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Heart Of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 128
You would have to have a heart of darkness to not feel anything from this tale.
'Heart Of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad is a fictional reworking of Conra…
4 years, 4 months ago
Mortality (Christopher Hitchens) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 127
A topic that effects all of us Mere Mortals.
'Mortality' by Christopher Hitchens is brief (& somewhat meandering) reflection on dying. Hitch was diagn…
4 years, 5 months ago
Cubs & Other Stories (Mario Vargas Llosa) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 126
The adolescent Peruvian coming of age story seems a tad more intense than most others.
'Cubs & Other Stories' by Mario Vargas Llosa is a group of 7 fi…
4 years, 5 months ago
Of Mice & Men (John Steinbeck) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 125
Lots of mice and lots of men, just what I like in my books!
'Of Mice & Men' by John Steinbeck is a short novella about migrant farm workers set in Sol…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea (Yukio Mishima) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 124
A book where I'm certainly glad the ending got cut short!
'The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea' by Yukio Mishima is a story of 3 characters wi…
4 years, 5 months ago
Gould's Book Of Fish (Richard Flanagan) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 122
An absurd, ridiculous tale of dark humour that might just contain some deeper meaning.
'Gould's Book Of Fish' by Richard Flanagan tells the tale of Wi…
4 years, 5 months ago
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 123
Not sure I've read a book full of more dislikeable characters.
'My Brilliant Career' by Miles Franklin is set in 1890's rural Australia and recounts t…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Best Australian Books - Aussie Book Month
Season 1 Episode 121
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Books Books Books! Want a collection of some of the best Australian books, I got you covered. I read 8 books this month and 5 o…
4 years, 5 months ago
Requiem With Yellow Butterflies (James Halford) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 120
The best way to describe this book is that it's an academic version of the travel memoirs I wouldn't write.
'Requiem With Yellow Butterflies' by James…
4 years, 5 months ago
My Brother Jack (George Johnston) - Book Review
Season 1 Episode 119
It's eerie coming across the literary version of yourself, essentially the same person who lived a different life and made different decisions.
'My Br…
4 years, 5 months ago