I was very disappointed with The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville. It was the story of a Lieutenant, Rooke, who arrives with the First Fleet, who is more concerned with astronomy and learning the aboriginal language than with soldiering. He is a gentle man and aspects of colonial life are abhorrent to him. The colony struggles with starvation and Rooke develops a relationship with some of the local aborigines. One of them, a young girl is very bright and helps him learn some of the language. Overall, I found this very dull, after enjoying The Secret River. 2/5Friday, April 24, 2009
The Lieutenant
I was very disappointed with The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville. It was the story of a Lieutenant, Rooke, who arrives with the First Fleet, who is more concerned with astronomy and learning the aboriginal language than with soldiering. He is a gentle man and aspects of colonial life are abhorrent to him. The colony struggles with starvation and Rooke develops a relationship with some of the local aborigines. One of them, a young girl is very bright and helps him learn some of the language. Overall, I found this very dull, after enjoying The Secret River. 2/5
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