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Sean Kennedy

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Sean Kennedy was born in 1975 in Melbourne, Australia, but currently lives in the second most isolated city in the world (although there still seems to be conjecture over whether it is actually number one). Living in such deprived circumstances can only affect his writing, which is published by Dreamspinner Press.


Tigerland has been out for a while now, so I think it's safe to talk about some things - mainly to do with Jasper Brunswick.

He was a character who existed mainly to be Simon's comic foil, his nemesis through life. We're not even privy to why this is, really - we just know there was a lot of animosity between them when they worked together prior to the events of Tigers and Devils, and according... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.08 · 6,343 ratings · 920 reviews · 25 distinct works · Similar authors
Tigers and Devils (Tigers a...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 3,257 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions
Tigerland  (Tigers and Devi...
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 885 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
I Fell in Love with a Zombie
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
One Less Stiff at the Funer...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
Just Like Florence Nightingale
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2009
The first supper (Tigers an...
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2012
Wings of Equity
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
Reflections of Love
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
Countdown Until the End of ...
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2012
An Australian Christmas In ...
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2009
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The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer
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Joyland by Stephen King
Joyland
by Stephen King
read in June, 2013
King's latest is such a pleasure in so many ways. Even his fans admit that his work can be pretty hit and miss - when he's good he's brilliant, and when he's bad he's abysmal. Joyland is simply terrific, a short novel more in vein of The Body than a...more
Sean Kennedy rated a book 3 of 5 stars
The Revelations of Jude Connor by Robin Reardon
The Revelations of Jude Connor
by Robin Reardon (Goodreads Author)
read in June, 2013
Religion can be a contentious issue to write about as it can often come across as melodramatic on the written page, even though it can be accurately reflecting the behaviour of church pastors and their delivery, etc. This is a page-turning book but i...more
Sean Kennedy rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Aquaman, Vol. 2 by Geoff Johns
Aquaman continues his spectacular reboot as his past comes back to haunt him.
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Superman by Dan Jurgens
Sean Kennedy rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Aquaman, Vol. 1 by Geoff Johns
Aquaman tends to have a bad rep with comic lovers - I'm not sure why, he's always been one of my favourites - and this reboot tends to tackle this perception head on with some sly one-liners about civilian reactions to Aquaman in comparison to other...more
Sean Kennedy rated a book 4 of 5 stars
What They Always Tell Us by Martin  Wilson
What They Always Tell Us
by Martin Wilson (Goodreads Author)
read in June, 2013
This book, split between the point of view of two teenage boys, is a compelling study of the relationship between brothers. One is the 'stereotypical' jock (as time shows us, he is anything but) and the other is the more sensitive, introspective type...more
Sean Kennedy rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Batwoman, Vol. 1 by J.H. Williams III
Wow, to tell you the truth I've never read a Batwoman comic, but her story in the 0 omnibus intrigued me so I was not disappointed when I read this. Although I find her paleness a bit too over the top in the artwork, Kate herself is a fascinating cha...more
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“When single you are,” Roger said, imitating Yoda dispensing advice to Luke, “get laid you can. When married you get, make love you do.”
Sean Kennedy, Tigers and Devils

“So what are you going to wear?”
I looked at her, wondering if she thought I had suddenly grown a vagina in the past five minutes. “Clothes.”
Sean Kennedy, Tigers and Devils

“I would never have broken up with you," I said earnestly. "I'm more miserable without you than I am with you." As soon as that sentence came out I groaned, because I knew how bad it sounded.
But Declan laughed. "Vintage Simon Murray comment.”
Sean Kennedy, Tigers and Devils

“...this woman, moved by some private sorrow as much as the words being spoken, cried almost silently, unobserved by others, apart from Mma Ramotswe, who stretched out her hand and laid it on her shoulder. Do not cry, Mma, she began to whisper, but changed her words even as she uttered them, and said quietly, Yes, you can cry, Mma. We should not tell people not to weep - we do it because of our sympathy for them - but we should really tell them that their tears are justified and entirely right.”
Alexander McCall Smith, The Double Comfort Safari Club

“I am not deceitful: if I were, I should say I loved you; but I declare I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world.”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

“But smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad.”
Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

“Why can't I write something that would awake the dead? That pursuit is what burns most deeply.”
Patti Smith, Just Kids

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message 14: by Macky

Macky Thanks for accepting invite Sean. Yet another fan to add to your collection. :)


message 13: by 6 Years

6 Years 45,000 Pages Thanks for accepting my friend request, Sean! You can check out my attempt to read 100 works of classic literature in under 6 years here:

http://6years45000pages.blogspot.com


Bubbles  Hunty Sean wrote: "Bubbles wrote: "You sir, are awesome"

Really? I'll take that, though I'm not sure why ;)"


For writing Tigerland and making it worth reading. It was spectacular.


message 11: by Marge

Marge Hi Sean! Thanks for accepting my friend request.


message 10: by Sean

Sean Kennedy Bubbles wrote: "You sir, are awesome"

Really? I'll take that, though I'm not sure why ;)


message 9: by Bubbles Hunty (last edited Oct 25, 2012 02:05pm)

Bubbles  Hunty You sir, are awesome


message 8: by Brad

Brad Hi Sean. Thanks for accepting my friend request!


message 7: by Sean

Sean Kennedy Susan65 wrote: "I finished Tigers and Devils yesterday and spent all day at work today lurking at www.afl.com. Now I want to go to Australia to watch a game.
So do tell, which of your books would you suggest next?"


Hi, Susan! So glad you liked the book. My other novels are a bit different to TaD, but most people seem to like Dash and Dingo the best after it.


Susan65-Coug :-) I finished Tigers and Devils yesterday and spent all day at work today lurking at www.afl.com. Now I want to go to Australia to watch a game.
So do tell, which of your books would you suggest next?


message 5: by BJ

BJ Hey Sean, Thanks so much for the invite! I finished reading Tigers and Devils this morning and I loved it! Massive Coincidence! hahaha


Bubbles  Hunty Thank you for accepting that, I was wondering if you ever plan to write more with the characters from tiger and devil?


adrienne Thanks for the request- had to laugh, just before i saw it i was reading an interview w/you from a year or so back courtesy of a random stumbleupon click...
-a.


message 2: by Sean

Sean Kennedy I'm pretty sure if Twitter is a recognised word now, so must be friending!

Fuck I miss Melbourne. Unfortunately I moved back to Perth to be with family after getting sick but spent eight glorious years there. It must be in the blood though, because I was born there. Long family story!

Are you north or south of the river?

Mark wrote: "Thanks for friending (is that even a word?) me back!

I'm from Melbourne, too!

Mark"





message 1: by Lily

Lily Hey Sean,
Thanks for the friend request :)


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