What a con artist! One Hand Clapping -as if that's ever going to happen. Everybody knows it takes TWO hands to clap!!!

Review: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

I am a big fan of Richard Flanagan, although in my opinion he has not matched "Gould's Book of Fish," which is brilliant and entirely original. Still, I'm reading his other titles to get a broader ... Read full review

Review: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Great title, though I see others have also used it. I wanted to like this book but struggled across two readings. It's a dreary arid landscape in Tasmania and describes the difficulties of the ... Read full review

Review: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

A thought-provoking novel that covered territory new to me: Armenian emigrants to Australia after WWII atrocities. The personal becomes universal because the major theme of the novel is how we survive ... Read full review

Review: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

I first attempted reading this book when it was first published fifteen years ago. Unfortunately I was about ten at the time, and though I could read the words and I could tell there was something ... Read full review

Review: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Beautifully written, but incredibly sad & occasionally oppressive in it's bleakness. Read full review

Review: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

I'm currently reading Richard Flanagan's The Sound of One Hand Clapping and love his emotive descriptions (eg “she flashed a smile of sad solidarity”). Another book I am interested in reading is The ... Read full review

Review: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

I knew the title was a koan, but had to look it up...... "What is the Sound of the Single Hand clapping? When you clap together both hands a sharp sound is heard; when you raise the one hand there is ... Read full review

Review: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

This was a really well written tale capturing life in Tasmania post WWII. Dealing with the universal theme of migrants/refugees and the trauma they suffer and the ill effects on family relationships. Large tale. Read full review

Review: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Loved this story from Tasmania. Finished the book at 2am. Went back to sleep. Woke up and gave birth to son number 2...before 6am! Read full review