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Works about this Work
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Monsters: A Reckoning by Alison Croggon Review : Beware the Many-tentacled Beast of Empire
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 March 2021;
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay -
Drip by Drip
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 March 2021; (p. 17)
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay -
What Is It about Sisters? : Alison Croggon’s Deeply Wounded Memoir
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 430 2021; (p. 23)
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay'Alison Croggon has written poetry, fantasy novels, and whip-smart arts criticism for decades, but Monsters is her first book-length work of non-fiction. In this deeply wounded book, Croggon unpacks her shattered relationship with her younger sister (not named in the book), a dynamic that bristles with accusations and resentments. In attempting to understand the wreckage of this relationship, Croggon finds herself going back to the roots of Western patriarchy and colonialism, seeking to frame this fractured relationship as the inexorable consequence of empire.' (Introduction)
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Books Roundup Dropbear, Emotional Female, Friends & Dark Shapes, Monsters
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , March 2021;
— Review of Dropbear 2021 selected work poetry essay ; Friends and Dark Shapes 2021 single work novel ; Emotional Female 2021 single work autobiography ; Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay
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Books Roundup Dropbear, Emotional Female, Friends & Dark Shapes, Monsters
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , March 2021;
— Review of Dropbear 2021 selected work poetry essay ; Friends and Dark Shapes 2021 single work novel ; Emotional Female 2021 single work autobiography ; Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay -
What Is It about Sisters? : Alison Croggon’s Deeply Wounded Memoir
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 430 2021; (p. 23)
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay'Alison Croggon has written poetry, fantasy novels, and whip-smart arts criticism for decades, but Monsters is her first book-length work of non-fiction. In this deeply wounded book, Croggon unpacks her shattered relationship with her younger sister (not named in the book), a dynamic that bristles with accusations and resentments. In attempting to understand the wreckage of this relationship, Croggon finds herself going back to the roots of Western patriarchy and colonialism, seeking to frame this fractured relationship as the inexorable consequence of empire.' (Introduction)
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Drip by Drip
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 March 2021; (p. 17)
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay -
Monsters: A Reckoning by Alison Croggon Review : Beware the Many-tentacled Beast of Empire
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 March 2021;
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay