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	T, a novel 4.07 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Admissions: Voices within Mental Health by David Stavanger (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Radhiah Chowdhury (Editor), Mohammad Awad (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	G-d, Sleep, and Chaos 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry for the Planet: An Anthology of Imagined Futures by Julia Kaylock (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Denise O'Hagan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rebecca Douglas (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spring 2022 (Overland, #248) by Evelyn Araluen (Editor), Jonathan Dunk (Editor), Michael R. Griffiths (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cross Thieves it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Alan Fyfe rated a book liked it Vergil: The Poet's Life by Sarah Ruden	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3.5 stars. An interesting speculation on the life of Vergil, who has very little biographical information available to help the biographer. Ruden is always careful to clarify when she's indulging in speculation, which is great - it leaves readers cle ...more
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Alan Fyfe liked Emily's review of The Cross Thieves: "The Cross Thieves is an absolute gut-punch of a read. Told over the course of single night it examines the themes of race, religion, revenge, and what happens when people take justice into their own hands. Central to the story are two teenagers, Gark" Read more of this review »
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Alan Fyfe made a comment on Margaret Galbraith’s review of T, a novel " The page is now live :) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... ...more "
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Alan Fyfe and 1 other person liked Margaret Galbraith's review of T, a novel: "I lied … I mean I haven’t read this one but meantime I’m using this to review the sequel The Cross Thieves ISBN 9781923023568 which isn’t on Goodreads yet. I entered through Good Reading magazine and this is the second early review book I’ve received" Read more of this review »
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Alan Fyfe rated a book liked it Flesh by David Szalay	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3.5 really, which I think is around right, though I'm still deciding what I think about this book. A narrative about a normal person. Istvan tips neither into the villain nor the hero character, though at times he can act like either. Szalay's writin ...more
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Alan Fyfe liked Megan's review of G-d, Sleep, and Chaos: "WINNER book of the year WA Premier’s Book Awards 2025. Winner Poetry of the year. "
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Alan Fyfe rated a book it was amazing Ghost Cities by Siang Lu	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Is this a landmark in Australian writing? It might be. With the kind of tone and ideas you'll find in the best surrealism of Rushdie, Murakami, and Calvino, Siang Lu has crafted an entrancing tale. He has the writing chops to meet his ideas head on t ...more
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Alan Fyfe rated a book it was amazing Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel by Yōko Tawada	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
One of the most perfect novels I have read in a long time.
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Alan Fyfe rated a book really liked it The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A touching tale of the early days of comic book superheroes and their inventors, shot through with mythic themes and the Jewish culture of its two fictional protagonists - who reflect the reality of the largely Jewish cohort of creators that invented ...more
Mar 27, 2025 04:12AM · like · see review
Alan Fyfe rated a book it was amazing Flight by Shady Cosgrove	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As a long time student (and writer) of prose poetry, this had that little something extra for me that a lot of Australian attempts at the form lack (though not all). A dedicated fusion of the poetic and prosaic that I enjoyed from cover to cover.
Oct 30, 2024 07:24AM · like · see review

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