3.72 avg rating — 1,948 ratings

"A novel rich with symbolism and subtext, a powerful Indigenous perspective, and that poses a number of challenging questions that are ripe for deconstruction, analysis and debate."

4.39 avg rating — 608,628 ratings

"An engaging and challenging text that redefined whilst also questioning the notion of superheros all within a context that remains sharply relevant."

3.69 avg rating — 26 ratings

"The perfect example of Australian gothic with unforgettable imagery, a confronting attack on early Australian settlers, and a genuinely devastating twist. "

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,879,747 ratings

"A very clever, chronologically uneven, and extremely romantic story told using the perspective of two different narrators across time periods. "

3.84 avg rating — 11,972 ratings

"A unique science fiction novel that uses multiple voices and experiments with language to tell a complex story with a rewarding and well-earned pay-off."

3.76 avg rating — 3,895 ratings

"The high water mark in Australian crime fiction that looks at the raw underbelly of politics, media and law enforcement in this country."

4.43 avg rating — 55,047 ratings

"A wonderful graphic novel filled with numerous short stories all illustrated in their own style and with their own messages whilst being brilliantly tied together by the author."

3.83 avg rating — 718 ratings

"A grippingly original psychological thriller with supernatural elements and an alternate history that showcases how creative and imaginative authors can still be."

4.15 avg rating — 115,466 ratings

"A truly great novel that introduces readers to an Australian landscape they may not know exists with a really tight murder mystery at its core."

4.30 avg rating — 361,323 ratings

"This heist story set within a surprisingly grounded fantasy world told across two generations is just brilliant."

3.79 avg rating — 31,258 ratings

"A tight novel that questions the legitimacy of the Afghanistan war by analysing it alongside the opulence found at an NFL match. "

4.01 avg rating — 50,894 ratings

"A great, modern Lovecraftian horror novel with a focus on racism that sharply highlights how humans are far more terrifying than monsters."

4.12 avg rating — 85,444 ratings

"A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the politicking that happens when selecting a new pope. "

4.25 avg rating — 770,564 ratings

"THE classic gothic novel."

4.42 avg rating — 1,386,478 ratings

"Equal parts scientifically astute and sidesplittingly hilarious, all the time spent with this one character is wonderful."

3.61 avg rating — 477,871 ratings

"A disturbing and fascinating classic that offers great opportunities to analyse fear, politics, religion, and the supernatural. Best studied alongside the film, "Goodnight, and Good Luck.""

4.58 avg rating — 266,389 ratings

"Powerfully symbolic graphic novel about fathers, sons, the Holocaust and its aftermath years after the tragic event."

4.08 avg rating — 44,229 ratings

"A genuinely witty, entertaining, and dark Australian novel that addresses a dozen different themes through the eyes of an engaging teenage protagonist."

4.06 avg rating — 278,049 ratings

"A really great Australian murder mystery with a really great film adaptation to accompany it."

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,092,828 ratings

"Extremely bleak but a fascinating text to deconstruct."

4.22 avg rating — 2,081,699 ratings

"Hilarious, whip-smart and utterly absurd."

4.29 avg rating — 1,715,860 ratings

"High quality science fiction with really neat political and cultural musings."

4.10 avg rating — 2,377 ratings

"Really great novel written by a passionate Indigenous author with an accompanying play and upcoming film that could also be studied."

3.76 avg rating — 472 ratings

"Haunting novel with local Brisbane settings."

4.20 avg rating — 1,224 ratings

"A very interesting book about illegal boat people and the concurrent political power plays in Canberra in response."