22. “That Eye The Sky” by Tim Winton
The very moment the ute driven by Ort Flack’s father ploughs into a roadside tree, the whole world goes out of kilter. Ort knows the sky is watching. He knows what it means to watch; he spends long hours listening at doors and peering through cracks. Things are terribly wrong. His father is withering away, his sister is consumed by hatred, his grandmother is all inside herself, and his mother, a flower-child of the 1960’s, is brave but helpless. When a strange man appears at their door, Ort Flack’s world is thrown into chaos, and the Otherworld begins to encroach.
Review : ⭐️⭐️. Tim Winton always manages to convey a sense of Australia that resonates with me - his description of the natural landscape in particular. I needed more plot and characterisation for this short book to work for me though. I was bored - which, for a 150 page story - isn’t great. I’d recommend picking up ‘Dirt Music’ instead, if you’re after a Winton fix. I’ll keep reading through his work though 🙂 #thateyethesky #timwinton #australianfiction #bookstagram #books #fiction #bookreview #penguinbooks #aussieapril #owlsreadathon2020
