GatesyRead

With the key theme of the environment, this autobiography/memoir suffered in comparison to the more literary 'Island Home' by Tim Winton I was reading at the same time. Leaving aside this rather unfair comparison, Garrett's story reignited my interest in Midnight Oil by giving me a better understanding of Garrett's continuous (rather than broken) passion for politics and debate. While he pulls no punches in his assessment of key Labor figures (describing Rudd as a 'threat to national security' p.424), Garrett shies away from any real detail about the most painful moments of his life, both personal and political. One senses that rare thing - a private man who writes a memoir. Like 'Oils' music, Garrett attempts to shine the light on the issues rather than himself, but he can't help setting the record straight at the same time - and the result is a rather awkward memoir which is a little personal, but at arm's length. This is for Garrett fans wh