Reviews for The Confidence-Man

The average rating for The Confidence-Man based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-09-13 00:00:00 Jonathan Jeffreys Setting: Kimberley region, Australia. This is largely the tale of Billie, from childhood to adulthood - raised by his panel-beater father and his lackadaisical mother, Billie escapes into the Bush where he spends hours ingratiating himself into a local kangaroo mob. Throughout his life, Billie is being observed and, to a certain extent, protected by The Voices - a group of ancient Aboriginal spirits - who are constantly fighting against people not believing in them. Reminiscent of The Dreamtime, The Voices also have a lot of conversation and interaction with The Wind. During the story, a spirit-child, Maisie, also joins The Voices and she 'sings up' Billie so that he will always be in love with her - but Maisie's plans for Billie are put to the test.... The harshness and heat of the Outback landscape, together with the hardened characters that inhabit the area, are evocatively described - it seemed really lifelike to me. Also the descriptions of the hardships suffered by, and the mistreatment of, the Aborigine population which, for a non-Australian author, seem to me to have been incredibly well done. Great read - 9/10.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-04-20 00:00:00 Duc Nguyen This is one of my favorite books, end of conversation. Read it.