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Stories that punch through moral posturing, challenge liberal pieties, or force you to reconsider what “progress” really means. Books like 'Discarding Decency'

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1		The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas 3.26 avg rating — 33,901 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
1		Drawing Danger by L.E. Luttrell (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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		Our Shadows by Gail Jones 3.41 avg rating — 272 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
4		The White Earth by Andrew McGahan 3.72 avg rating — 1,942 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
5		Taboo by Kim Scott 3.62 avg rating — 1,165 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
6		The Butcherbird Stories by A.S. Patric (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
7		Three Dog Night by Peter Goldsworthy 3.33 avg rating — 404 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
8		The Aunt's Story by patrick-white 3.48 avg rating — 670 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
9		A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 44,075 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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
10		The Sellout by Paul Beatty (Trivia-On-Books) by Trivion Books 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
11		Submission by Michel Houellebecq (2015-09-10) by Michel Houellebecq 3.65 avg rating — 54,102 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
12		Deadly Nevergreen by L.J. Clayton (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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

12 books · 2 voters · list created August 7th, 2025 by D. Fuller (votes) .

Tags: australian-fiction, cancel-culture, cultural-critique, moral-ambiguity, morally-complex-protagonists, satirical-realism, thought-provoking-fiction

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