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Cloudstreet

June 24, 2015April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

Cloudstreet, Tim Winton, 1991

  • Australia, #20
  • Kindle, £4.19
  • Read January 2015
  • Rating: 4.5/5
  • Recommended for: daydreamers, homebodies, fishers of men

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The Great World

June 18, 2015April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

The Great World, David Malouf, 1990

  • Australia, #19
  • Paperback, alibris.com, $0.99
  • Read: November 2014
  • Rating: 3/5
  • Recommended for: War enthusiasts, very serious white men (or are these even distinct categories?)

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Schindler’s Ark

June 10, 2015April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ Leave a comment

Schindler’s Ark (aka Schindler’s List), Thomas Kenneally, 1982

  • Australia, #16
  • Paperback, Alibris.com, $0.99
  • Read October 2014
  • Rating 3.5/5
  • Recommended for: Human beings

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The Thorn Birds

June 5, 2015April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough, 1977

  • Australia, #15
  • Kindle, £2.99 from Amazon
  • Read June 2014
  • Rating: 1/5
  • Recommended for: Lapsed Catholics and hysterical neo-Victorians

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My Brother Jack

May 31, 2015April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ Leave a comment

My Brother Jack, George Johnston, 1964

  • Australia, #13
  • Bought from Alibris for $3.00
  • Read October 2014
  • Rating: 4.5/5
  • Recommended for: Fans of Graham Greene and other mid-century realists

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