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Goodreads Best Modern Australian Literature - Page 5

"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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All the Green Year (Don Charlwood)
All the Green Year
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Don Charlwood
The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith (Peter Carey)
The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith
162
Peter Carey
Capricornia (Xavier Herbert)
Capricornia
163
Xavier Herbert
The Lost Man (Jane Harper)
The Lost Man
164
Jane Harper
Summertime (J.M. Coetzee)
Summertime
165
J.M. Coetzee
Kindling (Darren Groth)
Kindling
166
Darren Groth
Sole Survivor (Derek Hansen)
Sole Survivor
167
Derek Hansen
Finnikin of the Rock (Melina Marchetta)
Finnikin of the Rock
168
Melina Marchetta
When the Night Comes (Favel Parrett)
When the Night Comes
169
Favel Parrett
Everything I Knew (Peter Goldsworthy)
Everything I Knew
170
Peter Goldsworthy
A Difficult Young Man (Martin Boyd)
A Difficult Young Man
171
Martin Boyd
Gone (Jennifer Mills)
Gone
172
Jennifer Mills
Heritage (Judy Nunn)
Heritage
173
Judy Nunn
Three Dollars (Elliot Perlman)
Three Dollars
174
Elliot Perlman
Friday Brown (Vikki Wakefield)
Friday Brown
175
Vikki Wakefield
The Cardboard Crown (Martin Boyd)
The Cardboard Crown
176
Martin Boyd
Cooking the Books (Kerry Greenwood)
Cooking the Books
177
Kerry Greenwood
Fairytales for Wilde Girls
Fairytales for Wilde Girls
178
The Last Anniversary (Liane Moriarty)
The Last Anniversary
179
Liane Moriarty
Forbidden Fruit (Kerry Greenwood)
Forbidden Fruit
180
Kerry Greenwood
Trick or Treat (Kerry Greenwood)
Trick or Treat
181
Kerry Greenwood
Earthly Delights (Kerry Greenwood)
Earthly Delights
182
Kerry Greenwood
Heavenly Pleasures (Kerry Greenwood)
Heavenly Pleasures
183
Kerry Greenwood
Devil's Food (Kerry Greenwood)
Devil's Food
184
Kerry Greenwood
The Dressmaker (Rosalie Ham)
The Dressmaker
185
Rosalie Ham
Passarola Rising (Azhar Abidi)
Passarola Rising
186
Azhar Abidi
Fortune's Favorites (Colleen McCullough)
Fortune's Favorites
187
Colleen McCullough
Wake in Fright (Kenneth Cook)
Wake in Fright
188
Kenneth Cook
The Unknown Industrial Prisoner (David Ireland)
The Unknown Industrial Prisoner
189
David Ireland
Alice Springs (Nikki Gemmell)
Alice Springs
190
Nikki Gemmell
Too Many Men (Lily Brett)
Too Many Men
191
Lily Brett
Cop This Lot (Nino Culotta)
Cop This Lot
192
Nino Culotta
The October Horse (Colleen McCullough)
The October Horse
193
Colleen McCullough
Unpolished Gem (Alice Pung)
Unpolished Gem
194
Alice Pung
Deadly, Unna? (Phillip Gwynne)
Deadly, Unna?
195
Phillip Gwynne
Gone Fishin' (Nino Culotta)
Gone Fishin'
196
Nino Culotta
The Grass Crown (Colleen McCullough)
The Grass Crown
197
Colleen McCullough
Under a Tin-Grey Sari (Wayne Ashton)
Under a Tin-Grey Sari
198
Wayne Ashton
Poor Fellow My Country (Xavier Herbert)
Poor Fellow My Country
199
Xavier Herbert
Outbreak of Love (Martin Boyd)
Outbreak of Love
200
Martin Boyd
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