Wake in Fright

from whirled

This book's grim reputation had me expecting some sort of outback Deliverance, but it thankfully never quite reached that level of depravity. Which is not to say that you should lend Wake in Fright to your grandmother - this modern classic is certainly not for the fainthearted. Having made a coup...

from shrubbery

Exceptional sense of place with some memorable moments, especially the kangaroo hunt. It makes you suspect that modern-day Outback towns are none too different.

from MiaCulpa

The film adaption of "Wake in Fright" is one of the most disturbing I have ever seen and deserves greater acclaim. The novel does not reach the same heights of the film but there is still much to like about Kenneth Cook's finest moment. A suburban teacher is forced to work at a very remote locali...

from clstaff

Stuck in fictional western NSW mining town (based on Broken Hil) with no money things go down hill pretty quickly for school teacher John Grant. You can almost feel oppressive outback heat and increasing claustrophobia of Grant's situation - unable to escape the town and its inhabitants

from clstaff

Stuck in fictional western NSW mining town (based on Broken Hil) with no money things go down hill pretty quickly for school teacher John Grant. You can almost feel oppressive outback heat and increasing claustrophobia of Grant's situation - unable to escape the town and its inhabitants