ASAL (the Association for the Study of Australian Literature has tweeted the shortlist for the 2018 Gold Medal today. Some very good books have been omitted, but it was a strong longlist so I suppose that was inevitable.
A Long Way from Home, by Peter Carey (Penguin), see my review
The Agonist by Shastra Deo (UQP), see Tony’s review at Messenger’s Booker
The Last Garden by Eva Hornung (Text), see my review
The Choke, by Sofie Laguna (Sue at Whispering Gums has just reviewed this)
Hinterland, by Steven Lang (UQP), see my review
Border Districts, by Gerald Murnane (Giramondo), see my review
I’m glad I don’t have to choose between these. Congratulations to all the authors, editors and publishers!
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I’m really keen to read the new Peter Carey, so nice to see it on this list.
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By: Cathy746books on April 28, 2018
at 7:04 pm
I liked it a lot, and I’m glad it’s doing well:)
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By: Lisa Hill on April 28, 2018
at 9:18 pm
I am interested in the Peter Carey book but don’t own it. I did win a copy of the Choke and it lies on my shelves unread. I need to pull it down and have a look. TBR lists are so long.
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By: TravellinPenguin on April 28, 2018
at 7:55 pm
Nope, I’m not reading The Choke. I am sick of these dysfunctional family stories that are so flavour-of-the-month at the moment.
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By: Lisa Hill on April 28, 2018
at 9:19 pm
A strong looking list, I agree. I have Peter Carey next to my computer here, but when will I get to it. And, I’d love to read the others too.
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By: whisperinggums on April 28, 2018
at 8:04 pm
I had a look at past ALS winners at Wikipedia, and it really is a who’s who of OzLit!
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By: Lisa Hill on April 28, 2018
at 9:20 pm
Yes, it sure is.
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By: whisperinggums on April 28, 2018
at 9:39 pm
Wish I had the strength to rip into reading another shortlist but for whatever reason, the Stella exhausted me this year (and I still haven’t started Tracker!). I’m free-range reading for a few weeks.
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By: Kate W on April 28, 2018
at 9:12 pm
I’m avoiding chunksters for a while too…
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By: Lisa Hill on April 28, 2018
at 9:20 pm
Since finishing the Stella (except Tracker!) I’ve done a couple of re-reads, short stories and a couple of novellas.
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By: Kate W on April 28, 2018
at 9:51 pm