tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post3057243634629846600..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Welcome to AusReadingMonthBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-58034454398868483732019-11-13T03:58:38.026+11:002019-11-13T03:58:38.026+11:00Hi Brona, I don't know exactly where you live...Hi Brona, I don't know exactly where you live, but I'm looking at the news and worrying about the folks down there. :(<br /><br />Also I finished True North over the weekend after reading The Road from Coorain; both were lovely. I enjoyed them so much.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-26718975865734239322019-11-03T03:54:10.411+11:002019-11-03T03:54:10.411+11:00I don't THINK I have any Aus writers on my TBR...I don't THINK I have any Aus writers on my TBR this year but I will double-check. I am still only doing challenges that are on the TBR as it's so enorme without me adding to it! I hope you all have fun, though!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-49617983314852189712019-11-03T01:02:08.441+11:002019-11-03T01:02:08.441+11:00Hi Brona! As you know, I drew My Brilliant Career ...Hi Brona! As you know, I drew My Brilliant Career for the Classics Club spin, and I really enjoyed reading this Australian classic. Kate Forsyth is another Australian author I have enjoyed in recent years. I will welcome more recommendations.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-45506958121072173582019-11-02T21:59:34.421+11:002019-11-02T21:59:34.421+11:00Working backwards - no he’s not!
Now you’ve got me...Working backwards - no he’s not!<br />Now you’ve got me very intrigued about Max Barry - not a reader I know much about at all. <br />I’ve read & enjoyed other books by St John, Jones & Heiss, but not the ones you’ve read so far. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-8617265778641582212019-11-02T21:55:26.120+11:002019-11-02T21:55:26.120+11:00Neither had I. It’s so brilliant, I plan to do one...Neither had I. It’s so brilliant, I plan to do one myself 😊Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-14321915702694350172019-11-02T21:49:21.836+11:002019-11-02T21:49:21.836+11:00Good idea!! Never thought of that!Good idea!! Never thought of that!NancyElinhttp://www.nancyeliin.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-21674658260691398762019-11-02T21:46:38.071+11:002019-11-02T21:46:38.071+11:00Of course!
You may even like to put together retro...Of course!<br />You may even like to put together retrospective bingo cards like Bill & Lisa as a way to highlight all the great Aust books you’ve read this past year or 2. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-66435798564530873062019-11-02T21:44:39.941+11:002019-11-02T21:44:39.941+11:00oke...than I will use Astley on Bingo Card for QL...oke...than I will use Astley on Bingo Card for QLD!!<br />Question: May I link 1 or 2 reviews I wrote earlier about AUS playwright and poet...just to highlight their work during #AUSReadingMonth ?<br />NancyElinhttp://www.nancyeliin.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-65138418049539506012019-11-02T21:27:56.127+11:002019-11-02T21:27:56.127+11:00She’s both Nancy!
Born & schooled in Qld, but ...She’s both Nancy!<br />Born & schooled in Qld, but moved south when she married. Then they moved back to Qld when she decided to write full-time. In their old(er) age they moved back to NSW, where he died. Thea died later in Brisbane. <br />I think most of her books were set in Qld. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-47914148897816162842019-11-02T21:23:28.769+11:002019-11-02T21:23:28.769+11:00Well done for naming 5 prime ministers! Well done for naming 5 prime ministers! Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-76084300374234987912019-11-02T21:22:59.013+11:002019-11-02T21:22:59.013+11:00Wow, for someone in the other side of the world, y...Wow, for someone in the other side of the world, you’ve been here plenty of times! I was in my early 20’s the first time I went to Europe, in my late 30’s for the revisit, then late 40’s for a Mexico/Cuba trip. It took me longer than I remember to bounce back from the long haul flights with the last one. It’s such a trek!! <br /><br />I have still not read any Patrick white (all the way through that is) I abandoned Voss in my twenties & have never returned. Peter Carey I find is hit or miss. I studied Judith Wright at school & hated it, but I remember her very fondly now 😊 Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-75408002323039442432019-11-02T21:16:56.680+11:002019-11-02T21:16:56.680+11:00I really must read my copy of The Pea Pickers! The...I really must read my copy of The Pea Pickers! The O’Flynn book based on her last days was fascinating, but something else always gets in the way. Sadly, I have the same problems with Murnane. After being astounded by The Plains, I acquired a couple of his other books, but they also sit waiting patiently, for my gaze to settle on them. <br /><br />I’ve only been in Sydney 10 yrs & still regularly feel like a tourist. The harbour can do that to the most jaded Sydney-sided though. Some days it’s too beautiful for words! Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-10557038413075983892019-11-02T20:23:18.330+11:002019-11-02T20:23:18.330+11:00Brona now I'm confused....is Thea Astley from ...Brona now I'm confused....is Thea Astley from NSW or Queensland?<br />She was born in Brisbane.<br />Help!NancyElinhttp://www.nancyeliin.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-57996853819829768782019-11-01T21:12:58.584+11:002019-11-01T21:12:58.584+11:00Hi
1) I'm French.
2) I've read Lexicon b...Hi<br /><br />1) I'm French. <br />2) I've read Lexicon by Max Barry, The Essence of the Thing by Madeleine St John, Five Bells by Gail Jones and Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss. <br />My favorite one is The Essence of the Thing. <br /><br />3) I visited Australia last year or at least part of it. <br /><br />4) I've read all of Max Barry's books. Loved them all. I suppose he's my favorite Australian writer. <br /><br />5) I've already read three books for this month (see above) and I'd like to read the Chloe Hopper that I have on the shelf. (this one also covers Non Fiction month) <br /><br />I can't name Australia's prime Minister. Is he worth remembering? <br /><br />Emma from Book Around the Corner <br />Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716351799835873036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-86725306006913461422019-11-01T20:35:02.156+11:002019-11-01T20:35:02.156+11:00I just woke up here on the other side of the world...I just woke up here on the other side of the world<br />..and am getting ready to join #AusReadingMonth.<br />I'm going to make some coffee and get right to filling in the <br />Q&A. I wonder if my answers will be different in comparison to <br />my Q&A post dd. Oct 16 2017. I've learned much more<br />about Australia in the last 2 years!NancyElinhttps://nancyelin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-88537211711026890532019-11-01T14:05:57.292+11:002019-11-01T14:05:57.292+11:001.) Reese in Canada (though I grew up in the US)
2...1.) Reese in Canada (though I grew up in the US)<br />2.) None. Yet!<br />3.) Four times to Australia, all started out as work trips, but two of them I added some vacation. 3 times to Sydney, once to Adelaide.<br />4.) Can't say I'm well read in Australian literature. I quite liked Les Murray/Fredy Neptune & Patrick White/Riders in the Chariot. I've read a lot of Coetzee, but all from before he became Australian, I think...<br />5.) I've got some unread Australian things around here. Judith Wright or Peter Carey's Oscar & Lucinda are high on the list.<br />Bonus Question.) No! ;-) I could come up with three old ones off the top of my head...though I didn't quite have the recent female prime minister's last name correct.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-4651667463392941602019-11-01T08:50:44.094+11:002019-11-01T08:50:44.094+11:00Thank you Brona for hosting this month, Aust.Lit. ...Thank you Brona for hosting this month, Aust.Lit. can always use more promotion. Which leads to - there have been some interesting/depressing articles in the news recently about the failure of U.Syd choosing not to replace the current Chair of Australian Literature. This one is very good: https://insidestory.org.au › whatever-happened-to-australian-literature<br /><br />1. I'm in Melb today, loaded for Perth.<br />2. My favourite Aust book for the year past would be Gerald Murnane's A Season on Earth<br />3. I visited Melbourne once, a few years ago, as a tourist, stayed in a city hotel and did touristy things. It was a very different view of my 'home' city.<br />4. Favourite Aust. book: Eve Langley's The Pea Pickers<br />5. My goal is to fill as many squares in the Bingo card as I can. I'll have a week off when I get home and have ordered a Marie Munkara for the NT squareBill Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226596508434055521noreply@blogger.com