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October 8, 2013

THE COLOUR OF TROUBLE by Gerry Bobsien

October 8, 2013

I had half the mind to chuck this book after the first 100 pages or so but wanting to know what the final outcome would be got the better of me. It was painstakingly difficult though not to skip past all the pages. As much as the beginning drew me in, I wanted to increasingly…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: art galleries, australian authors, graffiti, mass media, morality, realistic fiction, synesthesia

October 1, 2013

GETTING UP by SD Thorpe

October 1, 2013

 Come to think of it, I don’t read about male protagonists all that often, unless the books are written from multiple points of view. getting Up was different for me then simply because it revolved around Roket, a male main character. In a sense, this story kept up with my stereotypical view that teenage boys’ minds…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, australian authors, death, debut authors, graffiti, growing up, illustrated, realistic fiction, single parenthood

September 8, 2013

DANCING IN THE DARK by Robyn Bavati

September 8, 2013

If you have no Jewish background, it might be  difficult at first to get into the book because Bavati chose to adopt Jewish/ Hebrew terms wherever possible. She did explain her choice however, including a letter of sorts at the beginning, noting that she hoped to capture the authenticity in this manner. For those who…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ambition, australian authors, ballet, coming of age, customs and practices, dance, debut authors, family life, judaism, orthodox judaism, religion

June 24, 2013

THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak

June 24, 2013

Audiobook cover of THE BOOK THIEF by Markus ZusakAs many children left their families for foster parents during World War II, so did Liesel and her brother, except he did not survive. He never did reach the doorstep of Hans and Rosa Hubermann. The loss of her brother was Liesel’s first encounter with death. It was then too that Death started taking an interest in her. In fact, Death narrates her story.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: audiobooks, australian authors, death, foster care, holocaust, language, on books, second world war, words

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