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The Glass Canoe (1976) – David IRELAND

July 10, 2012by Matthew Todd 5 Comments

One of the best features of the Text Classics list is the reprinting of several Miles Franklin Award winners. Charged with awarding the best novel each year that describes “Australian […]

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Ireland David
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That Deadman Dance (2010) – Kim SCOTT

June 28, 2011by Matthew Todd 8 Comments

In a shameless act of bandwagoning, I bought this on Thursday morning, just after the announcement, and proceeded to read it over the weekend so I could sound intelligent at […]

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Scott Kim

Breath (2008) – Tim WINTON

June 21, 2009by Matthew Todd 3 Comments

I tried to read Cloudstreet a few years ago. It didn’t end well – for me, or for Tim Winton, who I vowed to never read again. But then Breath […]

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The Time We Have Taken (2007) – Steven CARROLL

December 17, 2008by Matthew Todd 2 Comments

With Christmas just around the corner, there’s a whole load of new books out that I probably should have read for work. I haven’t, though. And when trying to find […]

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Carroll Steven

The Well Dressed Explorer (1962) – Thea ASTLEY

October 8, 2008by Matthew Todd 4 Comments

I picked this up at a second-hand book stall that pops up at my uni every now and then, for only $4! Bargain! And, I had heard Thea Astley’s name […]

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Astley Thea

Three Cheers for the Paraclete (1968) – Thomas KENEALLY

August 27, 2008by Matthew Todd Leave a comment

I had a bad experience with Thomas Keneally in high school – The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith is the only English novel I never finished in high school (!nerd!), because […]

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Keneally Thomas

The Ballad of Desmond Kale (2006) – Roger McDONALD

February 10, 2008by Matthew Todd Leave a comment

So, this book had been staring at me from my shelf for a long time. It won the Miles Franklin Award in 2006, which usually guarantees a good read (or […]

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McDonald Roger

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