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Anna - reading 50, reviewing 25
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Dec 31, 2017 05:00PM
Looking forward to another great year of reading!
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My first book of the year was a re-read of Dead Man's Chest by Kerry Greenwood.And book 2, and my first review of the year, was Not Just Lucky by Jamila Rizvi. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... Highly recommended.
Book 4 and review 2: Don't Take Your Love to Town by Ruby Langford Ginibi. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 5 and review 3: The Good Girl Stripped Bare by Tracey Spicer. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 7 and review 4: Wellmania: Misadventures in the Search for Wellness by Brigid Delaney. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 8 and review 5: Anaesthesia: The Gift of Oblivion and The Mystery of Consciousness by Kate Cole-Adams. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 9: Storytelling for Job Interviews: How to Use Stories, Nail an Interview and Land Your Dream Job by Gabrielle Dolan.
Book 11 and review 6: Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 12: Unbreakable: Women Share Stories of Resilience and Hope, edited by Jane Caro with contributions from many Australian women.
Book 14 and review 7: Beyond Veiled Clichés: The Real Lives of Arab Women by Amal Awad. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 15 and review 8: A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 16 and review 9: Heat and Light by Ellen Van Neerven. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 18 and review 10: Dear Quentin: Letters of a Governor General by Quentin Bryce. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 19 and review 11: Lost! A True Tale From the Bush by Stephanie Owen Reeder. My short review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 21 and review 12: Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 22 and review 13: Is This My Beautiful Life? by Jessica Rowe. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 27 and review 14: The Motherhood, edited by Jamila Rizvi with contributions from more than 30 Australian women. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 28 and review 15: The Beast's Heart by Leife Shallcross. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 29: The Sisters' Song by Louise Allan.We've passed the halfway point of the year so it's a good time to check in with how I'm going with my challenge goals. I've read 29 books towards my goal of 50, and reviewed 15 towards my goal of 25, so I'm over halfway. As always I'm enjoying the wide range of books by Australian women across many different genres.
I picked up some secondhand picture books for my toddler recently. Book 30 and review 16: Goodnight, Mice! by Frances Watts. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 31 and review 17: One Very Tired Wombat by Renee Treml. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
And book 32: My Grandma by Jeannette Rowe.
A couple more picture books: Book 33: Good Night, Sleep Tight by Mem Fox.
Book 34: Dog In, Cat Out by Gillian Rubinstein.
Book 34 and review 18 is another picture book: Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox. My short review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... And finally another 'grown-up book' for book 35 and review 19: Captain Thunderbolt and His Lady by Carol Baxter. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 38 and review 20: True Stories: Selected Non Fiction by Helen Garner. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 39: The Passengers by Eleanor Limprecht.Edited to say that I've now written a review (number 21): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book 41 and review 22: The Spotted Dog by Kerry Greenwood. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 42 and review 23: The Whole Bright Year by Debra Oswald. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 44 and review 24: Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women by Kate Forsyth. My short review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 45 and review 25 (which means I've reached my goal for reviews for the year): Outback Lullaby by Sally Odgers. My short review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 46: The Wasp and The Orchid: The remarkable life of Australian Naturalist Edith Coleman by Danielle Clode.
Added two more on a trip to the library with my toddler today.Book 47 and review 26: Hop Up! Wriggle Over! by Elizabeth Honey. My short review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
And book 48 and review 27: How Frogmouth Found Her Home by Ambelin Kwaymullina. My short review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Book 49 and review 28: The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen. My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
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