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Anna | 247 comments Looking forward to another great year of reading!

I surpassed my goal of reading 50 and reviewing 25 books by Australian women writers last year, but my reading time is more limited now I have a baby so I'm sticking with the same goal. I'll also include children's books towards my total.

I'll aim to include at least five 'classics' and might review this goal upwards depending on what books pique my interest during the year.


Veronica ⭐️ Good Luck for the challenge this year Anna. I see you've already got the ball rolling.


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Brenda Good luck Anna!


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Anna | 247 comments Book 5: The Hospital by the River: A Story of Hope by Catherine Hamlin. An inspiring story of a remarkable woman. 4 stars.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 6: A reread of Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 9: Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty. Interesting twists and turns but it was just too long. My short review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....


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Anna | 247 comments Book 10: Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen. One of my favourite picture books. 5 stars.

(Edited to add: I hesitated to include this as Pamela Allen was born and is currently living in New Zealand. However, she lived in Australia for around 30 years including when this book was published, so I thought that that would be sufficiently Australian to count for the challenge! Feel free to comment and let me know if you disagree.)


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Anna | 247 comments Book 16: Possum Magic by Mem Fox - 4 stars.

Book 17: We of the Never Never by Jeannie Gunn. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... This is the first book I've read for the 'Classics' part of my challenge.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 18: The Fence by Meredith Jaffe. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this one, as I found almost all the characters unlikeable and the ending unsatisfying.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 20: Rosetta: A Scandalous True Story by Alexandra Joel. I wasn't a big fan of this one. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....


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Anna | 247 comments Book 22: Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil by Melina Marchetta. It took me a while to get into this one but in the end I was impressed. 4 stars.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 24: Searching For The Secret River by Kate Grenville. A really fascinating read. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....


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Anna | 247 comments Book 25: The Women In Black by Madeleine St. John. I really enjoyed this one. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... I'm also counting this towards my Classics challenge.

I'm now halfway towards my goal of reading 50 books by Australian women writers. I aimed to review half of these, and this is my 18th review so I'm doing better than I planned.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 26: Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor. A remarkable book. 5 stars.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 28: No Man is an Island by Adele Dumont. A very worthwhile read. 4 stars.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 29: Vigil by Angela Slatter. Not my usual genre but I really enjoyed it. My short review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....


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Anna | 247 comments Book 31: Barking Dogs by Rebekah Clarkson. Mixed feelings about this one. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....


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Anna | 247 comments Book 33: Silly Galah! by Janeen Brian. Great fun! My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....


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Anna | 247 comments Book 34: The Scent of You by Maggie Alderson. A good light read. Three stars.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 35: Too Loud Lily by Sofie Laguna. Four stars.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 36 (which I actually read before some of my recent additions but which I've only just added to Goodreads): Who Am I? by Susan Hall. My short review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....


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message 41: by Anna (new)

Anna | 247 comments Book 39: I Went Walking by Sue Williams (Sue Machin). 3 stars.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 40: Rebellious Daughters, edited by Maria Katsonis and Lee Kofman. I liked the concept of this book but some of the stories weren't as successful as others. 3 stars.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 41: Storyland by Catherine McKinnon. 4 stars.


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Anna | 247 comments Book 42: The Hate Race by Maxine Beneba Clarke. A powerful read. My review is a https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....


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Anna | 247 comments Book 46: A Little Bush Maid by Mary Grant Bruce. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... I'll also be counting this one towards my Classics challenge.


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