pickA fantastic read and one I will keep thinking about for a long time to come. No review I post will do this justice. All I can say is, if you see this in a bookshop, buy it. If you see it in a library, borrow it. Well worth reading.
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Talking to My Country | 
pickA fantastic read and one I will keep thinking about for a long time to come. No review I post will do this justice. All I can say is, if you see this in a bookshop, buy it. If you see it in a library, borrow it. Well worth reading.
“Racism is the creator of race. There is no science that divides humans according to hair or skin.”
pickA compelling, fast read that nonetheless isn‘t an easy one, this has been sitting on my shelves for years. #Booked2019 #spring gave me the kick in the pants to finally read it for the Indigenous Author prompt. I‘m deeply grateful I did.
A powerful and eloquently written piece of spectacular lyricism, it‘s an unflinching examination of an Australian Aboriginal experience that deserves to be part of the non-fiction canon of Australian writing.
If you‘re paying attention, this is the golden heart of the Expat experience.
So very true. I‘m the generation who were taught about the Dreamtime alongside studies of other world religions and had compulsory “Aboriginal Studies” units in varied high school disciplines each year but we never studied *this*.
Fine, maybe the “nicer” subjects are appropriate for primary school kids but by the time you‘re old enough to study WWII, you‘re old enough to study the horrors and tragedies of your own lands as well.
pickAn important book that should be read by every Australian. It‘s sad to think that an indigenous man who was born in Australia doesn‘t feel like he belongs. So many injustices, Australia and Australians need to do better to be better.
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pickSuch a great book to read by one of Australia's most well known Aboriginal people, international journalist Stan Grant. The internal conflict of identity and belonging, of being indigenous but also of other ancestry that was not chosen.
My fav memoirs of 2016 #bestof2016 loved them all
pickIt's been said before, but this is a must read, especially for Australians.
pickAn incredible memoir about being an indigenous Australian. A wonderful, heartfelt and shockingly honest account of the treatment of indigenous land owners over our 200 plus year history. This should be read by everyone especially Australians but a wonderful book for anyone. Stan writes beautifully - he is a renowned journalist here and was on CNN for sometime so would be recognised by many. I will be buying this book and sharing it with many
I have just started this (seven pages in) and I can already tell it will be confrontin and an important read. I think I will be handing this one around to my family after I have finished.
"It wasn't the first time, and he wasn't the first, and it still happens. Black men go into police custody and don't come out."
