Reviews
"Every sentence is weighed, considered, even, restrained. Every character is explored for their contradictions, every situation observed for its nuances, every easy judgment suspended. Hooper has a feeling for the intimacy of violence, the fragility of the flesh, the tawdry inevitability of corruption, the fathomless depth of loss." -- THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, "Follows in the tradition of classic nonfiction novels like Truman Capote'sIn Cold Bloodas Hooper brings lyrical power to actual events. The result is a real-lifeHeart of Darknessin the Australian badlands."-- TIME OUT SYDNEY, "Chloe Hooper's masterful book of reportage is a kind of moral thriller aboutpower, wretchedness, and violence."-- PHILIP ROTH, "It is impossible to overestimate the importance of this book." -- PETER CAREY, AUTHOR OF HIS ILLEGAL SELF AND THEFT: A LOVE STORY, "It is impossible to overestimate the importance of this book." -- PETER CAREY, AUTHOR OFHIS ILLEGAL SELF AND THEFT: A LOVE STORY, "Follows in the tradition of classic nonfiction novels like Truman Capote's In Cold Blood as Hooper brings lyrical power to actual events. The result is a real-life Heart of Darkness in the Australian badlands." -- TIME OUT SYDNEY, "It is impossible to overestimate the importance of this book."-- PETER CAREY, AUTHOR OF HIS ILLEGAL SELF AND THEFT: A LOVE STORY, "Every sentence is weighed, considered, even, restrained. Every character is explored for their contradictions, every situation observed for its nuances, every easy judgment suspended. Hooper has a feeling for the intimacy of violence, the fragility of the flesh, the tawdry inevitability of corruption, the fathomless depth of loss."-- THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, "Chloe Hooper illuminates the brutal and tragic legacy of racism in northern Australia with first-rate reporting and incandescent prose. Tall Man should become a classic of literary nonfiction."-- MARYANNE VOLLERS, AUTHOR OF GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI, "Chloe Hooper's masterful book of reportage is a kind of moral thriller aboutpower, wretchedness, and violence." -- PHILIP ROTH, "Chloe Hooper's masterful book of reportage is a kind of moral thriller about power, wretchedness, and violence." -- PHILIP ROTH, "Chloe Hooper illuminates the brutal and tragic legacy of racism in northern Australia with first-rate reporting and incandescent prose. Tall Man should become a classic of literary nonfiction." -- MARYANNE VOLLERS, AUTHOR OF GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI, "Chloe Hooper illuminates the brutal and tragic legacy of racism in northern Australia with first-rate reporting and incandescent prose.Tall Manshould become a classic of literary nonfiction." -- MARYANNE VOLLERS, AUTHOR OFGHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI