*Some spoilers ensue, but we’re not giving away the big ones, a synopsis follows* Folks, I’ll warn you that this is an emotionally HEAVY book. Well, I seem to have fallen into a trap very, very prevalent throughout On The Beach, an avoidance of the upcoming doom and gloom. Tom Selleck at his mustachioed finest, what a great score in that movie, not to mention one of cinema’s finest bad guys with Alan Rickman. Growing up in the 1990s, I was well familiar with the Rescuers Down Under, or Crocodile Dundee, or, oh yeah, Quigley Down Under. Not a Bluey fan? Then let’s discuss all the other wonderful stories that have centered around Australia over the years. A though-provoking show that even reaches out towards adults. Bluey herself is a puppy full of energy and curiosity, and the family seems to live in Brisbane. Bluey is a kind, wholesome preschool cartoon about a family of dogs in Australia. If you haven’t been around kids watching TV lately, you’re really missing out. You know what? Listening to this on audiobook, driving down I-29 in February towards Nebraska, I decided that the review will instead focus on another memorable Australian story. On The Beach was a 1957 novel by Nevil Shute contending with the last days of humanity in southern Australia after a cataclysmic nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
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