- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Classics (1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140186530
- ISBN-13: 978-0140186536
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,625,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was the first book by Patrick White that read and I was enthralled. Sufficiently so that I went on to read many others.
As a previous reviewer noted, he has written better novels, one of my particular favourites being 'The Solid Mandala', but this book, one of his earlier works, is a perfectly good introduction to White's world.
Format:Paperback
Hello.
I read this book after being given it by a friend. I must say, a lot of it was exceedingly slow going for me. The premise of the novel is good, the end is worth the struggles, but unfortunately a lot of the middle bits are just... annoying.
I read this book after being given it by a friend. I must say, a lot of it was exceedingly slow going for me. The premise of the novel is good, the end is worth the struggles, but unfortunately a lot of the middle bits are just... annoying.
Don't let me put you off. I can imagine some people loving this book. If you like White's style, then this is for you. If you haven't read anything by him before then let me tell you that I found 'Voss' far more wonderful. Longer yes, but also richer.
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Patrick White's "Aunt Story" is a literary triumph
22 Jun 1998
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Theodore was not like other women. She had no time for all the niceties that many take for granted. Afterall, she was stuck at home caring for her bitter,and senile Mother. On the eve of the Mother's death, Theodore begins an odyssey to discover the meaning of life and existence itself. A haunting tale that grips the reader with all the intensity and anguish that a book can muster. A quality book suitable for the thinking reader
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