Jack Maggs by Peter Carey

 

 

 

 

Jack Maggs by Peter Carey was found by the group to be very readable.

 

However, some readers also felt that there were many characters involved and that the plot was complicated. The book has a very Dickens-esque English atmosphere.

 

Peter Carey’s intention was to recreate the story from a distinctly Australian perspective and to reverse the traditions of colonial fiction that cast the Australian convict as a rough-hewn, desperate, and ultimately doomed figure.

 

Our rating 3 1/2 of 5