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Review: ‘On John Marsden’ – Alice Pung 2017

June 17, 2019

This beautiful books is a touching tribute from one wonderful author of stories for teens to another. ‘On John Marsden‘ is the first of the Writers ...

Stacks of books organised by colour
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A Year of Reading – 2018 in Review

December 29, 2018

It’s time to celebrate the year that was 2018. On a personal level it was a really tough year with more downs than ups, but when it came to reading it was my mo...

7 book series that I finished in 2018
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How I Finished 7 Book Series in 2018

December 26, 2018

At the beginning of the year I made some reading resolutions, one of them was to focus my reading on finishing series that I had begun. I am a serial offender o...

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Review: ‘The Bell Jar’ – Sylvia Plath 1963

October 20, 2018

My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Bell Jar surprised me, it was so cutting, so wise, and so sad. The observations about people and about society are so razor sharp, m...

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Review: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ – Elizabeth Gilbert 2006

February 3, 2018

My rating: 1 of 5 stars Painfully dated, directionless and self-indulgent. I hesitate to say that ‘Eat Pray Love’ is a product of its time, as it wa...

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Review: ‘Dendera’- Yuya Sato 2009

January 11, 2018

My rating: 4 of 5 stars A strange, dark exploration of old-age, death, and womanhood. “Of course there are no men! Why the hell would I want to save any m...

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Review: ‘The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea’- Yukio Mishima

January 5, 2018

My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars A disturbing tale of youth corrupted. Mishima crafted a vivid portrait of post-war Japan and mind of a child growing up in the shadow ...

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Review: ‘Begin, End, Begin’ – Various 2017

December 20, 2017

My rating: 4 of 5 stars. Wonderfully diverse, Begin End Begin showcases so many different ways to tell an Australian story. If you are a #LoveOzYA fan you’...

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Review: ‘Children of the New World’ – Alexander Weinstein 2016

December 18, 2017

My rating: 2 of 5 stars Just another straight-white-male sci-fi collection. Though I did finish all the stories, none of them really stood out to me as bringing...

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Review: ‘This One Summer’ – Mariko & Jillian Tamaki 2014

November 27, 2017

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars A slice-of-life graphic novel that perfectly captures the frustrations and small anxieties of early teen life. The illustrations are g...

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