Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee | 
Got a bit sick yesterday and missed ballet! Today I was still a bit off so took the day off again. I tested myself out with a small walk to the second furthest away book swap from my house (in the back ground of this picture) and did ok so hopefully I can go back to ballet tomorrow.
pickA powerful read. Published in 2008 it documents the happenings and trial around the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee on Palm Island. With the up and coming referendum here in Australia , I would recommend this as an important read. If you can find a copy. Here it seems to have disappeared from library shelves. Chloe‘s writing does remind me of the style of some of Helen Garners books.
pickNot many books change your thoughts on our Society. So ashamed this is still happening in the 2000s.
pickCameron Doomadgee, an Aboriginal man, was taken into custody for virtually no reason, then shortly after died of devastating injuries. This book both follows the events and eventual trial but also portrays the community with such grace. This book made me sad and angry. It‘s terrific. Thank you, Cindy, for sending this my way.
Hey, hey, look what I got! The fabulous @Cinfhen sent me the tagged book in the cutest cactus mailer and it has arrived. Thank you so much, Cindy! And when I was out and about today, I was in the mood to increase my unread books (the number is so high, what‘s one more?), so I snagged The Lost Village, which came on my radar recently. I can‘t wait to get to both of these!
pickWhile I found the case of Cameron Doomadgee heartbreaking and infuriating, I can‘t say I was surprised by any of it. It‘s unfortunately another legal, racial and all too often gross miscarriage of justice perpetuated by those in power/ authority. I wish I read this when I was feeling more mindful because my #VacationBrain was often distracted.
Currently reading and it‘s sticking!! I bailed on a bunch of others this week ...#VacationBrain has me all distracted and unfocused 🤪
pickThis book deserves every award it‘s won and more. Brilliant read. The events that took place after this book was written are very interesting. I‘d love to know if Chloe Hooper has ever returned to Palm island to visit the people she wrote about. The senior sergeant at the centre of the book unsurprisingly did not stay away from controversy.
Just starting this one. It has been on my ‘To Read‘ list for a long time. It is Chloe Hooper‘s account of the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee and the events that followed. Hooper‘s writing is exceptional so I know I am going to be totally hooked on this one.
pickEnraged by the injustice! 😡
"Like Kurtz, Uncle Boss died in a land he had mistaken for his own."
The tension this causes me, I was not born in Australia, am I not mistaking this land for my own?
What do I do now?
??: "In one house a man who couldn't speak or hear...had his door kicked down and was made to lie on the floor with dogs and guns pointed at him. Children and pregnant women had red lasers of rifles playing over their faces." ? WHAT? Palm Island police raids in 2004. In Australia? Not a war zone, not devastated by famine or poverty, we came to this, we have come to this, our collective history comes to this. How shall we move forward for good?
Pic 1 of 4 - Gorgeous paper (from the Bodleian Library 🙌🏼) and a new-to-me nonfiction book reminiscent of Capote's In Cold Blood. Looks like it's right up my alley! Thank you kindly, Santa @LeeRHarry 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝 #SecretSantaGoesPostal #WinterSolsticeBookExchange
pickNo words. A must-read.
