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After Story by Larissa Behrendt

4 reviews

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Afterstory follows an Aboriginal woman and her daughter on a literary tour through England. The two have a complicated relationship impacted by colonisation and racism, sexual abuse and a terrible family tragedy. The dynamic between the two felt authentic and I loved the way they grew closer over the trip, and how it led them to a newfound appreciation of and confidence in traditional cultural knowledge. I enjoyed the information about some titans from the western literary canon, but loved how they were not canonised. Della especially, engaged with this information in a down to earth manner and through the lens of her own cultural knowledge. A thoroughly satisfying read.
 
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sophiesmallhands's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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graceggwg's review

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challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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zoegrace's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

A warming read. Having both the mother and daughter's perspectives of the trip was an evocative  touch and an evocative way to explore experience and the plurality truth. A beautiful story which I will re-read. Note - the audio version does not contain the reading list that the paper version has. 
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