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Mystic references detract from good tale.

Revisado: 08-12-12

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend the book with reservations. An interesting story of the return of a decorated soldier to his childhood home town in outback NSW uncertain as to whether he is returning for revenge or revelation. The tale has references to WW1 experiences and is based around family life in a country town in Australia. The implied contacts through a medium and the heroin seeming to have knowledge she could only obtain from a dead girl are passages that are unecessary and distract rather than advance the plot.

Would you recommend Bereft to your friends? Why or why not?

Would recommend the book with reservations. Those reservations are the need to have the ability to suspend belief to accept that messages are recieved from a dead person.

What three words best describe Dan Wyllie’s voice?

Very pleasant voice with expressive tones, especially in the passages where there was an element of mysticism.

Do you think Bereft needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No. Story is essentially the battle between good and evil. Good having won with the death of the embodiment of evil, there seems little to follow up. It is also a good way to finish a story, the main characters disappearing into the sunset, without it necessarily pointing to a sequal.

Any additional comments?

This is not a book for those who are sceptical about magic or messages from the dead!

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