Review of Ten Canoes (2006) by Ross C — 02 Sep 2007

Simple aboriginal tales of their ancestors' tribes, with typical humour.

This review of Ten Canoes (2006) was written by Ross C on 02 Sep 2007.

Ten Canoes has generally received positive reviews.

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I was literally falling asleep. It was just extremely boring because they made it last so long and the narrator talked in a slow monotone…

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