Review of Ten Canoes (2006) by Immaculate E — 12 Oct 2007

Slow, quirky and beautiful. A wonderful demonstration of how there are no new stories, only new ways of telling them.

This review of Ten Canoes (2006) was written by Immaculate E on 12 Oct 2007.

Ten Canoes has generally received positive reviews.

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