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Goodreads Best Modern Australian Literature - Page 2

"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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Voss (Patrick White)
Voss
41
Patrick White
My Brother Jack (George Johnston)
My Brother Jack
42
George Johnston
Monkey Grip (Helen Garner)
Monkey Grip
43
Helen Garner
Carpentaria (Alexis Wright)
Carpentaria
44
Alexis Wright
The Tree of Man (Patrick White)
The Tree of Man
45
Patrick White
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
46
Liane Moriarty
The Broken Shore (Peter Temple)
The Broken Shore
47
Peter Temple
Tim (Colleen McCullough)
Tim
48
Colleen McCullough
Barracuda (Christos Tsiolkas)
Barracuda
49
Christos Tsiolkas
Vernon God Little (D.B.C. Pierre)
Vernon God Little
50
D.B.C. Pierre
Riders in the Chariot (Patrick White)
Riders in the Chariot
51
Patrick White
Truth (Peter Temple)
Truth
52
Peter Temple
The Turning (Tim Winton)
The Turning
53
Tim Winton
The Riders (Tim Winton)
The Riders
54
Tim Winton
Seven Types of Ambiguity (Elliot Perlman)
Seven Types of Ambiguity
55
Elliot Perlman
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
56
Christina Stead
The White Earth (Andrew McGahan)
The White Earth
57
Andrew McGahan
The Sound of One Hand Clapping (Richard Flanagan)
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
58
Richard Flanagan
That Deadman Dance (Kim Scott)
That Deadman Dance
59
Kim Scott
Morgan's Run (Colleen McCullough)
Morgan's Run
60
Colleen McCullough
The Transit of Venus (Shirley Hazzard)
The Transit of Venus
61
Shirley Hazzard
The Husband's Secret (Liane Moriarty)
The Husband's Secret
62
Liane Moriarty
Death of a River Guide (Richard Flanagan)
Death of a River Guide
63
Richard Flanagan
Cocaine Blues (Kerry Greenwood)
Cocaine Blues
64
Kerry Greenwood
Johnno (David Malouf)
Johnno
65
David Malouf
Saving Francesca (Melina Marchetta)
Saving Francesca
66
Melina Marchetta
They're a Weird Mob (Nino Culotta)
They're a Weird Mob
67
Nino Culotta
The Twyborn Affair (Patrick White)
The Twyborn Affair
68
Patrick White
The First Man in Rome (Colleen McCullough)
The First Man in Rome
69
Colleen McCullough
The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat
70
Nam Le
Seven Little Australians (Ethel Turner)
Seven Little Australians
71
Ethel Turner
Holding the Man (Timothy Conigrave)
Holding the Man
72
Timothy Conigrave
All the Birds, Singing (Evie Wyld)
All the Birds, Singing
73
Evie Wyld
Four Fires (Bryce Courtenay)
Four Fires
74
Bryce Courtenay
Grand Days (Frank Moorhouse)
Grand Days
75
Frank Moorhouse
Remembering Babylon (David Malouf)
Remembering Babylon
76
David Malouf
The House at Riverton (Kate Morton)
The House at Riverton
77
Kate Morton
All That I Am (Anna Funder)
All That I Am
78
Anna Funder
Out of Ireland (Christopher Koch)
Out of Ireland
79
Christopher Koch
The Aunt's Story (Patrick White)
The Aunt's Story
80
Patrick White
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