pickA thoughtful book about the issues Australia faces with its identity. Grant talks sensibly - but not without (justified) anguish at times - about the need to include Aboriginal stories in Australia‘s history (most pointedly on Australia Day). His approach is inclusive, to enrich our country, rather than ‘one or the other‘ reflecting his own combined identity. A great mix of big issues, intelligently handled, philosophy & personal story.
pickI‘d give this 3 stars, maybe 3.5. I don‘t agree with all grant has to say. I don‘t have his hope and his optimism in the future. This is a good read, at times very sad. I‘d recommend it, but grant is a man of much hope and faith in humanity. Things that for me have eroded over the last 40 years as I see how humans treat each other, and how racism colours most of what we do.
Spending the afternoon with these gorgeous horses where my daughter rides. Forgot the book but hey. Horses make a girl happy
This is so very very true. It‘s something we must sit with and we must do better.
Ok let‘s try this again.....maybe this book will make a much better read? Fingers crossed.
pickExcellent, informative and thought provoking. A must read . I‘m going to get my own copy so I can reread often.
Such wisdom. I enjoyed hearing his voice in my head as I read. An amazing man , amazing life.
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Stan Grant holding up a mirror to the dark and often hidden history of colonisation and dispossession of our country. Australia, as a nation, was built on an overtly racist set of policies and we are yet to, as a country, grapple with the consequences of that. A reminder that I, we all, should be reading and listening to aboriginal voices, ones that have been silenced for generations.
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