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Mutant Message From Forever

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I find this book to be prophetic, for it touches on much of the unnamed 'dis-ease'in our own culture, religions, and time in history. Don't know that I've ever read anything so compelling. Our estrangement from nature has caused its own illness, but we've not yet recognized that to be true. I find this book hopeful, and it's a point of no return, I trust, once it has been read. Integrating its' message personally and communally lies before me. I am a Sister of Mercy, so the poor portrayal of my own community hurts. I acknowledge the weakness and brokenness in me and in all of us, and would like to know from Marlo why she chose us to be the callous people we appeared to be in the book. It was difficult to read lots of it because of my love for my community, and at the same time, I am very aware it is time for humility among all of us as a people that we've not prior lived. The portrayal of Caucasian European influence was so painful yet not unknown. In our own becoming, we do need to acknowledge the effects on others and ourselves of past/present attitudes and behaviors, so we can reclaim, as for the first time, our own dearness. It feels like a long road ahead of us, but I'm grateful for the part this novel plays in helping us to see anew. Would like an opportunity to speak with the author. She has a major assignment in our times. Thanks. Bernadette Kinniry, RSM

After reading Ms. Morgans first of her Real People tales, I was left with a sort of warm glow from the lessons contained within the pages, but a little rattled by the heavy handedness. Then I came across the controversy surrounding the actuality of her stated experiences. Still I had liked what she had said in her first book, so I picked up her second. Sadly, I found it to be both a plodding reworking of her first effort that became over burdened with it's own pedantic preachiness. Yes, yes, European man bad, indigenous Australian good. We *got* it the first time. We learn of some of the specific atrocities committed by the acts of the not Real People, but presented in a style that I can only feel was exploitive to Ms. Morgan's own purpose. Cultural jingoism is still jingoismif it purports to be The Answer. I am wholeheartedly against killing puppies, giving hysterectomies to nine year old little girls and ripping babies from their mothers arms. I'm also against high-handed superior lording over others like almost every single European-Australian does in these books. I am all for gratitude and gentle co-habitation with all beings on this planet - but having said that, I got tired of the high handedness of the tones of this book.

I also don't appreciate fiction being passed off as fact. Someone seems to be fooling herself. Either that or we're the chumps. Yann Martel had the decency to present his "Life of Pi" as the fiction it is. I think this makes it even more true. Ms. Morgan may want to consider her own lessons. Always Truth.

(See the Dumbartung Aboriginal site for feedback from Aboriginal Australians to these books)

What a great book!

If you want to learn about an ancient view on life and the world we live in get this book. It has taught me a great appreciation for the aborigines, the real world around us and about the potential inside of every person.

If you like to learn new things and read stories about great adventures get this book.

We are all taught to believe and behave a certain way and as we grow older those beleifs are challenged by outside influences. This book gives us a chance to remember and relearn what we know is right. Their wisdom of life is well shared in this book. It is a book all should read

I had to read this book for book club, and I'm disgusted. There's a big difference between a "spiritual" book and one that's just boring, poorly written and preachy. I hated the last half of this book so much, I had to force myself to trudge through it. If you want a spiritually inspirational book, read "The Alchemist," by Paulo Coelho. It makes you think, instead of groan.

Not as good as her first book A Mutant Message Down Under. This book was ok but you know what they say. Nothing is as good as the original.

I loved it! I couldn't put it down. Wonderful story with a message.

One of the most thought provoking and spiritual books I have ever read. Life changing. It shows what we do to each other and everyone else in the so called civilized world.Gives hope for the future if peaple will open their hearts, minds and spirit seeing that there is a better way to live.

Once one manages to accept that there is an alternative to the capitalist, destroying and overly impersonalised life of the western civilsation, and that the universality of its virtues are questionable, the aboriginal Australians' philosophy becomes a path to one's basics. Harmony and peace, as opposed to the right to change and give shape to everything in the nature and other people's lives, is wonderfully described in the book in the life stories of two aboriginal twins. One losing his sense of nature by all means in the US and the other going back to her roots and discovering her own reality.
Wonderful book for readers that want challenge and questioning of their lives and traditions, the standard truths we come to internalise without any further thought.

This is a GREAT book! I learned so much about a group of people that were looked down upon & shunned from society. It's a great STORY with great ideas and reminders of how important music & laughter is to our lives. It's a story of a brother and a sister and how their lives take on different paths. It reminds us to be creative, accountable, helpful, aware of your own inner-energy and MORE. I especially liked the importance of OBSERVING versus JUDGING. So many people are 'judged' these days by what they say, what they wear or how they look. I strongly recommend this one...it's better than a lot of books out there!