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A review by imoganthebogan
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita Heiss
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
This was my first anthology and I’m so glad I picked it up. I had been searching for more of a personalised (rather than academic) book about First Nation individuals and this was so informative.
This collection of stories was well-compiled with the stories being both small and powerful. The main advantage this collection had was in its diverse representation of voices which meant, while there were similar themes such as respect, each story felt truely unique. It touched on both older and newer experiences in a way that was insightful and vulnerable.
This was the first book I’d read where First Nations people were talking about the difficulties associated with being a part of several cultures and having only one parent identify as indigenous. I think this is becoming more a prominent discussion in society and I thought this book gave us a real insight into the experiences of these people that feel they don’t belong anywhere.
This book was so easy to dip in and out of and give each story the respect it deserved, definitely recommend for people wanting to understand the many diverse experiences of growing up Aboriginal.
This collection of stories was well-compiled with the stories being both small and powerful. The main advantage this collection had was in its diverse representation of voices which meant, while there were similar themes such as respect, each story felt truely unique. It touched on both older and newer experiences in a way that was insightful and vulnerable.
This was the first book I’d read where First Nations people were talking about the difficulties associated with being a part of several cultures and having only one parent identify as indigenous. I think this is becoming more a prominent discussion in society and I thought this book gave us a real insight into the experiences of these people that feel they don’t belong anywhere.
This book was so easy to dip in and out of and give each story the respect it deserved, definitely recommend for people wanting to understand the many diverse experiences of growing up Aboriginal.