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Goodreads Best Modern Australian Literature

"What are the best books in the modern Australian literary canon (whatever that may mean)?" (Goodreads)
What more can I say? Even the Goodreads blurb above sounds authentically Australian. The only question remaining is who will be top scorer (AFA I'm concerned nameless Guests don't count).
Books 1-230 had at least 2 votes. Books 231-240 were 'Captain's Picks' by me from the remaining ~250 books on the source list, those which had received only 1 vote.
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
1
Markus Zusak
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet
2
Tim Winton
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
3
Colleen McCullough
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
4
Nevil Shute
Tomorrow, When the War Began (John Marsden)
Tomorrow, When the War Began
5
John Marsden
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River
6
Kate Grenville
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
7
Thomas Keneally
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
8
Joan Lindsay
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
9
M.L. Stedman
Jasper Jones (Craig Silvey)
Jasper Jones
10
Craig Silvey
A Fortunate Life (Albert Facey)
A Fortunate Life
11
Albert Facey
The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas)
The Slap
12
Christos Tsiolkas
Breath (Tim Winton)
Breath
13
Tim Winton
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
14
Nevil Shute
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram
15
Gregory David Roberts
Oscar and Lucinda (Peter Carey)
Oscar and Lucinda
16
Peter Carey
Dirt Music (Tim Winton)
Dirt Music
17
Tim Winton
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
18
Peter Carey
The Fatal Shore (Robert Hughes)
The Fatal Shore
19
Robert Hughes
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
My Brilliant Career
20
Miles Franklin
Looking for Alibrandi (Melina Marchetta)
Looking for Alibrandi
21
Melina Marchetta
On the Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta)
On the Jellicoe Road
22
Melina Marchetta
Jessica (Bryce Courtenay)
Jessica
23
Bryce Courtenay
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
24
Graeme Simsion
I Am the Messenger (Markus Zusak)
I Am the Messenger
25
Markus Zusak
My Place (Sally Morgan)
My Place
26
Sally Morgan
Gould's Book of Fish (Richard Flanagan)
Gould's Book of Fish
27
Richard Flanagan
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
28
Richard Flanagan
The Forgotten Garden (Kate Morton)
The Forgotten Garden
29
Kate Morton
The Potato Factory (Bryce Courtenay)
The Potato Factory
30
Bryce Courtenay
Eucalyptus (Murray Bail)
Eucalyptus
31
Murray Bail
A Fraction of the Whole (Steve Toltz)
A Fraction of the Whole
32
Steve Toltz
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
33
Hannah Kent
The Year of Living Dangerously (Christopher Koch)
The Year of Living Dangerously
34
Christopher Koch
The Harp in the South (Ruth Park)
The Harp in the South
35
Ruth Park
Jack Maggs (Peter Carey)
Jack Maggs
36
Peter Carey
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Doris Pilkington)
Rabbit-Proof Fence
37
Doris Pilkington
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders
38
Geraldine Brooks
I Can Jump Puddles (Alan Marshall)
I Can Jump Puddles
39
Alan Marshall
Bliss (Peter Carey)
Bliss
40
Peter Carey
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