Status Updates From True History of the Kelly Gang

Now that we're really into Ned's misadventures this is quite engaging. I feel really bad for him, every adult in his life has failed him in some way. He never had a childhood and only ever acted in the interests of his family, often specifically for his mother's interests.

Ned's in gaol and had just spent a couple months with Harry the bushranger. Still need to look up cockatoo fences and a bit of history about Irish people and Australia - wondering if it parallels Irish people in the United States. Things are getting interesting and his writing is becoming easier to understand the more I continue.

So far so good. Ned's poor grammar and spelling are forcing me to read slower, which is fine. Man, his dad was an asshole - but the townsfolk don't seem much better. I honestly hadn't thought much about Irish immigrants in Australia during the mid- to late-1800s, so I'm curious how realistic this portrayal is. I feel like it might be somewhat dramatized, but is certainly based on some truth.