tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post3437754917418291084..comments2024-03-15T09:12:56.199+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Review of Gunshot Road by Adrian Hyland (2010, Quercus)Rob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-13747210733802873212010-10-15T23:10:07.344+01:002010-10-15T23:10:07.344+01:00I loved this book--the character, the sense of pla...I loved this book--the character, the sense of place, the sensitivity to Indigenous people and their cultures--and the great writing.<br /><br />I have said often that I felt like I was eating an exquisite dessert, and that I wanted to savor each word.<br /><br />In the second half, yes, there was a bit of lagging and I didn't think a particularly abusive act to Emily Tempest was needed. I got it without that. It was a bump in a straight, upward ride.<br /><br />She recovered well, which I don't think is the case for real women.<br /><br />Yet, the book was stupendous. I got "post-good-book" slump, and I wait impatiently for the next book in the series.<br /><br />I hope Hyland gets nominations and awards for this book.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-84246820655321249562010-10-14T13:21:08.672+01:002010-10-14T13:21:08.672+01:00Glad it was worth the wait Rob. Last I heard Adria...Glad it was worth the wait Rob. Last I heard Adrian is working on a book set in or around the terrible bushfires that swept through the area where he now lives last year so we may all have a wait on our hands for the next installment about Emily (though he did say in an interview that he is planning one)Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.com