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Title: An offensive fantasy tale
Review: Mutant Message Down Under is a work of bizaare fantasy. Marlos original claims that this book was based on fact are highly offensive to Indigenous Australians. The author romanticises an ideal of the 'noble savage'. It is precisely this type of book that perpeptuates neo-colonialism. I suggest the author was suffering a 'mid life crisis', in which she attempted to use and invent a fictional notion of Indigenous culture for her own self satisfaction. Not worth reading! If you are interested in the topic, try one of Henry Reynolds book, or Richard Broomes. There are many credible sources that detail the cultures of Indigenous Australians. But Mutant Message Down Under is not one of them!
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