Review: The Big Dry
Gaby Meares
This is not any easy read. It’s like a junior edition of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. I can see why it is on the Premier’s Reading Challenge. The subject is challenging and for more sensitive readers, I think it could be distressing. However, I think it has been written carefully, with young readers in mind, so is never too graphic. I would recommend this to mature readers from year 7+.