You probably all know the Six Degrees of Separation monthly "meme" by now, but here's the info for those of you who haven't caught up with it yet. It's currently hosted by Kate (booksaremyfavouriteandbest). Each month, she nominates a book, from which "players" create a chain of six more books, linking one from the other as the spirit moves. … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Fates and furies TO The Buddha of suburbia
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My literary week (6), this and that
Life is a bit busy at present, but I am still reading - this and that, here and there, as you do! First, there's politics I'm not a political blogger so I don't want to focus too much on politics, but I did enjoy some of the signs carried by people attending the various women's marches held … Continue reading My literary week (6), this and that
Six degrees of separation, FROM The girl with the dragon tattoo TO The natural way of things
Ok, I admit it, I'm hooked on this meme, not only because it's a fun intellectual challenge to find links between books, but also because it gives me an opportunity to revisit books I've read, which helps keep them fresh in my mind. For those who haven't caught up with this meme, it's the Six Degrees of … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM The girl with the dragon tattoo TO The natural way of things
Blogging highlights for 2016
It seems that I've established a bit of an end of year trifecta with my Australian Women Writers' Challenge wrap-up post, followed by posts on Reading highlights and Blogging highlights. This post, obviously, is the Blogging one. I do it as much for my own record, because I enjoy tracking trends on my blog, so please don't feel obliged if you've … Continue reading Blogging highlights for 2016
Reading highlights for 2016
And so we finally say goodbye to a year many of us would like to forget, but before we do, I would like to share my 2016 reading highlights. As usual, I won't be naming top picks, because I'm a wuss. It's too hard. So, instead, I'll be sharing highlights which combine best reads with those that were interesting for … Continue reading Reading highlights for 2016
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Women Writers’ Challenge 2016
For the fifth year in a row, I'm devoting my last Monday Musings of the year to the Australian Women Writers Challenge*. This year has been one of consolidation rather than of huge change for the Challenge, as we got used to our self-hosted site to which we moved in 2015. The big advantage of this move was that it … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Women Writers’ Challenge 2016
Six degrees of separation, FROM Revolutionary Road TO Fateless
Six Degrees of Separation is a monthly "meme" hosted by Kate (booksaremyfavouriteandbest). Each month, she nominates a book, and then those who choose to play create a chain of six books, linking one from the other as the spirit moves. Now, I hadn't planned to play this time because I haven't read Richard Yates' Revolutionary Road (nor did … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Revolutionary Road TO Fateless
My literary week (5), or, those reading coincidences
Last time I wrote a My Literary Week post it was because I'd scarcely read that week, but had some literary moments to share. This time it's because I've been reading things which have generated some thoughts that I want to document, but not in long dedicated posts. (I'm feeling lazy). Most have been inspired by those reading … Continue reading My literary week (5), or, those reading coincidences
Christina Stead, Ocean of story, Pt 1: The early years – Australia (Review)
Contribution no. 2 for Lisa's Christina Stead Week from Ocean of story: the uncollected stories of Christina Stead. My first post was on the titular story, "Ocean of story", which is also used as the collection's Introduction. After this Introduction, the stories have been organised into 7 sections by editor RG Geering. These sections are presented chronologically, … Continue reading Christina Stead, Ocean of story, Pt 1: The early years – Australia (Review)
Christina Stead, Introduction: Ocean of story (Review, possibly)
I am so glad Lisa (ANZLitLovers) has given me an excuse, her Christina Stead Week, to finally pick up Ocean of story: The uncollected stories of Christina Stead. I bought this book, in 1991, from a sale table for all of 98 (Australian) cents! What a bargain. I then popped it on my Australian literature TBR shelves, … Continue reading Christina Stead, Introduction: Ocean of story (Review, possibly)
Whispering Gums 