The Birdcage Library

Sep 10, 2023

author: Freya Berry name: Kim average rating: 3.94 book published: 2023 rating: 5 read at: 2023/09/10 date added: 2023/09/10 shelves: review: An intriguing mystery well toldI loved The Dictators Wife, but this is very different, and equally enjoyable. A multi-layered...

Media Monsters: The Transformation of Australia’s Newspaper Empires

Aug 14, 2023

author: Sally Young name: Kim average rating: 5.00 book published: rating: 5 read at: 2023/08/13 date added: 2023/08/13 shelves: review: As most comprehensive history of post-war media machinations in Australia I enjoyed Sally Young’s “Paper Emperors,” but this sequel...

Night Train to Lisbon

Jul 23, 2023

author: Pascal Mercier name: Kim average rating: 3.63 book published: 2004 rating: 0 read at: 2023/07/22 date added: 2023/07/22 shelves:...

The Last Chairlift

Feb 26, 2023

author: John Irving name: Kim average rating: 3.74 book published: 2022 rating: 2 read at: 2023/02/26 date added: 2023/02/26 shelves: review: Same old themes, nothing newAbout 50 pages in, and I’m bored, miffed by poor editing and much repetition. Sorry to hear it’s...

The Dictator’s Wife

Feb 25, 2023

author: Freya Berry name: Kim average rating: 3.68 book published: 2022 rating: 5 read at: 2023/02/24 date added: 2023/02/24 shelves: review: Much more than a mystery – beautifully writtenThe opening paragraphs had me hooked. Freya Berry’s writing is...

Lessons

Nov 27, 2022

author: Ian McEwan name: Kim average rating: 4.39 book published: 2022 rating: 4 read at: 2022/11/26 date added: 2022/11/26 shelves:...

The Idea of Australia: A search for the soul of the nation

Aug 7, 2022

author: Julianne Schultz name: Kim average rating: 4.65 book published: rating: 4 read at: 2022/08/07 date added: 2022/08/07 shelves: review: A broad canvas used to paint Australia for what it is and what it isn’tBut also an opportunity missed. The author has done a...

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