Long Hot Summer
5 journalers for this copy...
From the public library's monthly booksale. The beginnings of a collection of NZ books to take to the BCAUS convention in Sydney...
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Journal Entry 2 by futurecat from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Saturday, January 21, 2006
(I never did take this one to Sydney - might try for the Dunedin convention instead.)
Holidaying together at their baches near Napier in the 1930s, a group of families decide to make a movie. As filming progresses, tensions rise, both within the families and between Pakeha holidaymakers and Maori residents.
The book started promisingly enough, and I was enjoying the switching point of view between the mother and child who take turns at telling the story. But it started to lose its way about half way through, and by the end I was bored and just wanting to finish the book and get on to something else. The story makes some pretty heavy-handed points about race and gender roles, but otherwise I couldn't really figure out what the author's point was in writing it, because the story meanders confusingly among all sorts of themes, and the end is just weird - I've got no idea what was supposed to be going on there. Other than a lot of references to the Napier earthquake, it didn't feel particularly 1930s, either - most of the characters seemed to have much more modern sensibilities.
Overall verdict: readable, but not really worth the bother.
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Holidaying together at their baches near Napier in the 1930s, a group of families decide to make a movie. As filming progresses, tensions rise, both within the families and between Pakeha holidaymakers and Maori residents.
The book started promisingly enough, and I was enjoying the switching point of view between the mother and child who take turns at telling the story. But it started to lose its way about half way through, and by the end I was bored and just wanting to finish the book and get on to something else. The story makes some pretty heavy-handed points about race and gender roles, but otherwise I couldn't really figure out what the author's point was in writing it, because the story meanders confusingly among all sorts of themes, and the end is just weird - I've got no idea what was supposed to be going on there. Other than a lot of references to the Napier earthquake, it didn't feel particularly 1930s, either - most of the characters seemed to have much more modern sensibilities.
Overall verdict: readable, but not really worth the bother.
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Journal Entry 3 by Lytteltonwitch from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Monday, February 20, 2006
This book went all the way to Dunedin only to come back to Christchurch.Another New Zealand author I want to try.
Journal Entry 4 by Lytteltonwitch at The Coffee Club OBCZ, High Street in Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (8/11/2009 UTC) at The Coffee Club OBCZ, High Street in Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Released at the new OBCZ
The Christchurch bookcrossers meet up on a regular basis,the information is on BCNZ Yahoo NZ The main organizers are FutureCat and myself and we welcome new members to our very friendly group.
Released at the new OBCZ
The Christchurch bookcrossers meet up on a regular basis,the information is on BCNZ Yahoo NZ The main organizers are FutureCat and myself and we welcome new members to our very friendly group.
Picked up, while stopping for a coffee, after releasing some pre-nums.
Found one of my books. Re-lablled, but not Journlled by Futurecat.
Strange.
The blurb, on the back looked good.
Found one of my books. Re-lablled, but not Journlled by Futurecat.
Strange.
The blurb, on the back looked good.
Journal Entry 6 by 
gaboyd
at The Coffee Club OBCZ, High Street in Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Tuesday, December 22, 2009
gaboyd at The Coffee Club OBCZ, High Street in Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (12/22/2009 UTC) at The Coffee Club OBCZ, High Street in Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Released while in town.
Released while in town.
Journal Entry 7 by scifibunnies from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Thursday, March 11, 2010
Picked up to send to friend. Who will probably end up reading this so Happy Birthday. Posting to Napier
going to read it soon - thanks for the fun present!
CAUGHT IN NAPIER NEW ZEALAND
CAUGHT IN NAPIER NEW ZEALAND
