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The Lonely Sea: Collected Short Stories
Her Benny
Vedere din Parfumerie
Mysticism and Logic (Western Philosophy)
The Analects of Confucious
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Unsettling, Witty Answers to Questions You Never Thought You Wanted to Ask
Mutual Aid
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
The Brothers Karamazov
Matthew Flinders' Cat
This is the only book I've read by Bryce Courtenay so far and he does indeed seem unerringly positive. And boy does he nail the contrary atmosphere of Sydney!Although the events which shake the main character seem slightly contrived, if I had not read the autobiography of a British newscaster who's life did indeed parallel this character's, to a surprising degree, I might have called the whole show unbelievable.
Quite the opposite is true. While not spectacular or strongly compelling, emotionally, as fiction goes, the book certain makes me look forward to reading the Power of One with great pleasure. RIP Mr. Courtenay.
