July 2019 - The Shell by Christina Olsen

Deb 8

Anna 5 

Megan 2

Well only three of us read Shell. Deb loved it and gave it an 8, she was interested in that period of history as hadn’t really known much about it previously. Megan on the other hand did not like it and gave it a 2, saying it had way too many metaphors, no substance and felt that the Swedish glassmaker Axel was stalking Utzon. I was torn, and gave it a 5. I was looking forward to getting deep into the heart and politics of Sydney and the building of the Opera House, but found too much poetry. I got what I wanted in the end but it took a lot of effort.