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This review is the fourth in my series of reviews of books from the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist. To see more reviews, please go here. Okay, so at this point I have come to the realisation that I’m not going to get all of the longlist read by the time the winner of the [...] This review is the third in my series of reviews of books from the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist. To see more reviews, please go here. In One Foot Wrong, by Sofie Laguna, we are completely immersed in the world of Hester, a little girl trapped inside the world of her suburban home. Hester has never [...] This review is the second in my series of reviews of books from the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist. To see more reviews, please go here. Hmm, where do I start with this one? I think I’m having trouble getting started with my review of The Pages by Murray Bail because I feel quite conflicted about [...] Note the new cover design for the latest paperback edition. It seems they are going for a more whimsical approach, don't you think? Addition by Toni Jordan, is a debut novel with a lot of heart. It tells the story of Grace Vandenburg and her somewhat different way of looking at, and being in, the [...]
The blurb on the back of Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell promises that this book will change the way you think about your life, and while I can’t say it quite lived up to this claim for me, I can say that I found it both engaging and thought provoking. The task that Gladwell sets [...] |
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