Victorian Librarians Top 100 Books

Librarians in Victoria have voted for their "Librarian's Choice Top 100" and the full list has just been released (note: PDF file). The top 10 is pretty predictable:

1. Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkein
2. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
3. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
4. Dirt Music - Tim Winton
5. A Fortunate Life - A.B. Facey
6. Cloudstreet - Tim Winton
7. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
8. Perfume - Patrick Suskind
9. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling
10. The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver

There are 18 Australian works on the final list.

Currently Reading

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State of Emergency by Sam Fisher
Cinematic, high-tech, futuristic rescue fiction. This might have started its own genre.

 

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Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
A coming-of-age novel set in a small WA mining town in the 1960s. Ticks all the relevant boxes.

 

Recently Read

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Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon
Chabon's homage to the adventure novel. Reminiscent of Moorcock and Leiber.

 

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Headlong by Susan Varga
When is life still worth living, or is it better to die with dignity?

 

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The Pages by Murray Bail
Bail's first novel since Eucalyptus, about an Outback genius philosopher - or is he? [Shortlisted for the 2009 Miles Franklin Award.]

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