Magda Szubanski

I couldn't put this book down. It's going to stay with me a long, long time. Her descriptions of suburban Melbourne life in the eighties hit me over the head like a hammer. Likewise her sense of herself, or lack of it, as a teenager and young adult. There were times I felt she was describing MY mind, not hers. Magda is much, much braver than I. I find myself wanting to sit down with her and have a long, long talk about things. That and cry. A lot.

If you're the child of European immigrants, you should read this book. If you've ever felt like a square peg in a round hole, read this book. If your political convictions have ever come up against an immovable barrier of conscience, read this book. If you've never experienced war first-hand, read this book. If your sexuality has, even just occasionally, seemed like some strange elusive thing and you've spent too much time worrying "What the fuck AM I?" read this book.

Look, just read the fucking book.… (altro)