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Brian Voss is the one pro-bowler that I really don't like. I mean it has nothing to do with his personality, but his rigidness at the fould line and his sponsorship by AMF (the most ghetto bowling company in the world) makes me dry heave thinking about him. Also what is up with the afro mullet? Does he go into a barbershop and ask for the chemical blow-out?

You won't find many people who've read it on the basis that nobody reads Australian literature outside of Reilly, Courtenay and Children's writers. If that.

It's a shame, but that's what cultural cringe; poor English education; a fucked up book retail market and publishing industry; and the annoying worship of Anglo-American culture does to our local literature.

I myself have only read the first 50 pages over a year ago before exams ruined my library borrowing. I've read Tree of Man though which was outstanding, though a bit slow going.

>>684791
Tell ya what. You send me that book and I will send you Sawyer's 100 Unorthodox Strategies

>>684791
Australian literature sucks balls.

Gold Coastfag living in Brisbane here.

>>684803

>>684791
>>684803
It doesn't seem to have any traits that distinguish it as Australian.

Take the name of the author off of the cover and I wouldn't even know that it was written by an Australian.

>>684796

Its my Gramps' copy so no dice I'm afraid.

Just go on Book Depository or Abebooks or something.

>>684813

From memory it mentions Sydney at the start.

Just by setting it in Australia it makes it Australian as hardly anyone actually sets books here.

That and I think there's a whole thing exploring European discovery, Australia as a country of cities fixated on "The bush" etc etc.

>>684803

What's it like knowing you guys elected Sir Joh for some 20 years straight?

Byron Shire fag here, living in the Byron Shire.

>>684813
Smirth, I really dig Australian girls. That accent and the whole grubby Wild West feel to them...

Cara Honeychurch holding my 15 pound balls....

I would fuck every single Aussie girl I could just to hear her talk about how her clam got "wit". You live in a charmed continent.

>>684835
I am jacking off right now and pretending my left hand (my lesser hand) is the mouth of Naomi Watts. I am about to cum....one second.

>>684834
Doesn't matter to me. I'm going to study in Japan next year, graduate and then move to Sydney or Melbourne.

>>684835
>"got wit"

That's New Zealander's mate.

>>684835
American here. I recently went to Australia for vacation. I stayed 2 weeks in Sydney and one week in Brisbane. There was not a single night that I went to the hotel alone. Aussie girls seemed to love my accent. 4 women I was involved with were married but willing. Australian women seemed to want to give me not only one on one interaction, but sharing me with friends. Thirs thees Amircin you niid to si. Redheads all over the fucking place. I will visit oftin.

To you Aussies, yes you all sound like the letter "e" is replaced with the letter "i" to us. You may think it's just the kiwis, but you guys do it so much.

What I did notice is that your girlfirends and mothers had no problems asking me if I wanted to "stuff them in the can". Try pulling that shit on an American. Our women are not enamored with the idea of rectal sex, but Aussies seemed really willing to give up the dirt road with some spit and "push that ram in there--no need to spit on it" encouragement. Aussie girls are a little chunkier than I am used to, but they seem to be more willing. Dirtier. Abuseable.

>>684877

Yeah it's probably just the clipped vowels in comparison to your elongated vows (trust me everyone of you says your "Mom" like "Mawwwwm".

And on the latter thing. Our greatest industry is mining - we're a country based around putting things and taking things out of holes.

>>684886
Don't get me wrong, I loved the accent. It was just weird listening to it and taking any of you seriously because everything about your culture seemed to reflect the American Wild West, which was a period for usd that only lasted 50 years but seems to have lasted 150 years for you guys. And really, I like sweaty women. But for gods sake, let them know its OK to shower more than one day a week.

>>684835
>You live in a charmed continent.

Why thank you, America really isn't as bad as most people make it out to be.

>>684891

Yeah um...either your going to the wrong pubs or your catching girls right after their netball games.

>One of the 20th century's greatest novels
>It isn't that great so far

>because everything about your culture seemed to reflect the American Wild West

That's just the phony cardboard cutout culture designed for international consumption

>>684834

Here's the thing with dictators, son. We only elect them once. They re-elect themselves the next dozen times.

Rereading the part where Laura and Voss are in the garden.

Anyway, is Voss an atheist too? He kind doesn't give a real answer. This has been kinda bugging me, as I can't figure it out.

>>684803

>Sole experience of australian literature is reading puberty blues for english exam and his cousin's matthew reilly novel

>>685011

Voss is a Deist

the complete review.com gave it an A+ i'm pretty sure

they're usually spot on