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Brendon’s 2025 Year in Books
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Brendon Patrick
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in Beaudesert, Australia
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Influences
Charles Bukowski; John Fante; Hunter S Thompson. Ernest Hemingway.
Member Since
October 2018
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https://www.goodreads.com/alifeofprose
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Ghost Cities, by Siang Lu
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Australian Historical Fiction: Your Personal Journey Through Modern Formats
The first time I held Kate Grenville’s: The Secret River in my hands, I could feel the shear weight of tome, the texture of the pages between my fingers and the smell of ink.
It was not just a book—it was a deep, introspective look into our nation’s soul.
Australian historical fiction does that to people. Every time. It seeps into your body—from the inside out.
Now, I’ll be the first to admit it, I Read more of this blog post »
It was not just a book—it was a deep, introspective look into our nation’s soul.
Australian historical fiction does that to people. Every time. It seeps into your body—from the inside out.
Now, I’ll be the first to admit it, I Read more of this blog post »
Brendon’s Recent Updates
"This book is a lovely read. I wasn't expecting the 2 very different intersecting timeliness but they made the story. I admit to hating the way it was ended with the author's history & connection but no resolution to the lead characters."
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"I have little doubt that this author did a great deal of research and presented a unique experience. We are shown the experiences of an Australian soldier fighting in post 9/11 Afghanistan. The level of detail is mind boggling. At the end of the day,"
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"Some of my friends were quite surprised that ‘Bot Swallows Universe’ ended up being the first pick of Radio National’s Top 100 Books of this century (so far). (https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radiona... ) But I thought it was a worthy winner – it is qu"
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"Gawd I hated it. I love Trent’s books but this one feels so egotistical and cringey. I’m so sorry. I tried so hard but this one is just, so over done. Devastated. "
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Kingdom of Fear: A Savage Journey into the Heart of the American Nightmare Christ, what a terrible thing to inflict on the reading public. A memoir of sorts. Perhaps a confession, or a testimony to the weird brutality of life in this foul year of our L ...more |
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Bukowski’s is he led me to Fante. Perhaps his greatest gift!
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