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In the end, I trusted gut feeling most when picking these essays ...... writing that made me laugh, reminded me of times I'd forgotten, or took me places I'd always wanted to go. - David Marr It was the year of Wall Street's collapse and Australia's apology, of a film-world tragedy and an art-world scandal. In Best Australian Essays 2008, David Marr has selected great writing from a turbulent time. With eyewitness accounts from crisis zones and film sets, deserts and campaign trails, and tales of failing banks and wounded birds, hitchhiking and footy jumpers, mourning brothers and raising children, music, media, art, love and obscenity, these wonderful essays paint a vivid picture of the year that was. Contributors include- Tim Flannery, Kate Jennings, Guy Rundle, Don Watson, Christos Tsiolkas, Robert Manne, Les Carlyon, Tim Winton, Robert Dessaix, Barry Humphries, Inga Clendinnen, David Malouf, Nicolas Rothwell, plus many more.… (más)
This is the first time we have had a January meeting but we now have 12 members. Lynn had fairly short notice to think about a book so she thought it would be good to look back at last year. She enjoyed the essays, most of them made her laugh but one was depressing. She most enjoyed “The Cook ...etc.' and ' To Hell with the Future” Others: Loved the variety and different lengths of the stories. Most of us liked the one about the American election. The one about the demise of The Bulletin was a bit dry and angry. “Into a Liquid Ether” was odd and seemed to be a fragment, it did seem to be making an observation about our obsessions. “Reaching One Thousand” was lovely and non judgmental. The inclusion of David Marr's essay on Patrick White's partner seemed self indulgent but he says in the forward that the publisher insisted!
In the end, I trusted gut feeling most when picking these essays ...... writing that made me laugh, reminded me of times I'd forgotten, or took me places I'd always wanted to go. - David Marr It was the year of Wall Street's collapse and Australia's apology, of a film-world tragedy and an art-world scandal. In Best Australian Essays 2008, David Marr has selected great writing from a turbulent time. With eyewitness accounts from crisis zones and film sets, deserts and campaign trails, and tales of failing banks and wounded birds, hitchhiking and footy jumpers, mourning brothers and raising children, music, media, art, love and obscenity, these wonderful essays paint a vivid picture of the year that was. Contributors include- Tim Flannery, Kate Jennings, Guy Rundle, Don Watson, Christos Tsiolkas, Robert Manne, Les Carlyon, Tim Winton, Robert Dessaix, Barry Humphries, Inga Clendinnen, David Malouf, Nicolas Rothwell, plus many more.
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Lynn had fairly short notice to think about a book so she thought it would be good to look back at last year. She enjoyed the essays, most of them made her laugh but one was depressing. She most enjoyed “The Cook ...etc.' and ' To Hell with the Future”
Others:
Loved the variety and different lengths of the stories. Most of us liked the one about the American election. The one about the demise of The Bulletin was a bit dry and angry. “Into a Liquid Ether” was odd and seemed to be a fragment, it did seem to be making an observation about our obsessions. “Reaching One Thousand” was lovely and non judgmental. The inclusion of David Marr's essay on Patrick White's partner seemed self indulgent but he says in the forward that the publisher insisted!
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