Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Michael Brown's books

522 ratings | 86 reviews | avg rating:3.82

Michael’s Year In Books

Michael’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Michael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Michael’s 2025 Year in Books

Michael Brown’s Followers (8)

Michael’s Bookshelves

to-read (248)
currently-reading (8)
read (527)
did-not-finish (1)

Michael’s Friends (10)

Mat Tait

433 books | 75 friends

Jakki Newton

1,416 books | 56 friends

Bryce Galloway

287 books | 124 friends

Parvati Rotherham

93 books | 28 friends

Iluvatar .

1,664 books | 195 friends

Sally Ann

927 books | 214 friends

Katrina Hatherly

79 books | 32 friends

Jim

329 books | 30 friends

More friends…

Michael Brown

Goodreads Author

Born

New Zealand

Website

http://notunlikeatrumpet.wordpress.com

Member Since

December 2015

edit data

Michael Brown writes about New Zealand music, digital culture, and vernacular culture. He lives in Lower Hutt.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name

Learn more
Ask the Author

Michael Brown is currently not accepting new questions.

Combine Editions
Michael Brown’s books

Average rating: 4.07 · 70 ratings · 14 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Heading Dog Who Split in Half : Legends and Tall Tales from New Zealand by Michael Brown (Goodreads Author), Mat Tait (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 59 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eyeliner's Buy Now (33 1/3 Oceania) by Michael Brown (Goodreads Author), Jon Stratton (series_editor), Jon Dale (series_editor) 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Language: The Massey University Composer Addresses by Michael Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Norman Meehan (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Searches for Tradition: Essays on New Zealand Music, Past and Present by Michael Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Samantha Owens (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Michael is Currently Reading

Michael Brown is currently reading

The Complete Hate Volume 1

by Peter Bagge

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jul 14, 2026 03:00AM

Michael Brown is currently reading

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jul 14, 2026 02:59AM

Michael Brown is currently reading

Pussy, King of the Pirates

by Kathy Acker

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Aug 12, 2025 10:39AM

rss
Michael’s Recent Updates

Michael Brown is on page 173 of 512 of Great Expectations Great Expectations by Charles Dickens progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 29, 2026 02:02AM · 1 like · like · see status · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Great Expectations by Charles Dickens <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Brown rated a book liked it Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties by Robert Stone	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 26, 2026 11:30AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Prime Green by Robert Stone. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Prime Green by Robert Stone <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Brown liked Mat’s status update Mat Tait wants to read The Left Hand of Darkness
Jul 25, 2026 12:54AM
Michael Brown liked Mat’s status update Mat Tait wants to read Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
Jul 25, 2026 12:53AM · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Brown is on page 163 of 512 of Great Expectations Great Expectations by Charles Dickens progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 24, 2026 08:34PM · like · see status · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Great Expectations by Charles Dickens <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Brown started reading Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties by Robert Stone	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 22, 2026 02:42AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Prime Green by Robert Stone. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Prime Green by Robert Stone <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Brown and 15 other people liked Sam's review of City of Glass: Graphic Novel: "the original City of Glass, by paul auster, was a book that i enjoyed greatly when i first read it. i thought it was really unique, a thoughtful, stylish blend of raymond chandler, kafka, and borges. i still like it, but it hasn't aged that well for " Read more of this review »
Jul 17, 2026 06:02PM · see review
Michael Brown rated a book really liked it City of Glass: Graphic Novel by Paul Karasik	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 17, 2026 06:02PM · like
Michael Brown rated a book liked it Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 16, 2026 12:08PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Brown wants to read Journey to Nowhere: A New World Tragedy by Shiva Naipaul	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 15, 2026 08:02PM · like

More of Michael's books…

Michael’s Quotes

“Imaginatively speaking, all forms of life are equally valuable - even the fly, which seems to me as enigmatic and as admirable as the fairy”
― Luis Buñuel, My Last Sigh

0 likes

“History is a collection of paper. A few fading recollections. After a while what is not written never happened.”
― Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger

tags: history

23 likes

“People went to the office out of some perverse lack of interest in golf, or surfing, or betting on the World Cup.”
― Gary Indiana, Three Month Fever: The Andrew Cunanan Story

0 likes

“To win a war or a revolution does not validate the cause.”
― Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger

11 likes

“No job too dirty for a fucking scientist.”
― William S. Burroughs, The Western Lands

3 likes

More of Michael’s quotes…

Michael’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.

Michael’s Year In Books

Michael Brown’s Followers (8)

Michael’s Bookshelves

Michael’s Friends (10)

Michael Brown

Goodreads Author

Learn more
Ask the Author

Popular Answered Questions

Combine Editions
Michael Brown’s books

Michael is Currently Reading

rss
Michael’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

See a Problem?

Preview — Prime Green by Robert Stone

See a Problem?

Preview — Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley

See a Problem?

Preview — Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

See a Problem?

Preview — Prime Green by Robert Stone

See a Problem?

Preview — Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Michael’s Quotes

recent posts
Michael’s Groups

Michael’s Friend Comments

Michael Brown’s Followers (8)

Michael Brown

Goodreads Author

Popular Answered Questions

rssMichael’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

See a Problem?

Preview — Prime Green by Robert Stone

See a Problem?

Preview — Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley

See a Problem?

Preview — Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

See a Problem?

Preview — Prime Green by Robert Stone

See a Problem?

Preview — Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

rss
Michael’s Recent Updates