Laura Jean McKay

Crazy wierd. But not only does it all work, the protagonist, Jean, and her dingo Sue come through clear as a bell. You can feel the heat, smell the smells, hear the chatter of the animals. An incredible feat. Weird and wonderful. Sad and human, oh so human.

Beautiful, strange, and painful. I cried at the end. Animals strange as animals, and humans fucking up in both intimate and national scales. Again, what an ending.

Could’ve done without the casual fatphobia. Interesting until it wasn’t, and the animals read like the worst parts of Australian literature. Two stars for the concept.