tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post1153976579380073439..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: AusReadingMonth is Here!Bronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-35243447784440920292017-11-25T20:17:00.827+11:002017-11-25T20:17:00.827+11:00I went ‘the whole hog’ !! BINGO COMPLETED!!
...I went ‘the whole hog’ !! BINGO COMPLETED!!<br /><br /> If you’re felt a little touched by the sun (in the middle of Winter!)and decided<br /> …the Whole Hog was for me! <br /> I Read NINE books (+) this November from all of the 8 states and territories<br /> …plus one freebie. It was a great reading month and I had so much fun.<br /> Brona, thanks....you were a great hostess!NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-30657699042321071832017-11-22T18:16:49.397+11:002017-11-22T18:16:49.397+11:00I have been saving review of Thea Astley's boo...I have been saving review of Thea Astley's book 'Boat Load of Home Folk'<br />for the last days of the challenge! She is an amazing writer.<br />I am trying to read ALL her novels in chronological order...and <br />experience how Astley's writing just gets better and better. #MustRead <br />Australian Women Writers #AWWNancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-6590133341043725682017-11-17T21:54:26.492+11:002017-11-17T21:54:26.492+11:00I started this book 'My Place" in the tra...I started this book 'My Place" in the train...never looked<br />out the window b/c this story was very touching.<br />It engaged and entertained me....that is what good books do!<br />NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-75428663500908897022017-11-16T22:58:22.167+11:002017-11-16T22:58:22.167+11:00...I thunder on.....!...I thunder on.....!NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-37624101806846552972017-11-16T22:03:28.389+11:002017-11-16T22:03:28.389+11:00I tried to spend some time today catching up on bl...I tried to spend some time today catching up on blog posts for AusReadingMonth & nonficnov, but I only got 2 done before I had to head off to my next thing. <br /><br />Now that my exhibition has gone off smoothly & successfully tonight, I'm hoping that life will return to some kind of normal again for awhile. <br /><br />Thanks for your continued enthusiasm & interaction despite my intermmitant attention xoBronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-85452677475461019162017-11-16T19:30:36.735+11:002017-11-16T19:30:36.735+11:00Quick read in the train....
but honestly, I've...Quick read in the train....<br />but honestly, I've read better books about<br />rural Australia.NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-53413646993465343482017-11-15T20:15:48.415+11:002017-11-15T20:15:48.415+11:00So as you blogpost stated " It touched me in ...So as you blogpost stated " It touched me in ways that I'm still finding hard to catch and define."<br />So did this book. I knew nothing about Tasmania....I even had to look for it on the map!<br />Now I want to read more about the indigenous people of Australia. This is why #AusReadingMonth is my favorite challenge of the year....I just keep discovering new things! Thanks Brona for hosting....despite many thing going on in your life!NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-87018654852271627992017-11-13T19:16:32.894+11:002017-11-13T19:16:32.894+11:00The Grief Hole....definitely out of my comfort zon...The Grief Hole....definitely out of my comfort zone...but I was <br />very impressed! K. Warren is a rising star!NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-77717221588836398472017-11-12T19:13:59.565+11:002017-11-12T19:13:59.565+11:00This was an 'extra' read not on the bingo ...This was an 'extra' read not on the bingo card!<br />E. Ormsby is a Melbourne-based author who <br />tells us about all things vice...on the 'Dark Web'.<br />Great reporting!<br />NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-43473349599158670292017-11-11T09:35:19.339+11:002017-11-11T09:35:19.339+11:00Finished reading P. Carey's Booker Prize Winne...Finished reading P. Carey's Booker Prize Winner 2000<br />about the Australian 'Robin Hood', Ned Kelly.NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-26347053439439505212017-11-10T04:06:10.651+11:002017-11-10T04:06:10.651+11:00Oh I hope this is an annual! My reading is pretty ...Oh I hope this is an annual! My reading is pretty much planned this month. I have Aussie friends so I'd dearly love to have done this with you. Next year?<br /><br />Lisa @ https://hopewellslibraryoflife.wordpress.com/ Hopewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510172065585770709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-86445879765989693122017-11-09T23:59:30.052+11:002017-11-09T23:59:30.052+11:00:):)NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-37470283137228955502017-11-09T22:22:27.290+11:002017-11-09T22:22:27.290+11:00Your Frisian photos were fabulous - I've poste...Your Frisian photos were fabulous - I've posted a couple of book pics on Insta & twitter to show you a little bit of country town NSW. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-12755313020199351932017-11-08T21:19:51.900+11:002017-11-08T21:19:51.900+11:00I'm reading in on a blustery chilly Frisian is...I'm reading in on a blustery chilly Frisian island!<br />But the beach pavilionhas a heated terrace<br />...so with my winter gloves on <br />...I enjoy a Heineken and my next Australian book!NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-16227779234712794272017-11-07T19:52:48.587+11:002017-11-07T19:52:48.587+11:00Cloudstreet was an absolute delight!
I listened t...Cloudstreet was an absolute delight! <br />I listened to the book on the tran...and at times <br />laughed out loud! Australian literature at its best!NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-91886291169594978352017-11-07T05:37:12.776+11:002017-11-07T05:37:12.776+11:00CF at its best! Bar owner McMurdo has the best quo...CF at its best! Bar owner McMurdo has the best quote:<br />"I'm not entering into a debate with you, my friend.<br />Look around. This is a pub.<br />This is not a democracy (pg 170)<br />NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-70218919344298442112017-11-04T21:45:18.163+11:002017-11-04T21:45:18.163+11:00Australian short stories? Short review! :)Australian short stories? Short review! :)NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-66750068277771745852017-11-02T16:20:30.439+11:002017-11-02T16:20:30.439+11:00I do hope you enjoy it & thanks for adding my ...I do hope you enjoy it & thanks for adding my book list!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-84581543091097442882017-11-02T13:55:04.090+11:002017-11-02T13:55:04.090+11:00I really thought you'd be using an Astley for ...I really thought you'd be using an Astley for QLD, but nice way to combine #AusReadingMonth & #NonFicNov :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-80980290539547981622017-11-02T13:53:52.021+11:002017-11-02T13:53:52.021+11:00The town of Byron is fictional, but every time I r...The town of Byron is fictional, but every time I read the book I imagine it's one of the little villages on the train line in the Blue Mountains - somewhere like Blackheath or Mount Vic or Bullaburra or Lawson.<br /><br />Delighted to have you reading along - use twitter #missyreadalongBronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-41793330317199816282017-11-02T13:53:19.365+11:002017-11-02T13:53:19.365+11:00I've now ordered My Love Must Wait - thanks fo...I've now ordered My Love Must Wait - thanks for tipping my wish over into desire :-D<br />Your post with links to Australian books is fabulous - so I'll add a link here to take people to it straight away - <a href="http://journey-and-destination.blogspot.com.au/p/towards-australian-charlotte-mason.html" rel="nofollow">Carol's terrific book list</a>Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-13985917615534126872017-11-02T12:13:35.732+11:002017-11-02T12:13:35.732+11:00Hi Brona, I've linked the Matthew Flinders boo...Hi Brona, I've linked the Matthew Flinders book. I hope to add another book at least to my TBR as well as A Murder Unmentioned. Thanks for doing this every year. It's great!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-56782723120956343712017-11-02T00:00:17.254+11:002017-11-02T00:00:17.254+11:00Kicking off this challenge with bingo space QLD!Kicking off this challenge with bingo space QLD!NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-30192985963601672402017-11-01T19:32:52.308+11:002017-11-01T19:32:52.308+11:00I'm Liz from Adventures in Reading, Writing an...I'm Liz from Adventures in Reading, Writing and Working from Home, based in Birmingham, UK, and I'm going to be reading "The Ladies of Missalonghi". I'm very much enjoying the few pages I've read so far, learning about their world and the strange little town they live in. I've read a fair bit of Australian literature over the years but this is the first time I've managed to join in with AusReadingMonth so I'm very excited to be able to take part!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.com