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rjbs's review against another edition
3.0
There were a few really top notch pieces in here, and some that I just thought were good. There were also some that did nothing for me for one reason or another, and two or three that I actively disliked. The biggest challenge, here, was that so much of the book is built on an experience of Australian life, especially rural Australian life, that I just don't have. It was too alien to me, and not meant to communicate the experience to an alien, but to say something to people who already lived that experience. So: I was not necessarily the best audience for this book. If you don't read anything else from this, read "An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow."
kaitlynredwing's review against another edition
2.0
So I didn't actually finish this. I got quite far into it but found myself losing more and more interest as I read. It's no doubt that Les Murray has a way with words, he is a great writer. The poems just aren't to my liking. I know many would love this selection of poems but the never ending farm scenery and many references to religion and God. Again, this is selective, I myself am not a religious person so I don't relate to these poems. I also live in a more urban setting, instead of Les Murray, who grew up in a more rural setting. There's no denying his poetry can be beautiful, it just has to be read by the right person. And I am not that person.
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