About this title: Cloudstreet: a broken-down house of former glories on the wrong side of the tracks, a place teeming with memories of its own, a place of shudders and shadows and spirits. From separate catastrophes, two families flee to the city and find themselves sharing this great sighing structure and beginning their lives again from scratch. Together they roister and rankle in a house that begins as a roof over their heads and becomes a home for their hearts. '"Imagine Neighbours" being taken over by the writing team of John Steinbeck and Gabriel Garcia Marquez and you'll be close to the heart of Winton ...
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Description: Good. 155597158X Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. 1998-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780743234412ISBN:0743234413
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2002-06-06
ISBN-13:9780743234412ISBN:0743234413
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. Pre-release book with plain cover. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Blue Boards
Publisher: Graywolf Pr, St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781555971588ISBN:155597158X
Description: Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, missing the rear free endpaper, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a clean used first U.S. edition (stated)! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 426 historical pages! "In the novel Cloudstreet, two families marked by tragedy are thrown together ina rambling house ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780743234412ISBN:0743234413
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Never read, excellent condition, no remainder marks. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 432 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Penguin Bks Australian Ed. 1998
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Ltd., Ringwood, VIC, Australia; New York, et al.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140273984ISBN:0140273980
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Inscription (Previous Owner's Name) 426 pp. Book has solid and tight binding. Pages are clean and unmarked. Minimal wear and discoloration. Minimal browning. Minor creases along spine. Previous owner's name written with pen on first front end page. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Ltd
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140273984ISBN:0140273980
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780330322690ISBN:0330322699
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Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Ltd
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140273984ISBN:0140273980
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McPhee Gribble
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780869143353ISBN:0869143352
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"I read this for a class on Australian literature. I recall liking it a lot, partially for its interesting and strong allegorical elements. When researching it for a paper, I believe one description referred to this novel as something of an Australian "cult classic." It's been a few years, though, so don't shoot me if I'm wrong."
"like so much of tim winton's work, cloudstreet is a wry and arid look at the australian landscape (which is itself wry and arid). the characters and their turns of phrase and ways of thinking are immediately recognisable to any romantic australian. however, it is perhaps, just that - an amalgam of romanticised australianisms. this in itself would be tolerable (like an occasional "johnno" or "arvo"), but for the fact that the plot of cloudstreet is long-winded and forgettable. like the stories of the two families dovetailing into one, so it shows the dovetailing of all the charms of winton's work with his excesses. this is not a book for reading before bed over a period of months, rather, it requires a sustained holiday effort."
"To say I read Cloudstreet is a half-truth, because I only managed to make it halfway before I had to return it to the library. While Winton is a master of the postcolonial moment and can bring ordinary everyday life into full blown colour, I couldn't engage with it like I wanted to. I'm sad about that fact because it's tauted as one of his finest books. I'm happy to say I gave it a go but there's so much else out there to read I couldn't see myself spending too much more time with it. Sorry Tim. I still love your writing though."
"i read this in high school. i did not enjoy it at all. i don't like the way that tim winton writes, with no "speech marks". it drives me crazy.
the story was ok, but that in itself was not enough to improve the book for me since i felt like when i read, it was in a monotone and i did not enjoy that.
it has also put me off reading other tim winton books (i have tried a few) but not finished them because of that."
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