My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin) - Book Review

Not sure I've read a book full of more dislikeable characters.

'My Brilliant Career' by Miles Franklin is set in 1890's rural Australia and recounts the maturation of Sybylla Melvyn from age 16-21. Sybylla's ambition is grandiose and she constantly struggles to deal with her immediate circumstances and believes herself above the indigence of her family. The book is notable for the young age of Franklin upon publication (21 yrs old) and that it has developed into an Aussie classic over the course of 120+ years.

I summarised the book as follows. "It's a feminist text from a different time, a capsule into the past. I found Sybylla to be a total brat and conceited/entitled beyond belief. Although most of my observations were critical of the character's personalities I did appreciate the descriptions of the bush, real life qualities of the people & the general glimpse into old rural Australia.

As always, I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

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Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro & Synopsis
(3:31) - Ambition: The desire for distinction
(7:04) - Adversity: Enduring the tragedy of the times
(10:06) - Personal Observations/Takeaways
(12:26) - Summary
(13:22) - Aussie Slang

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