Revenge or justice?

An interesting story of revenge, justice, police brutality and A clever man. The story of Brisbane’s police state and the power of culture. I enjoyed it. Production error in lack of editing. Sandy Greenwood handled the multitude of characters well. Some transitions were difficult to follow in the audio format.

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Lots to like

There’s lots that is good about this book;I enjoyed the spirituality that is so uniquely found in stories from First Nations writers and the mystery. I would have liked to get to know some of the characters more deeply though.

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Great book

I personally thoroughly enjoyed it was read by someone that speaks First Nation language, so was good to hear her view on the words. Am keen to find other books Sandy narrates.

Story - great book, with twists and turns and an surprising ending. Will be following this author

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Thank you

There was one slip up while reading a released phrase.
Awesome book well written and made the places in Brisbane relatable.
The storyline was heartfelt and we could connect with it.

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Didn't want it to end

If you begin to become disoriented, keep going, but don't half listen. Yes, there is a shift, I think once I got the hang of letting go of having a grasp on the rhythm, I got completely sucked in and the ending came way too quickly

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Captivating , thought provoking

An integration of crime thriller and indigenous affairs. Captivating for it raw emotion as much as the indigenous story telling. Thought provoking due to its open criticism of land rights, indigenous cultural depiction but also police brutality and racism.
At times the historical interludes or memories make the story hard to follow when listening alone. Still an enjoyable and enlightening tale.

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Enthralling

I'm a Brisbanite so this was even better. if you've watched Harrow, then this gave you all of those feels and more. I listen to audible when I drive so I found so many reasons to run errands. I couldn't wait for what was to come next.
The performance was so skillful.

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Shoddy writing and a complete lack of imagination

The boundary has no idea what sort of book it wants to be and the author probably has no idea what sort of book she was trying to write. If you live in Brisbane like I do and you no more than the average person about aboriginal history. it is quite clear that this book borrows where the writer felt lazy and imagines where the writer had an idea. Meston Park is obviously musgrave Park but the author has to create some bullshit imaginary setting which can't exist outside of the factual undertones that underline the story. I mean you can use the names of first nations people who have actually been murdered in custody. You can use the real names of streets. you can use the real names of suburbs but you can't use the real name of a park.
because of how much the writer borrows and imagines it sort of sounds like it's 4 decades of Qld history have been mashed into one imaginatory decade ruled by a tyrannical labour leader not named Peter Beatie.
this book hates on Labor far too much and the writer is probably a tree tory (greens voter)

I dare say the author only got the book deal because she's female. Not because this book is half decent. I have read nearly 60 books in 2022 and this is certainly in the bottom 5.
to sum it all up, don't bother.

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Perplexing

I actually had no idea what was going on for most of the book. I’m guessing it’s a bit clearer in the print edition? I couldn’t keep track of the characters, and there were flashbacks and flash-forwards… I think? 🤷‍♀️The narrator’s style is not my cup of tea - she pauses for an incredibly long time between sentences.

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