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Category: Book Reviews

Review: ‘The Anti Cool Girl’ (Rosie Waterland)

Review: ‘The Anti Cool Girl’ (Rosie Waterland)

February 16, 2016 Australiana / Book Reviews / MemoirLeave a comment

The Book The Anti Cool Girl by Rosie Waterland Published: HarperCollins, 2015 Genre: Memoir Synopsis (from back of book): Rosie Waterland has never been cool. Growing up in housing commission, Rosie was cursed with a near perfect, beautiful older sister …

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Review: ‘The Life and Death of Sophie Stark’ (Anna North)

January 20, 2016 Book Reviews / General FictionLeave a comment

The Book The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North Published: Orion Publishing, 2015 Genre: Literary fiction Synopsis (from back of book): The Life and Death of Sophie Stark is the story of an engimatic film director, told …

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Review: ‘Never Let Me Go’ (Kazuo Ishiguro)

January 5, 2016 Book Reviews / General FictionLeave a comment

The Book Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Published: Faber and Faber, 2005 Genre: Literary fiction, speculative fiction Synopsis (from back of book): In one of the most memorable novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of …

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Review: The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)

Review: The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)

January 5, 2016 Book Reviews / General FictionLeave a comment

The Book The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Published: Vintage, 2012 Genre: Literary fiction, speculative fiction Synopsis (from back of book, to save time!): The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it …

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Review: ‘Burial Rites’ (Hannah Kent)

March 4, 2014 Book Reviews / Historical Fiction2 Comments

The Stats Book: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Published: Picador, 2013 Genre: Historical Fiction Of interest: Winner, 2011 Writing Australia Prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript | Shortlisted, 2014 Indies Fiction Award, 2014 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, 2013 Guardian First Book …

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Review: ‘Chasing Odysseus’ (S.D. Gentill)

Review: ‘Chasing Odysseus’ (S.D. Gentill)

February 6, 2014 Book Reviews / Young Adult2 Comments

The Stats Book: Chasing Odysseus by S.D. Gentill Published: Pantera Press, 2011 Genre: YA Adventure The Plot The Ancient Greeks have vanquished the city of Troy, and they’re blaming the peace-loving Herdsmen of Mount Ida for helping them. The Herdsman …

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