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I Came To Say Goodbye (2010)

by Caroline Overington(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Random House Australia

review 1: I'm so glad my dad recommended this book. Now I'm looking forward to reading more of hers. I loved reading this Aussie story, written in letter form by the patriarch of the family. He's a simple yet hard working man, struggling to prevent bad things happening to his family, at the same time trying to raise them on his own. Men like this are so common in my parents era ie .not accepting charity, strong work ethic, respect, making the best of what they've got, avoiding relying on welfare 'I can do it on my own thank you vet much'. Lots of issues prevalent to today's society are here, mental health of those in low socio economic society and its cycle of despair. Children's court, family court, and of course 'DOCS' makes an appearance too. The Dept of Community Services. Takin... moreg away parents rights etc etc. I really do like local settings, but have only just stumbled across some Aussie authors so I'm happy about that. I do recommend this book and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did if you chose to read it. I nearly finished off without mentioning the blurb, loved that too, perfect fit.
review 2: A page turner and a tragically compelling story. I didn't find the use of multiple perspectives very effective - the old man's voice was honestly genuine and heartbreaking, but the moment it switched to his daughter and then the volunteer at the end, I found the voices all sounded the same. Seriously depressing and a bit melodramatic for my liking, but then I'm sure this sort of story of a wayward but good family fighting against the system of government and bureaucracy is all too true. less

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