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Opening Lines: The Slow Natives by Thea Astley (1965)
Thea Astley won her first Miles Franklin Award in 1962 with The Well Dressed Explorer , but she had to share it with George Turner for The Cupboard Under the Stairs.) She won her second Miles Frankli… more →
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Opening Lines: The Slow Natives by Thea Astley (1965)
Lisa Hill wrote 1 month ago: Thea Astley won her first Miles Franklin Award in 1962 with The Well Dressed Explorer , but she had … more →
Opening Lines: The Well Dressed Explorer (1962)
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Lisa Hill wrote 2 months ago: In 1962 the joint winners of the Miles Franklin Award were George Turner for The Cupboard Under the … more →
September 2009
mizb17 wrote 2 months ago: 63. “Never the Bride” by Cheryl McKay & Rene Gutteridge [A-] 64. “The Year of … more →
Passarola Rising, by Azhar Abidi
Lisa Hill wrote 3 months ago: I’ve got some big fat books to read for the Classics Challenge and a pile of other things to r … more →
August 2009
mizb17 wrote 3 months ago: 58. “Flirting With Boys” by Hailey Abbott [B-] 59. “Breaking the Barriers” b … more →
In the Kitchen, by Monica Ali
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Lisa Hill wrote 4 months ago: I enjoyed Monica Ali’s Brick Lane, but this is a plod, and it’s much too long. It centr … more →
Between the Assassinations, by Aravind Adiga
Lisa Hill wrote 4 months ago: I really liked The White Tiger, but I’m a bit disappointed in this, a collection of short stor … more →
The Silver Wattle by Belinda Alexandra, read by Caroline Lee
Lisa Hill wrote 9 months ago: The Silver Wattle is a straightforward narrative with an utterly predictable plot but as an audio bo … more →
The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga
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Lisa Hill wrote 9 months ago: The White Tiger won the Booker in 2008 and there are numerous reviews about it so there is not much … more →
Song for Night by Chris Abani
Lisa Hill wrote 10 months ago: Every now and again I start a book and I know straight away that it’s going to distress me to … more →
BBRLM Sally Nov 2008
sallycripps wrote 11 months ago: * The Household Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaide – 9/10 Much more complex that I thought it wo … more →
November 2008
mizb17 wrote 1 year ago: 65. “Never Say Diet” by Chantel Hobbs [B+] 66. “Evernight” by Claudia Gray [ … more →
Meet Me in Venice by Elizabeth Adler, read by Liza Ross
Lisa Hill wrote 1 year ago: Not great literature, but intriguing enough to amuse me en route to work. BEWARE: SPOILERS Precious … more →
October 2008
mizb17 wrote 1 year ago: 56. “Jenny’s In the Hospital” by Seymour Reit [A+] 57. “Same Kind of Differe … more →
February 2008
mizb17 wrote 1 year ago: 9. Body For Life by Bill Phillips [B] 10. Fat Girl: One Woman’s Way Out by Irene O’Garde … more →
