* Receiving this title free from Penguin Australia did not impact my ability to express my honest opinions in the review above.The conclusion of Tim Winton’s novel Cloudstreet is the amalgamation of the entire spiritual element of the narrative. This title reviewed as part of the Aussie Author Challenge 2015. Since his first novel, An Open Swimmer, won the Australian Vogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times (for Shallows, Cloudstreet, Dirt Music and Breath) and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize (for The Riders and Dirt Music). Tim Winton has published twenty-six books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-eight languages.

Tim Winton’s novel was the basis for an award winning TV mini-series starring Kerry Fox, Geoff Morrell and Stephen Curry. Cloudstreet is a celebration of the Australian larrikin spirit alongside the sheer will and toil that not so long ago shaped our nation.īOOK RATING: The Story 4 / 5 The Writing 5 / 5 - Overall 4.5 Get your copy of Cloudstreet from:īooktopia AU | Book Depository | Amazon Book to TV Adaption

Winton’s stirring prose elevates the act of living each day to something worthy of deep respect and admiration. All will be able to identify with at least some of the inner struggles faced by the eclectic characters that make Cloudstreet so iconic, even if simply the inability to express their feelings to those closest to them. I will admit to feeling a little at sea in respect to a few of the more surreal passages within this novel, but the depth of character development and moving and lively exchanges between the characters kept me engaged. It highlights the value of loyalty and acceptance of our differences how what we desire is often different to that which truly makes us happy. Cloudstreet is in effect a study of achingly real people with painfully real problems – their hopes and dreams, their strengths and their weaknesses. Winton’s striking talent for depicting scene and mood adds gravitas to the commonplace. The breeze comes in the window and stops the scene from turning into a painting. In Cloudstreet Winton has employed highly artistic and literary prose to convey the story of the trials and tribulations of a ragtag group of characters thrown together by circumstance.

But in the case of Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet its Miles Franklin award-winning status is clear from the outset. Sometimes I read an award-winning title and wonder what I missed. Disclosure: If you click a link in this post and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission.

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