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Goodreads Best Modern Australian Literature - Page 3

"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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Colombiano (Rusty Young)
Colombiano
81
Rusty Young
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (Thomas Keneally)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
82
Thomas Keneally
Shiver (Nikki Gemmell)
Shiver
83
Nikki Gemmell
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
84
Jane Harper
Illywhacker (Peter Carey)
Illywhacker
85
Peter Carey
The Lieutenant (Kate Grenville)
The Lieutenant
86
Kate Grenville
To the Islands (Randolph Stow)
To the Islands
87
Randolph Stow
My Career Goes Bung (Miles Franklin)
My Career Goes Bung
88
Miles Franklin
We of the Never Never (Jeannie Gunn)
We of the Never Never
89
Jeannie Gunn
The Shark Net (Robert Drewe)
The Shark Net
90
Robert Drewe
Parrot and Olivier in America (Peter Carey)
Parrot and Olivier in America
91
Peter Carey
That Eye, the Sky (Tim Winton)
That Eye, the Sky
92
Tim Winton
Past the Shallows (Favel Parrett)
Past the Shallows
93
Favel Parrett
Tales From Outer Suburbia (Shaun Tan)
Tales From Outer Suburbia
94
Shaun Tan
Caesar's Women (Colleen McCullough)
Caesar's Women
95
Colleen McCullough
Playing Beatie Bow (Ruth Park)
Playing Beatie Bow
96
Ruth Park
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (Ray Lawler)
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
97
Ray Lawler
The Idea of Perfection (Kate Grenville)
The Idea of Perfection
98
Kate Grenville
The Great World (David Malouf)
The Great World
99
David Malouf
Tirra Lirra by the River (Jessica Anderson)
Tirra Lirra by the River
100
Jessica Anderson
What Alice Forgot (Liane Moriarty)
What Alice Forgot
101
Liane Moriarty
The Great Fire (Shirley Hazzard)
The Great Fire
102
Shirley Hazzard
Ned Kelly (Robert Drewe)
Ned Kelly
103
Robert Drewe
The Street Sweeper (Elliot Perlman)
The Street Sweeper
104
Elliot Perlman
When Blackbirds Sing (Martin Boyd)
When Blackbirds Sing
105
Martin Boyd
Praise (Andrew McGahan)
Praise
106
Andrew McGahan
The Eye of the Storm (Patrick White)
The Eye of the Storm
107
Patrick White
Bereft (Chris Womersley)
Bereft
108
Chris Womersley
Poppy (Drusilla Modjeska)
Poppy
109
Drusilla Modjeska
Dead Europe (Christos Tsiolkas)
Dead Europe
110
Christos Tsiolkas
Murder on the Ballarat Train (Kerry Greenwood)
Murder on the Ballarat Train
111
Kerry Greenwood
So Much to Tell You (John Marsden)
So Much to Tell You
112
John Marsden
The Alphabet Sisters (Monica McInerny)
The Alphabet Sisters
113
Monica McInerny
Flying Too High (Kerry Greenwood)
Flying Too High
114
Kerry Greenwood
My Life as a Fake (Peter Carey)
My Life as a Fake
115
Peter Carey
Tommo and Hawk (Bryce Courtenay)
Tommo and Hawk
116
Bryce Courtenay
Confederates (Thomas Keneally)
Confederates
117
Thomas Keneally
Candy (Luke Davies)
Candy
118
Luke Davies
Ransom (David Malouf)
Ransom
119
David Malouf
Oyster (Janette Turner Hospital)
Oyster
120
Janette Turner Hospital
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