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By: Carol Jones July 13, 2018
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A rich and complex narrative of divided loyalties…

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The Life To Come won Australia's premier literary prize in 2018 and no doubt deservedly so, for it is a remarkably incisive and beautifully written slice of Australian life told through the interconnected lives of five people who have lived in Sydney at least for a time. The book moves around in time and place, exploring the hopes, dreams and regrets of these five characters. It is very witty, often caustically so, which is probably why I found the first half of the novel hard going. The narrative seemed extremely judgemental with little empathy for the characters. It seemed to celebrate, even salivate over their flaws. However, as the book progressed there was more empathy and the characters' stories became very moving. I'm not sure what to think about this book and the writer's intentions. But that's all right. I will keep puzzling over it for a while. Life is never simple, is it? #thelifetocome #michelledekretser #bookreview #currentreads #currentlyreading #bookstagram #bookish #books #igbooks #aussiewriters #writersofinstagram #bibliophile #booknerd #booksinthewild #bookworm
Daily visitor to my local cafe. I think he wanted to read my newspaper. #birdlife #cafelife #coffeewithfriends #peewee #backyardbirds #writersofinstagram #citybirds #birdsinthecity
To rise again. Christmas 2017. #notredame #notredamefire #writersofinstagram #bibliophile
I'm posting this shot to celebrate the screening of the final series of Game of Thrones (beginning NOW!). As we're not lucky enough to have castles, dragons or ice-capped mountains in Melbourne, I have used a wall as the back drop. Quite a small wall, sadly. I purchased this copy in 2011 knowing nothing about the book or the TV series, which was yet to arrive in Australia. A hundred pages in I was hooked and devoured the remaining books over the next couple of months, just in time for the first episode to screen here. And now we are at series eight. Winter is here. And I am about to tune in. What was your first experience of Game of Thrones? #gameofthrones #episodeeight #winteriscoming #bookstagram #bookish #books #igbooks #fantasyfiction #booknerd
Quick coastal getaway with book, of course! #bookishlove #bibliophile #bookstagram #readingnow #getaway #coastalgetaway #igbooks #books #bookish #coast #Inverloch #visitvictoria
The creepiness of The Haunting of Hill House is stealthy. From the outset there is something a little 'off' about the protagonist and her interactions with the other characters are akin to a performance, but you can't quite put your finger on why. Just as the house is slightly awry, so too are early events. As the novel progresses, strange events manifest but the reader is always kept a little off-balance, unsure exactly where the story will go. A master-class in audience manipulation! This was horror at it's finest, subtle, virtually bloodless, yet totally creepy. Almost as good as her final novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle. What is your favourite horror novel? #shirleyjackson #thehauntingofhillhouse #bookreview #currentlyreading #currentreads #bookstagram #bookish #books #igbooks #booknerd #horrorfiction #gothicfiction #writersofinstagram #bibliophile
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