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The Mystery of Swordfish Reef by Arthur Upfield
3.0
Picked this up at a coastal holiday house and didn’t mind it.
Maybe the Horse Will Talk by Elliot Perlman
4.0
Read this in preparation for interviewing the author. Laughed out loud twice. The main character turned into a bit of a male fantasy at the end - too good to be true! A kind of moral hero.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, translated by Megan Backus Summary & Study Guide by BookRags
4.0
I liked this book, divided into two stories. Clean, concise writing. The spirit-infused stories remind me of Murakami.
The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley, Who Planned to Live an Unusual Life by Martine Murray
3.0
My daughter recommend this YA book (I think) because it’s set where we live in Melbourne. I really liked the detailed observations and cute characters.
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
5.0
I read this as a 20-something travelling the world - it’s a great beatnik diary
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
5.0
I read this in Vietnam (where the book is set). Fantastic writing.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
4.0
First read this as a high school set text but I love Dickens. It’s dense writing and all about the characters. I feel really immersed once I get into a Dickens book but it can take some initial work, I think because of the language.