Terra Nullius Review

Thanks for a lovely and noisy night last night.  I loved how everyone stayed around for a chat afterwards. A big welcome to our new members Emma and Viv

The book was mostly loathed, but those of us with good looks and taste loved it (Viv, Tahnee and I).


Kathy tendered her resignation which was summarily rejected.  It was decided that attendance and cake must be provided before the resignation could be accepted.   #contritioncake
Scores and comments:

Anne-Maree
A cultural fail.  #$#@!            3/10


Colleen
Flip was a flop                        2/10


Kay
Lost me at the flip                  2.5/10


Viv
Ambitious                               7/10


Emma
Mourned the first half             4/10


Mel                                         
WTF                                        2/10


Tahnee
Blurring the lines between dystopian fiction and uncomfortable truth
                                                7/10

Meaghan             
Unlikely iteration on romanticised history
                                               4/10

Trilby
The intent may not have been achieved but I enjoyed the story
                                              7/10

Tamara
Was Australia imagined or discovered.


Next months book is 'Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine' by Gail Honeyman, at Mel's house.




Thanks for a fab night

Trilby

Terra Nullius questions

Hi All,

I'm looking forward to seeing you all tonight.
Please feel free to bring your slippers!



Question 1 -
Did you understand the book to be speculative or science fiction - or not until it was made explicit?

Question 2
In the first third of the book did you find anything in the story unbelivable or to ring false?

Question 3
What purpose did the author have in confusing/allowing the reader to believe that the first third of the book was about English invasion into Aboriginal Australia?

Question 4
Do you feel a belonging to the land of an area or of a type of landscape?

Question 5
Did the book change your feelings on the current challenges Aboroginal people face?

Question 6
Discuss that the author felt it necessary to use speculative fiction in order to have the (assumed) non-aboriginal reader identify with the natives.

Question 7
The heat and lack of water are both salvation and death in the book.  Do you think this is paticularly Australian focus?


I think that will do for now - I am still madly trying to finish it before this evening.  See you then.

Trilby

Somebody I used to know by Wendy Mitchell

Hi All
sorry for the late posting.
I chose this book under pressure to provide holiday reading for Tahnee. It’s a relatively new release that I saw reviewed in the Saturday Age.

Scores and comments were

Tamara     8.5     face to science of memory loss
Mel.          7.       I forgot (pardon the pun)
Colleen.     4
Bec.           7
Kaye          7.      Harrowing tale of an insidious disease
Tahnee.       5.     Terrifying
Meaghan.    6.5.  Poignant & thought provoking
Anne-Maree 7.    Confrontingly real

Tomorrow nights book (Trilby’s choice) is Terra Nullius by Claire Coleman. Look forward to seeing you all then.

Anne-Maree

Terra Nullius

Hello Book Clubbers,

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow at my house.

Address is 3/25 Seymour Street Seville.

My driveway has a number of letter boxes on the fence. My house is last on the RHS. Warch out for the hump in the drive. You can park on the concrete drive on the RHS (after the hedge) (in front of the caravan) if you wish or my driveway.

I will post questions tomorrow morning. I am slack, I know.

We will have two new members coming along to check us out tomorrow - Em and Viv.

Hope to see you there :)