Ten Pound Pom - Niall Griffiths Reviews
Description:ISBN 1905762143 /
Newest Review: ... travelogue, part autobiography "Ten Pound Pom" turned out to be a more worthwhile read than I originally suspected ... more
... given Griffith's rants and early and frequent assertions that Australia is 'shite'. Then there's a double warning that, while this isn't a work of fiction, readers shouldn't take it at face value; his childhood memories are formed from events that took place three decades ago while much of his trip taken as an adult passed by under a cloud of alcohol. Even the cover image discouraged me: I couldn't figure out exactly what readership the publishers hope to draw in with it but it's one I'd easily have passed in a book...more
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by - written on 06/06/11 (Very useful, 59 readings)
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I've read very little travel writing on Australia, but then very little has grabbed my attention. We feel like we know Australia even if we haven't been there ourselves; from Ramsey Street to the late Steve Irwin and the Australia Zoo we're familiar with Aussie culture without having to spend twenty-four hours stuck on a plane to experience it. In his book "Ten Pound Pom", however, Welshman Niall Griffiths turns all that on its head and makes sure that, in no uncertain terms, we learn the truth about what this faraway bastion of equality and opportunity is really like. Back in 1976, Griffiths was, along with his family a "Ten Pound Pom", ... Read the complete review
