Same for me

I mean games, tv, movies all have some sort of rating system so you don’t really have to spend a lot of time reviewing the content for your kids. Seems like a gap that this doesn’t exist for books.

Beach Read by Emily Henry. Both protagonists are authors.

That is amazing.

This is how Silo started. Just saying.

“Before going into beta” is HIGHLY optimistic lol

Mass produced Knick knacks. Those useless ornaments that just seem to accumulate on bookshelves, fireplaces and cabinets.

I’ve always heard Wodehouse mentioned in the context of other authors like Pratchett and Adams.

What book would you recommend as a good starter?

It was definitely togs in Qld when I was growing up. Might be the old potato cake/scallop debate all over again.

I have to admit to giving up on the Fifth Season as well but I’m going to make another attempt soon!

Ah yes, I’ve just been through that Libby wait with all the Silo books! Hope it goes quickly for you. :)

From Australia:

Cloudstreet by Tim Winton. Two very different families leave the country for the bright lights of Perth

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton. A story about growing up in Brisbane on the rough side of town.

For the Term of his Natural Life by Marcus Clarke. Very readable novel about Australia’s convict history. I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did.

Red Rising series by Pierce Brown. It’s like stratified human civilisation / Roman Empire in Space. First book is very Hunger Games-y but the rest of the series is excellent.

The Matter of Everything by Suzie Sheehy. She is an accelerator physicist.