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MrsMalaprop

MrsMalaprop

Joined May 2016

Books glorious books. 🇦🇺Australian 🧐School Psychologist. Living on unceded Wadjuk Noongar boodja
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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
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Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
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The Hours: A Novel by Michael Cunningham
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Out of Breath | Anna Snoekstra
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Someone put this ARC in my Little Street Library. It‘s set in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. It was pretty good and provided an excellent palate cleanse for me 😁🙏. #ozfiction

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Tell Me Everything | Elizabeth Strout
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Talk about a #mustreadauthor. Had to go grab this latest Lucy Barton, where Strout brings a bunch of characters, including cranky 90yo Olive, together. Let‘s hope it‘s not the last 📚🤞🏼💕.

BarbaraBB I hope so too 3w
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Tell Me Everything | Elizabeth Strout
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How good is Elizabeth Strout? 💕#currentlyreading

BarbaraBB Great quote. So true. 3w
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Runt | Craig Silvey
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Craig Silvey is a local (Perth Western Australian) author. I‘ve read all of his books and this is his latest, a children‘s book that has just been made into a movie that I‘m going to see this weekend. If anyone is looking for Australian fiction recommendations my favourites written by Silvey are Jasper Jones and Rhubarb. #ozfiction

Sace lol. I have a cat named Runt. I‘ll have to check this author out. 4w
LeeRHarry Loved Jasper Jones 😊 4w
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The Glassmaker: A Novel | Tracy Chevalier
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Read for book club. Sped-read by me yesterday 😬. Liked by most in my club. A reasonably page-turning story of Murano glass makers in Venice, commencing in the 1400s. A time-warping device takes the reader through time to the present day.

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Caledonian Road: A Novel | Andrew O'Hagan
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Oomph! That packed a punch 🤛. I think the epigraph says it all.

“After a certain distance every step we take in life we find the ice growing thinner below our feet, and all around us and behind us we see our contemporaries going through.” Robert Louis Stevenson

Reminiscent of Bonfire of the Vanities. Epic read 👏.

BarbaraBB Wow that review makes me want to read it immediately! 1mo
CarolynM I‘m a little bit in love with Andrew O‘Hagan. I think this is a great book. You should definitely read it @BarbaraBB 1mo
BarbaraBB @CarolynM I definitely will now you say so too! 1mo
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The Strays | Emily Bitto
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A question about the tagged book featured in an awesome Book Nerd Quiz I attended with my book club pals last night. It was so fun & we came third 🥉.
A bunch of young, gorgeous librarians on the adjacent table won. There is hope for the future book nerds! 🙏😆🤓.
*Our club‘s been meeting monthly since 1997 ❤️📚

BarbaraBB Very nice!! 😍 1mo
kspenmoll Wonderful!!! 1mo
Ruthiella Love it ! 😃 1mo
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LeahBergen How wonderful! 1mo
Jeg Well done. 1mo
Rissreads I loved this book! ♥️ 1mo
Centique What an amazing group you have! 1mo
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Learnt some things (neuroendocrine system) and was reminded of some other things (HRT research & the U-shaped happiness curve). All helpful contributions to my arsenal of information, enabling me to stay focused on living my best life, through menopause and beyond ℹ️ 🧠.

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Sure am looking forward to this chapter 🤗😂

BarbaraBB 😂😂 It‘s a short one I guess? (edited) 2mo
MrsMalaprop @BarbaraBB Yes 🙌😆 2mo
BkClubCare @BarbaraBB 😂. 😏 1mo
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I have read and learnt a lot about menopause over the past few years. Lisa Mosconi is one of my important sources. Menopause can have
“…an array of well over thirty different symptoms..”
I sure did not know that a few years ago. At 53 now and being perimenopausal I reckon I‘ve experienced a few of them that I previously had no awareness were linked to the dramatic fluctuations then drop of estrogen.
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LapReader I‘m loving my experience. Ha! 2mo
LeeRHarry Most fun I‘ve ever had….not! 2mo
wanderinglynn And symptoms can start a lot earlier than most realize. What frustrates me the most is that when I go to the doctor, they just shrug & say, well you‘re at that age. 🤬 But if men had to go through this, there‘d be pills & treatments & all sorts of options. 2mo
AmyG @wanderinglynn Ain‘t that the truth! @LapReader Not a woman alive that enjoys menopause. (edited) 2mo
Jeg My take on it is all in the looking back , I lived through some hard times while some around me just breezed through it all. Glad your generation maybe getting a handle on it all. 2mo
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Dark as Last Night | Tony Birch
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Australian Aboriginal man and academic Tony Birch is an exceptional short story writer. He writes from the perspective of the down-trodden and marginalised with skill and empathy. Absolutely love his work. #ozfiction ❤️🖤💛

Texreader Sounds so good. Stacked. 2mo
Rissreads Was this a book I got you from a book sale I went to? 1mo
MrsMalaprop @Rissreads Yes 🙌🙏 1mo
Rissreads I got a copy for myself too. Just haven‘t got to it yet. They were from a library I think. 1mo
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Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro
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What a disturbing, sad little book 😳. The cold, simple style contributed to the atmosphere. Cannot say that I enjoyed it, but I was affected by it. Creepy.

Graywacke I have this. Not on my immediate horizon, but it‘s on my little shelf of books i‘m thinking of reading in 2025. 2mo
Lcsmcat I had the same feeling. And @Graywacke It‘s best to go into it with as little information as possible. 2mo
Graywacke @Lcsmcat huh. Noting. I don‘t know anything about other than that it‘s liked. 2mo
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Decided it was time to read this novel set in 90s Ireland about the Troubles that‘s been sitting on my #tbr shelf. People may know that O‘Brien died recently at 93. I traversed Ireland from Dublin to Northern Ireland & back again in 1992 with my then boyfriend who was from Derry. I recall the people, places, stories, army presence & on one occasion having our car strip-searched. This quiet, menacing, masterfully written novel made me work. 🙏❤️

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*When your book kinda matches the floor at your hairdressers*
When I saw Evie Wyld had a new book out, I raced out to buy it, having read The Bass Rock and All The Birds Singing, which were 👌.
Set in Australia and London this book explores how each generation is molded by the one before it in overt and subtle ways. Grief, abuse, love, self harm and even the Stolen Generation and a ghost feature in this affecting gem of a novel. Bravo 👏

squirrelbrain Perfect match! I just got the ARC of this (even though it came out a month ago) and I‘m looking forward to it. 2mo
Jeg I‘ve got it first when our library gets it. 2mo
MrsMalaprop @jeg oh good! 2mo
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This was my first Lisa See. It was chosen for my book club this month.
It took me a while to get into this Korean story of female friendship, tragedy and the amazing haenyeo, diving women. I was reminded a little of Pachinko (although Pachinko was better IMO).
From about halfway I started to engage with the book and characters, particularly the protagonist Young-Sook.
Looking forward to discussing it at boob club on Monday.

LeeRHarry I‘m sorry but “boob” club 😆🤪 2mo
Aimeesue @LeeRHarry I‘m totally going to propose this as a new name for my all-woman book group when we meet this weekend 😂 2mo
LeeRHarry @Aimeesue you should! 😆 2mo
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Jeg I‘m smiling boob club!,, 2mo
Jeg Maybe I should have kept going with the book. Someone else said it took them a few chapters to get into it. 2mo
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TW for child sexual abuse.

Thanks @Jeg for passing this one on. I am so glad to have read it. Grace stood up to her high school teacher who sexually abused her and in doing so stood up for victims everywhere. 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused. What a vile man. And what a woman Grace is 💪❤️. Can‘t wait to see what she does next. (She did just come first in an ultra marathon - phew!).

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Run | Ann Patchett
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This is my 7th Patchett, and I have loved all but one of them (State of Wonder). This one read a bit like an Anne Tyler, another favourite author.
An accident is the catalyst for a story of grief, love and separated family. The novel takes place over 24 hours, with Ann embodying each character at different times to develop the story. Bravo 👏😭❤️

CarolynM Run is my favourite Patchett and State of Wonder my least favourite of the 5 I‘ve read. (edited) 3mo
LeeRHarry State of Wonder is my favourite, I bailed on Bel Canto, The Dutch House was a bit meh, have Tom Lake on my TBR. (edited) 3mo
MrsMalaprop @LeeRHarry @CarolynM Ha! Fascinating how our experience of books vary 😁. Bel Canto is my favourite. 3mo
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Jeg I want to go to her bookshop. 3mo
MrsMalaprop @jeg Me too! 3mo
Rissreads Me three! 3mo
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Psychological flexibility 🧠🙌

LeeRHarry I see the nails and I know it‘s you Serena! 😊 4mo
MrsMalaprop @LeeRHarry Fresh today 💅🏻😁 4mo
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Did a quick skim read of this today, because I‘ve recommended it to my husband & he‘s currently reading it.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a widely-used cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), & this book kind of started it all for Russ Harris.
I‘ve done his online introductory course & found it a useful approach in my work & life.
I find his style a little irritating, but it‘s good stuff 👍.
Be present. Open up. Do what matters.

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Untethered | Ayesha Inoon
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A soft pick. Just finished reading the debut #ozfiction by Sri Lankin-Australian author Ayesha Inoon. I learnt some things and look forward to our book club discussion tomorrow night. I appreciated the opportunity to step into the shoes of someone emigrating to Australia. It was just a little clunkily done IMO.

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Untethered | Ayesha Inoon
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Teresereading By an Australian? 4mo
Teresereading And then I checked. Sounds interesting, I am recently returned from a fantastic trip to Sri Lanka! 4mo
MrsMalaprop @Teresereading I‘ve heard it‘s a beautiful country. 4mo
CarolynM Someone‘s been telling tall stories to the foreigners again 🤣 4mo
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What I Loved: A Novel | Siri Hustvedt
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‘Wow‘ seems vastly inadequate to describe this novel, but I guess that‘s why I‘m a reader not a writer 😆. I don‘t even know how I came to have this book on my radar, but I‘m so glad. I can‘t say much about it without spoiling it for those who‘ve yet to have the pleasure. I wish I‘d slowed down a bit at the beginning to appreciate the setting of the scene and descriptions of Bill‘s art. Complex. Beautifully written. Magnificent 😍👏🙏

Leftcoastzen It is among the best books I‘ve ever read . Glad you liked it! 4mo
BarbaraBB An all time favorite of mine too. Happy you loved it. 4mo
LeeRHarry Wow - heading to put this on my library hold list immediately! 😊 4mo
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squirrelbrain I remember loving this when I read it - might need to do a re-read soon…. 4mo
Rissreads Wow! Such praise everyone! I‘ve never heard of it! But it‘s stacked now! 4mo
youneverarrived Agree. One of my favourites. 4mo
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The Outsiders | SE Hinton
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Just finished a road trip with my husband and 15yo son. We listened to this, one of my favourite teenage reads. Our son really liked it & now we‘re trying to source the movie ❤️🙏💯.

TheBookHippie We did The Outsiders The complete novel version of the movie (originally filmed version) it was so much better than the original published movie. We were fortunate the library had both versions. 4mo
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The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller
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I chose Circe for Bookclub a couple of years ago, and am now glad to have read this, Miller‘s first novel.
Whilst a ‘pick‘ I did not love it. The characters felt a bit flat and I was not particularly emotionally invested. An interesting take the relationship between Patroclus & Achilles.

TheLudicReader A student read this in one of my classes and gasped and cried the whole way through, so I moved it up my tbr. I was meh about it. It read like fanfiction to me. 🤣 4mo
Rissreads I actually listened to this and cried my eyes out at the end! 4mo
MrsMalaprop @TheLudicReader Yes, fanfiction is a good description. I know many others felt very moved by it, but not me 🤷🏻‍♀️. I liked Circe better. 4mo
MrsMalaprop @Rissreads You and many others it seems. One of those rare times when you and I are not aligned on a book. 😁 4mo
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@DebinHawaii #5joysfriday
It‘s Saturday morning in wintery Western Australia, but I have some weekly joys to share:
1. Watching this cormorant find the only patch of sun to dry itself.
2. Waking up to this double rainbow 🌈🌈.
3. Celebrating the start of two weeks holiday with my husband, & my promotion. I‘m a ‘Senior School Psychologist‘ 😁.
4. This sunrise 🌅😍.
5. Plasma donation number 6 for 2024 💛💪.

Wanna share some joy @Rissreads @Jeg ?

Bookwomble Congratulations on your promotion! 😊👏🏻🍾🥂 4mo
Rissreads Hey fantastic news on your promotion, well done! 👏🏻 4mo
DebinHawaii A lovely list of joys! 💛💛💛 Congratulations on your promotion! 🎉 That‘s awesome! Thanks for sharing & helping to spread the joy. 🤗 4mo
Jeg Well done with the promotion. The best school psychologist ever. 4mo
Jeg Someday you will have to show me how to do all the “ extras” on Litsy. 4mo
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The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller
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Finally getting into this. It‘s been on my radar since I joined Litsy many years ago, when it seemed that everyone on Litsy was reading it. I found this well-read copy in my Little Street Library. Bonus 🙌. #currentlyreading

CarolynM It‘s good. Enjoy! 4mo
dabbe Oh, did I love this one! Her CIRCE is excellent, too! 🤩🤗😀 4mo
BarbaraBB Echoing @dabbe 4mo
MrsMalaprop @dabbe Yes, I‘ve read Circe 🙌 4mo
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Long Island | Colm Toibin
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Bloody hell he‘s good. A sequel to Brooklyn which I read years ago. The narrative style seems so simple and almost impersonal, but Tóibín is masterful at drawing characters and setting up dilemmas. What will the characters do? ???‍♀️?

squirrelbrain Great review! I bought it when it was published, and re-read (on audio) Brooklyn a few weeks ago, in preparation. But of course I haven‘t managed to read LI yet! 🤦‍♀️ 4mo
Jeg Looking forward to the next one. 4mo
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Salonika Burning | Gail Jones
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How pretty is this cover? 😍 It belies the content within. I love Gail Jones. Her writing is beautiful, and I was reminded this week that she is Western Australian. Quality #ozfiction

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Run | Ann Patchett
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Mini book haul. Untethered is my book club read for this month & I‘ve had Run on my wishlist for years. 🙏

LapReader I might pick up Untethered too then. 5mo
CarolynM Run is my favourite Anne Patchett. 5mo
MrsMalaprop @CarolynM Maybe you are why I‘ve had it on my #tbr for so long 😁 5mo
Rissreads Well that‘s a pretty good endorsement if it‘s @CarolynM favourite! I have had it on my tbr shelf for years! I‘ll read it when you do Serena. 5mo
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I love Anne Tyler‘s books so very much. Thanks @Jeg for passing this one on for me to read. 🙏❤️

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The Conversion | Amanda Lohrey
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I love Lohrey‘s gentle, meandering style. A retired lawyer contemplates the conversion of a church in the Australian countryside. Loose ends not all tied up, but an enjoyable, satisfying read. #ozfiction

CarolynM Hoping to get to this one soon🙂 5mo
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James: A Novel | Percival Everett
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Bumped this one up my #tbr due to all the rave reviews and the intriguing conceit. What a hilarious, upsetting, entertaining and devastating read it was. Bravo 👏.

BarbaraBB Upsetting and devastating. Can‘t wait! 5mo
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James: A Novel | Percival Everett
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Hard relate James. Hard relate. #currentlyreading
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James: A Novel | Percival Everett
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#currentlyreading Slaves James and Luke are talking to/about a white man about whisky.

Just starting this much anticipated read. Didn‘t expect it to be so hilarious 😂.

Two unputdownable books in a row? Feeling lucky, appreciative & hopeful🍀🙏😁.

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Wow 😮. Great debut #ozfiction. Dark themes written about with humour. Can‘t wait to see what my book club thinks, because some of it was a bit edgy and out there, and we are old ladies 🤣.

Rissreads I‘ve never heard of it! 6mo
CarolynM I bought myself a copy yesterday on the strength of your earlier post. Glad it finished strongly🙂 6mo
MrsMalaprop @CarolynM excellent 😊. Hope you like it! And if not, sorry 😬😆. 6mo
Jeg I‘m off to the library this week, hoping all the copies are back. 😊 5mo
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Chose this for my Bookclub to read. Can. Not. Put. It. Down. I feel a weekend of neglecting my family coming on, if I don‘t finish it before then. Why am I the first person on Litsy to read this? Where for art thou Australian Littens? #currentlyreading #ozfiction

Teresereading I haven‘t seen it ? 6mo
CarolynM It‘s a new one on me. I don‘t remember seeing anything about it when it came out. I am going to a bookshop tomorrow. I will look for it.🙂 6mo
LeeRHarry I had this on my library holds list but I had a purge a while back and took it off - I can‘t remember where I got the rec from but sounds like I need to put it back on! 😊 6mo
Jeg I‘ll be reading it.😊 I‘ve not heard of it before you picked it. 6mo
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Foal's Bread | Gillian Mears
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I heard this novel being reviewed glowingly on an Australian radio book show and added it to my long #tbr list. Written in 2011, but set mainly in the 1920s & 30s, it is a beautifully written, rural family saga about horse jumping. It felt a little Grapes of Wrath to me 🤔. I thoroughly appreciated (rather than enjoyed) this harrowing, affecting #ozfiction.

Hooked_on_books Sounds good! But I have to say it drives me crazy when the author‘s name is SO much larger than the title. At least make them the same size! 6mo
MrsMalaprop @Hooked_on_books Yeah, weird right? 6mo
CarolynM Such a good book! 6mo
Reggie I loved this book and felt sooooo bad for the MC. 6mo
Rissreads This is one of @CarolynM favourites! 6mo
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#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii
5 things that bought me joy today:
1. This photo of my little reading room, which gets the best light.
2. We are in Autumn or Djeran, as the first people of this area, Boorloo/Perth call it. Djeran is 1 of 6 Noongar seasons & it‘s my favourite.
3. These plants, a cyclamen & bromeliad 😍😍😍.
4. Had another nice visit with my mum, who has dementia, today. 🥰
5. Takeaway Japanese teriyaki chicken for dinner tonight 🤤🙏

MrsMalaprop Just realised there was a template I was meant to use 🤪. 6mo
DebinHawaii What a wonderful list of joys!!! 💛💛💛 No worries on the template—you don‘t have to use it. I love your reading area—it‘s so cozy looking! Thanks for sharing & spreading the joy! 🤗 6mo
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The Go-Between | L.P. Hartley
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A Bildungsroman beauty 😍. Thanks goes once again to @Rissreads for making me buy it 🤣. I‘m not sure why this classic passed me by up ‘til now 🤔. Wonderful 🥰

Rissreads Yay! I loved it too! ♥️ 6mo
LeahBergen Great book! 6mo
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The Work | Bri Lee
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Well, that wasn‘t boring! 😧 It probably shouldn‘t surprise me that Bri Lee‘s foray into fiction is full-on.
Two ambitious young things on opposite sides of the globe get it on amidst the New York art scene.
Contemporary ethical issues abound as do evocative sex scenes. Lee did some things well and other things quite clunkily. The ending was disappointing.
A wild ride & all I can say is… strap yourself in! #ozfiction

LeeRHarry Nice review - still intrigued 😊 6mo
CarolynM Sounds as though you liked it more than the Age reviewer. I‘ll keep it in the “maybe” basket for now. 6mo
MrsMalaprop @CarolynM @LeeRHarry I did like it. I was engaged and felt propelled through it. However there were lots of faults that some may find too grating. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6mo
Rissreads I‘m going to give this one a miss I think 6mo
Jeg Just finished it. I loved the ending as you might have guessed. I agree with what you said about clunkiness.I‘m sure she will improve. So much better than Louise Mulligans first fiction. (edited) 5mo
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The Work | Bri Lee
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Starting on this one today. Went to see Bri speak about her debut novel last night. I have read two of her non-fiction books. Eggshell Skull is my favourite. #currentlyreading #ozfiction

CarolynM There was a really snarky review of this and also Louise Milligan‘s novel in the Age on the weekend. It made me wonder whether they are both bad (I knew @Jeg didn‘t like the Milligan) or if the reviewer‘s envy was showing. I look forward to seeing what you think of this one. 7mo
LeeRHarry Have this on hold at the library - looking forward to your thoughts. 😊 7mo
MrsMalaprop @CarolynM The ‘flavour‘ of a few reviews put me off a little, and made me decide not to choose it for book club. I will be sure to post a review when I‘m done @LeeRHarry. And I don‘t think it will take be long to finish as it‘s quite pacy! 7mo
Jeg Will be interested to see what you think of this. I love her nonfiction. Louise Milligans was a disappointment and I do love her nonfiction. 7mo
Jeg I thought about it being a book club read after seeing that comment on the cover. I had to smile thinking of the discussion it might have encouraged. Also imagined the responses. 😊 5mo
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And So Did I | Malachi Whitaker
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I am #currentlyreading this little book that has sat on my TBR shelves for many years. I think I was loaned it (oops) by someone when I did my country school psychology placement in the 90s. Has anyone heard of the author or her short stories?

She wrote this memoir in her early 40s, which seems too young to be feeling so tired. Although it was 1939 and no doubt women‘s lives were very different then…🤔

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Tell Me I'm Here | Anne Deveson
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This book. Once I started, I could not put it down. Anne Deveson writes about her son Jonathan‘s lived experience of schizophrenia, focusing on the impact it had on her and the family. Deeply moving, tragic and devastating. Absolutely outstanding and essential reading for anyone wanting to better understand chronic mental health issues. Vale Anne Deveson (and her daughter, writer Georgia Blain).

Rissreads I‘m so glad it was as good as you hoped! 7mo
CarolynM 😢 7mo
Jeg I read this when it was first published. A memorable book for me. For One who doesn‘t usually remember books. 7mo
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Allegra in Three Parts | Suzanne Daniel
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This month‘s Bookclub read was debut #YA #ozfiction & I loved it. Allegra lives with her grandma & her other grandma lives next door. They adore Allegra, but hate each other. Set in the 1970s, it explores the feminist movement of the time, particularly the emergence of ‘safe houses‘ for women & children escaping domestic violence.
It wasn‘t perfect and one character in particular felt like a caricature, but overall this was a very enjoyable read.

AmyG Fab AF mug! 7mo
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MrsMalaprop @AmyG @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit I know right?! I love her ❤️ 7mo
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Tell Me I'm Here | Anne Deveson
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Had one of those blissful days with @Rissreads yesterday where we met up at the Elizabeth‘s second hand book warehouse, browsed and rummaged, then followed it up with a decadent lunch. This is my little haul 📚. I was so happy to find the tagged book & can‘t wait to read it.

Rissreads It was a fabulous day as always! 🧡 7mo
BarbaraBB How nice ❤️ 7mo
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What a jaunty little read that was. My first Georgette Heyer. Love discovering #newtomeauthors. An enjoyable #palatecleanser ❤️

marleed What a lovely view from which to read! 7mo
LeslieO That‘s a great cover! 7mo
Rissreads That cover is gorgeous! ♥️ 7mo
LeahBergen Yay!! 👏👏 7mo
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#TLT @dabbe

It‘s well and truly Friday here in Western Australia, but I‘ll play anyway 😁. For the last 25 years or so I haven‘t re-read books because there are just too many new ones waiting, and I‘ll never get to them all 😱. So these are from my teens and early 20‘s.

1. Clan of the Cave Bear.
2. The Shell Seekers.
3. The Outsiders.

Wanna play @Jeg @Rissreads ?

Jeg TBH I can‘t remember reading any books more than once. Unless I had to for school or book club! What they were I have no idea. Unlike me you have an amazing memory. I‘m just enjoying the quiet. Sitting outside. So still as well as quiet. 7mo
MrsMalaprop @Jeg Yes, I did think of book club reads. Maybe 1984 & Brave New World? Hey, speaking of quiet, maybe that‘s a book you‘ve read more than once 7mo
dabbe YES to all 3, and now I want to reread them! 😂 I agree with you re: too many books, too little time. A books has to be pretty dang special to reread these days! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 7mo
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Jeg You are correct I‘ve read it many times and it‘s beside my bed right now waiting for another read. That‘s made me think of another book. Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers. I‘ve read that many times. Both books have been great for me. Quiet is very reassuring. 7mo
Rissreads Yep it‘s hard when you have over 100 books waiting to be read! And I‘ve read Clan of the Cave bear twice too! (edited) 7mo
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Edenglassie | Melissa Lucashenko
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Lucashenko is a Goorie (Aboriginal) author who has become a #mustreadauthor for me. Her #ozfiction is punchy, raw and very entertaining. Her novels explore the true history of Australia and I highly recommend them to anyone wanting to better understand what went on here in an accessible way. Having just read a non-fiction book about the Native Police in Queensland I appreciated reading a fictional account here. Bravo 👏
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Rissreads I‘ve just started this! 7mo
MrsMalaprop @Rissreads Hope you like it. Lisa got it for me for my birthday 😁. 7mo
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Explain to me indeed. Another day in the colony.

I remember as a child being taught about the “settlement” of Australia in the 1800s, stories of Aboriginal people stealing sheep and cows from the white farmers. At the time it did not occur to me that Aboriginal people may have felt they had a right to take, when everything was being taken from them 😞.

BarbaraBB A new one by Lucashenko!? I loved 8mo
MrsMalaprop @BarbaraBB Yes 🙌 8mo
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Traditionally, Australian Aboriginal people were given a totem plant or animal at birth, that they were expected to nurture & could not eat. My son, whose middle name is Kulbardi (magpie) after his dad‘s totem, was talking about this the other day, asking me to imagine if your totem was the kangaroo (yonga), because that would mean that you couldn‘t eat it. To this day his dad‘s family hunt & eat yongas, an abundantly available food source.

tpixie Interesting! Thanks for sharing! 8mo
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