Reviewed by Sarah Says on
Albert is a platypus fed up with his life in Adelaide Zoo, he manages to escape and we see Albert make his way through a tough wild west, bang bang shoot em up outback Australia with the help of some unlikely friends he meets along the way.
A Platypus is extremely out of place in the center of Australia and Albert gets into a lot of mischief with his friends, which of cause makes for a very entertaining, funny and enjoyable story.
But the whole book isn't fun and games, there are some deeper moments Mr Anderson managers to hide in there, through the inter-species friendships, alcoholic bandicoots and some rather spiritual Dingoes.
Howard L Anderson writes a fantastic story and you can’t help but fall in love with his characters, you will want to read it time and time again.
Written like a children's book (told through talking animals) the story is very much adult (bar brawls, extortion, alcoholism and even a little bit of spirituality).
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 14 August, 2013: Finished reading
- 14 August, 2013: Reviewed