thomas Keneally in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (Angus & Robertson Classics) by Thomas Keneally in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Three Cheers for the Paraclete by Thomas Keneally in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Comparing Postcolonial Literatures: Dislocations by Ashok Bery on page 167, and page 171
- Woman of the Inner Sea by Thomas Keneally in Front Matter
- American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles by Thomas Keneally in Front Matter
- Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally in Back Matter
- Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally in Back Matter
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