30-12-2021 10:25 AM
30-12-2021 10:25 AM
@Jo-anneJoy these are some thoughtful and beautiful recommendations, thank you I've just spent the past little while down the Goodreads rabbit hole, which is much like purusing a bookshop, with the exception that its every book ever published from the comfort of your own home!
I hadn't heard of Tirra Lirra by the River, and felt remiss that I hadn't as it's referred to as an Australian classic. It sounds like a great take on selfhood, and A Month in the Country, again another classic unknown to me!
Really enjoying discovering not only new reads, but also the shared humanity in the enjoyment of reading, thank you @Jo-anneJoy
30-12-2021 10:35 AM
30-12-2021 10:35 AM
@Former-Member thank you for sharing
Into the Wild was one of those books that did have an amazing film adaptation, says the person who watched the movie but has not read the book Solo journies take a huge amount of bravery, and I'd be curious to hear more about yours, if you cared to share some of the highlights? (looking at your recent nature post and it's giving me a lot of inspiration!)
Brene Brown is somewhat of a legend isn't she – Gifts of Imperfection was a gift to the perfectionistic side of myself too 😊
30-12-2021 10:54 AM
30-12-2021 10:54 AM
30-12-2021 10:59 AM
30-12-2021 10:59 AM
I'm not sure if I have the right book @TAB , but was Robbery Under Arms published in 1882 or thereabouts?
30-12-2021 11:27 AM
30-12-2021 11:27 AM
Oh, give or take @Former-Member I like lookiing at maps of country NSW , lots of place names are in the book from bushranging days
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbery_Under_Arms
@Former-Member
30-12-2021 11:29 AM
30-12-2021 11:29 AM
another good one is For the Term of His Natural Life, but main theme can be grisly and overwhelming, ie convict prisons, a thing that is somehow forgotten ie the way they were treated @Former-Member
30-12-2021 11:36 AM
30-12-2021 11:36 AM
It sounds like a ripper of a book @TAB
One thing that struck me when I read you like to look at maps of country NSW is that our sense of place in modern Australia is quite city centric for so many these days. In days gone by it was common place to roam through the country whereas these days, with all our mod cons, so many stick to coastal borders and cities. This does seem to be changing with a new breed of "van lifers", but that connection to country towns has certainly changed. Anyway, enough of my ranting, thank you for sharing!
30-12-2021 11:41 AM
30-12-2021 11:41 AM
from another nameless book of little note read once , there is a 'Long paddock' from queensland to nsw ie old stock route , think can still ride it. Was just thinking aloud as thinking in 1800s people rode horses everywhere lol @Former-Member
30-12-2021 11:45 AM
30-12-2021 11:45 AM
@Former-Member
30-12-2021 12:24 PM
30-12-2021 12:24 PM
How amazing is that @TAB! I wonder if they are still used today? I find myself semi regularly watching Landline on ABC and it would be great to see a story like this on that program.
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