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Daily Discussion Thread: Thu 03 Aug 2023 (aussie.zone)

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

omg,I thought I was the only one who didn't like Tim Winton.

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago

I was underwhelmed by his prose, and seriously turned off by all the adulation and hagiography. I put him in the same basket as Patrick White, another author I can only tolerate in very small doses.