Michael - 35 books in 2015

[Michael]

I've been consciously trying to expand my reading in the past few years after realising how few books I was reading by Australian women. I've used the Stella Prize longlists to guide me a bit, but am now having no trouble finding loads of great books that fit the bill. My reviews are brief - as much to remind me what I liked and didn't like about a book as anything else.

So far in 2015:

The Lost Child
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Bad Behaviour
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

In My Mother's Hands
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Anchor Point
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

A Short History of Richard Kline
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

March
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Hot Little Hands
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Nest
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Laurinda
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Mr Wigg
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The Wife Drought
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The Golden Age
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

What Was Left
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

You're Just Too Good To Be True
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The Boundary
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Brenda]

Welcome Michael, and well done on the books you've already read:)

[Debbie]

That's fantastic!

[Michael]

Time for another update! I'm up to 23 books for the year now, including ten published in 2015. My picks for next year's Stella Prize shortlist so far would be Bad Behaviour, Anchor Point, One Life: My Mother's Story, Fallen and The Life of Houses.

New additions:

Silk Road
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Down To The River
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Skin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

One Life: My Mother's Story
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Sing, and Don't Cry : A Mexican Journal
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Fallen: a memoir about sex, religion
and marrying too young
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Life Of Houses
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Disquiet
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Debbie]

I'm in awe! Thanks for posting Michael!

[Michael]

Still going strong - this is turning into such a great year for Australian writing - I'm really looking forward to The Natural Way of Things and Hope Farm.

I've made it past my goal since last time and am up to 36 books for the year now (including 21 published this year).

Updating the list:

The Other Side of the World
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Big Little Lies
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Bloodhound: Searching for My Father
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

An Astronaut's Life
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Six Bedrooms
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Singing
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Salt Creek
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Lost Swimmer
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The World Without Us
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

On Brunswick Ground
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A Guide to Berlin
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hello Beautiful!: Scenes from a Life
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Small Acts of Disappearance
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Debbie]

Wow! Congratulations