The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


One of the sales people at the local coles book store suggested the Thorn Birds to me. When just looking at the book it's massive and i found it a little daunting but once i decided to give it a chance and read the book it was actually pretty good. The story chronicles the life of a family from when a baby (Meggie) is born all the way to and adult watching her children grow up and go about their lives. The wild outback of Australia to a quiet reserved place on Matlock Island to Rome and London. The best thing about this book was that when the characters were travelling to the various places I actually felt like i was there with them. I could picture myself in the hot desert watching kangroos hop around and the infestation of bunnies. When they were ranching it was like you were riding right behind them on the same horse. You felt every bump and jolt. Since i am not religious at all i found the heavy basis on religion and god hard to take. The forbidden love story wasn't as good as it could have been and i just got tired of hearing how Ralph was so devoted to the church yet he broke every one of his vows. The one thing i found relatable was that the families rarely showed emotion to the female daughters, it was almost like they were a lost cause. The end of the story gives the female character a bit of clout but that's it. It was a good book! Don't let the huge appearance fool you, there are some nuggets of fabulous-ness in there.



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