Geraldton - childhood home of Randolph Stow. I was surprised there was so little acknowledgement of his work. But we did find the modern day version of the merry-go-round in the sea.
#bookloversday #AustralianWriters
#writershomes #merrygoroundinthesea
Arrive finally at about three.
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
pickWow! This book was amazing! Had me 100% hooked. I love Tim Winton but I was reluctant to read this one because I thought it might be too depressing. I‘m sooo glad I did read it! Set in a futuristic Australia where climate change has wreaked havoc and humanity is adapting in order to survive. Gritty and frightening the main character tells his life story to a suspicious stranger in order to survive. Well worth reading.
pickI was engrossed by this quiet story of a woman who sets aside her career to join a religious community, less for spiritual reasons than for reasons she can‘t quite explain. I enjoyed its descriptions of community and religious life, and loved the quiet pace of the story and its meditations on memory, grief, and loss. It‘s thoughtful and reflective ⤵️
https://youtu.be/2dFM8gunt-4
Introduction
Mystery guest
Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright
Queen James: A New History About the Life and Loves of Britain‘s First King, James Stuart by Gareth Russell
My belated #weirdwords entry is courtesy of the tagged book, which I haven't read but I intend to. According to Ye Olde Google: Illywhacker is “A small-time confidence-trickster or seller of trinkets.“ The con man description does seem very much of the moment.
Carey has yet to disappoint as as writer. I read Oscar & Lucinda shortly after joining Litsy & I STILL think about that book. Another fave is True History of the Kelly Gang.
@cbee
My current read, and one I‘ve been meaning to get to for years, is this 1910 Australian classic about a country girl who is sent to a Melbourne boarding school.
Have any of my Australian friends on Litsy read it? 😀
pickOutstanding read. It's one of my few 5-star books so far this year. There is such ease to the writing. This is a very internal novel, and I loved it. I loved this far more than the Booker winner last year.
pickThis is what you expect a booker shortlist book to be. It's well written but I already forgot the plot. Was there a plot? The mice were creepy af.
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
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