tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518910185806021537.post3761421806968994418..comments2023-09-17T21:45:39.709+10:00Comments on Classic Readers: ALIA Retirees: The Broken Shore by Peter TempleMyleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00192872572021046374noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518910185806021537.post-61115111950036869402008-11-12T14:39:00.000+11:002008-11-12T14:39:00.000+11:00People should read this.People should read this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518910185806021537.post-4912641912502253462008-07-24T20:00:00.000+10:002008-07-24T20:00:00.000+10:00I agree with John that the plot and list of chara...I agree with John that the plot and list of characters is a bit heavy at times but the book does repay a reread as suggested. I liked the way Temple uses dialogue - I think it is particularly good example of this literary technique. . I think he must be a very good listener. I liked the strong Australian environment too.Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024279159956263512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518910185806021537.post-22786455914834584852008-07-22T16:08:00.000+10:002008-07-22T16:08:00.000+10:00My enjoyment of this increased as I read into the ...My enjoyment of this increased as I read into the later stages of the book. It does seem well written in most respects, though it makes heavy demands on the reader. After seeming to move very slowly for a long time, the plot comes together in the dnd. I would have greatly welcomed a list of characters, such as one sometimes gets with editions of Russian classics or Icelandic sagas. I often had difficulty remebmering who was who. Temple has little interest in making things easy for the reader. I think it is a book that owuld benefit from a re-read, ss Faye suggests.<BR/><BR/>John KennedyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518910185806021537.post-60354513204258772702008-07-16T15:12:00.002+10:002008-07-16T15:12:00.002+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518910185806021537.post-90481044314350871112008-07-16T15:12:00.001+10:002008-07-16T15:12:00.001+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518910185806021537.post-10002368135973092492008-07-16T15:12:00.000+10:002008-07-16T15:12:00.000+10:00I am still only about half way through my reading ...I am still only about half way through my reading of this. Like you, Faye, I do not read much crime fiction, and I will admit that I found it hard to get into this book. Temple does not make it easy for his readers: the cast of characters if fairly large and I found myself going back a lot to try to discover who a character clearly reappearing after a brief earlier mention was. As readers we are thrown into the midst of things and learn only gradually who Cassin is and what a senior detective is doing in a remote Victorian rural district. But it does get more appealling as it progresses, and I fully agree with Faye about the skill displayed in evoking the 'feel' of rural southern Australia in winter.<BR/><BR/>John KennedyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com