Wonderful. Uproarious. Captivating.
Why don’t more people discuss Toltz when they discuss pivotal Australian novelists? ( )

Comedy

The term The Great American Novel is often bandied about. But what about The Great Australian Novel ? How come a country so full of fascinating characters has produced so few stories about them? Well this is it. The Great Australian Novel. The fun loving, rebellious, heroic & egalitarian nature of the Australian character is displayed on virtually every page. Every page contains insanely brilliant and incredibly hilarious observations of modern day Australian society. All aspects are covered. And, make no mistake about it, lots of them are attacked quite viciously. The author's favorite targets appear to be The Media, Politicians, Religion, The Penal System,and The Judicial System. This book will teach you all there is to know about the Australian character. At the same time it'll make you think. It'll make you laugh. It'll make you cry. ( )

absolutely amazing ( )

There is a lot one could probably say about this book, but I'll just say that in my humble opinion, while there was plenty of action, twists, turns and laughs amid the incessant philosophising, said philosophising did tend to repeat itself somewhat after a while.

For example (mild spoiler): I can no longer even read the phrase "a philosopher who thought himself into a corner" without seething with rage. Damn, I proof-read it just now. I'm going to post this and go take a few deep, calming breaths.

Overall it was reasonably entertaining, though, so don't let me turn you off it. ( )