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  1. jim boy

    BigFooty Top Book list - voting commenced!

    Never read any of the Frost series, but that is because Wingfield is first and foremost a radio dramatist. Some of his work on that medium is outstanding, Frost is good, but Outbreak of Fear is sensational. Hunt it down.
  2. jim boy

    Poetry

    And niche, to me it seems a very small conclave takes any interest, that's not to say what is being produced is inferior. You mention Lawson and Patterson, I reckon 98% of Australians would not be able to name a single poem of Henry Lawson. The third best known Australian 'poet' is probably Ern...
  3. jim boy

    Poetry

    In terms of appreciation of cultural artefacts, I think we are. And I'm not really referring to the length of the piece, more the wanting to start dissecting it line by line, rather than be stanza. Moreover we usually have to prod ourselves to dig into the poetry's core rather than the more...
  4. jim boy

    Poetry

    I'm not sure poetry has much of a place in Australian culture. We're too impatient and the classics carry an elitist baggage that often imbues with a sense of mistrust. But it lives on, this was quite entertaining http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b050bh69
  5. jim boy

    BigFooty Top Book list - voting commenced!

    Isn't that how you would describe Sylvester's relationship with Tweety?
  6. jim boy

    BigFooty Top Book list - voting commenced!

    Top 10, but really could be in any order, and probably reflects all the reading I've doing for my kids over the last 10 years, as well as what I could find when I just ran out into the shed. 1. Miss Smilla's For Snow 2. The Shipping News 3. The Life of Pi 4. Moomintroll series (If I have to go...
  7. jim boy

    Books on Australian Rules

    John Harms - Loose Men Everywhere is my favourite footy book. Also not strictly about football, but about one footballer, Martin Flanagan's The Call Both books are about Geelong, but can be read by any supporter
  8. jim boy

    Brother Fish

    OK, I'll kick off the trolling;- He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others
  9. jim boy

    Bill Bryson

    amiable is his middle name. Lacks the cutting edge of some other travel writers.
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