The Adversary

This is beautifully written, funny and engaging - I had a great time reading it. Scott leaves lots of things unsaid and the use of language is deft and unusual. It beautifully captures the feeling of an aimless student summer in Melbourne, exciting friendships and the confusion of youth. Be warned t......more

A friend told me they assumed this was the male equivalent of Cherry Beach and it basically is. Not much at all happens in this novel, but it is eloquent and gripping and moving in its depiction of inner city Melbourne ennui, and the complexities of gay male friendship and relationships. Scott’s spa......more

What a treasure this is. The Adversary by the perhaps too handsome Ronnie Scott. So eloquent. So moving. So - and here’s the rare and best part - genuinely funny. That sparkling lost summer. xx......more

The Adversary takes place over a sticky Melbourne summer when schools are on break and there is nothing to do but wait for the cool change and blame bad decisions on heatstroke. In a townhouse just off Lygon street a young man’s routine of cold showers and cheap wine is intercepted by his concerned......more

The Adversary is very interior, in a way which recalled for me both Call Me By Your Name and Cherry Beach, but less poignant than either. I enjoy books with few characters and although these ones are all pretty unlikeable, they feel true to life. The first section of the book is the strongest, accur......more