I’m signing up for this again. (I first attempted the Australian Women Writers Challenge in 2014) My aim is to read and review 6 books by Australian women writers, with at least half of those books by Australian Indigenous women. My first book, which I’ll post the review for in a week or so, is … Continue reading #aww2016 Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016
Category: Reviews
Book Review – The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
So about a month ago I won a copy of The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood from Allen and Unwin. This is the first of Charlotte’s books that I’ve read, and I was a little nervous as I opened the first page and began to read. I was nervous because I’d read so … Continue reading Book Review – The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
Book Reviews – ‘Becoming Kirrali Lewis’ and ‘talk under water’
I love it when a book truly takes you out of yourself and gives you a glimpse of life from someone else's perspective. This month I've read two such books - 'Becoming Kirrali Lewis' by Jane Harrison and 'talk under water' by Kathryn Lomer. I closed both books with a sense of slight disorientation; … Continue reading Book Reviews – ‘Becoming Kirrali Lewis’ and ‘talk under water’
Review – Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
What to write about Cloud Atlas? I almost put it down, to begin with. Mitchell jumps from one story to the next, not ending any of them, and the further we spiralled from past to future the more annoyed I became. I began to enjoy the novel in the section entitled 'An Orison of Somni-451', a … Continue reading Review – Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Review – The Alphabet of Light and Dark – Danielle Wood
"...it is often the silent who end up with the task of the telling. Perhaps it's because, undeafened by the sound of their own voices, they've heard so much more." Yes, I'm reviewing another of Danielle Wood's books. 🙂 I recently finished reading 'The Alphabet of Light and Dark', and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This book … Continue reading Review – The Alphabet of Light and Dark – Danielle Wood
Lee Morgan – The Christopher Penrose novels
So my latest reading addiction is the Christopher Penrose series of novels by Lee Morgan. So what to say without giving the story away?? Perhaps the blurb says it best... "Chasing a ghost and echoes of magic, Christopher discovers the darkness that looms behind desire. Christopher is haunted and hollow with the loss of … Continue reading Lee Morgan – The Christopher Penrose novels
Mothers Grimm – Danielle Wood
Mothers Grimm was not quite as I expected. I thought I’d be reading some traditional fairy tales, twisted to show the mother’s point of view. Instead what I got was a selection of short stories each expressing a different side to motherhood. The stories are heart-wrenching, some of them quite dark, but what brought me to tears was … Continue reading Mothers Grimm – Danielle Wood
if I should lose you – Natasha Lester – Review #aww2014
I've been following the blog of Australian Author, Natasha Lester for a while now. She has some great content, and her books have been on my reading list for some time. But it was this blog post that propelled her novel 'if I should lose you' to the top of my TBR list. In the post, Natasha … Continue reading if I should lose you – Natasha Lester – Review #aww2014
Burial Rites – Hannah Kent – Review #aww2014
As you may remember from my March Blog Post I was lucky enough to hear Hannah Kent speak about her book, Burial Rites, at the Festival of Golden Words in Tasmania earlier this year. Hannah’s account of the journey that inspired her book – from being an exchange student in Iceland where she originally heard … Continue reading Burial Rites – Hannah Kent – Review #aww2014
The Sinkings – Amanda Curtin – Review #aww2014
“Perhaps the name that matters is not the one we were born to but the one we choose for ourselves.” The blurb of this book caught my attention first. The story is based around a true event – the discovery of human remains at a campsite called ‘The Sinkings’ near Albany, Western Australia in 1882. … Continue reading The Sinkings – Amanda Curtin – Review #aww2014
Heather Ewings 