Puka Arotake
[He] mahi whakakatakata, ngāwari hoki…. Ahakoa he maha ngā kupu whakarite rerekē o te tuhinga… ā, he hurihanga o te kōrero e whakawhirinaki ana ki ngā whakaaro o te hapori, ka ataahua a Backman…. He mea tika kia tirohia tēnei whakaoho whakakatakata o te hapori o Huitene o nāianei.
Publishers Weekly
(Arotake wheturangi) [He] kōrero piripono, kī tonu i te ohorere… [me] mahi tere, whakamīharo…. He pukuhohe, he whakaari, he pūrākau ngaro, me te ako pāpori, kāore e taea te tautuhi i tēnei pukapuka engari ko te ahuareka o te pānui e tukuna ana e ia. Tino taunakihia.
Kei Te Pukapuka a Te Whare Pukapuka
He tirohanga tino rorirori, mahana hoki ki te āhua o te whakakotahitanga o tētahi rōpū tāngata e ngā wheako takitahi. E whakaatu ana a Backman i ngā hapa maha o ia kiripuaki me te aroha nui, e whakamahara ana i a tātou he nui ake te tangata i te tapeke o ō rātou hapa.
Pukapuka Pukapuka
Ko te pukapuka hou a Backman e arotahi ana ki te āhua o te hurihanga o te oranga o te tini tāngata i roto i tētahi huihuinga nui, ahakoa i ngā wā o te manukanuka nui me te manukanuka tonu. He kōrero whakakatakata, he kōrero mamae hoki e tino pai ai ngā pā o Backman.
Kirkus Reviews
Ngā Tāngata Manukanuka (Backman) - Arotakenga Pukapuka
Taurangi Tuhinga
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