Welcome to Triple Choice Tuesday, an ad-hoc series I kicked off in 2010 which has been on hiatus for several years — but now it’s time to bring it back. This is where I ask some of my favourite bloggers, writers and readers to share the names of three books that mean a lot to them. The idea is that it might raise the profile of certain books and introduce you to new titles, new authors and new bloggers. If you’d like to take part simply visit this post and fill in the form!
Today’s guest is Bill, who blogs at The Australian Legend.
Bill, who is based in Perth, Western Australia, has previously taken part in Triple Choice Tuesday (see here, in 2017). He describes himself as an “old, white guy” but most of us know him as an erudite literary blogger who makes his living driving a truck across Australia. It’s always interesting to see what he’s reading and listening to on the road.
Without further ado, here are Bill’s choices:
A favourite book: ‘The Midnight Robber’ by Nalo Hopkinson
Look, everyone knows my favourite book is Normal People by Sally Rooney, but how can I explain that? The Midnight Robber is brilliant science fiction (SF) about a planet settled entirely by Jamaicans. It’s written in patois by Canadian/Jamaican woman author Nalo Hopkinson.
A book that changed my world: ‘That Deadman Dance’ by Kim Scott
This was the first book I paid any attention to, written by an Australian Indigenous author. You can never look at white settlement the same way again. When you’ve read that, read Another Day in the Colony by Dr Chelsea Watego, and feel about one foot tall.
A book that deserves a wider audience: ‘The Dispossessed’ by Ursula Le Guin
Everyone should read Le Guin (1929-2018). She is immensely thoughtful about all sorts of subjects and a brilliant storyteller. Here she sets her story in two worlds: one which is rationally self-governed, and the other which is a lot like the Earth.
Thanks, Bill, for taking part in my Triple Choice Tuesday, once again. This is certainly an interesting trio of books, the only one that is familiar to me is That Deadman Dance (reviewed here).
What do you think of Bill’s choices? Have you read any of these books?
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I love that you got Normal People in there by stealth, Bill 🙂
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This is great. I would say That deadman dance had a similar impact on me.
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Thanks for having me back Kim. I loved reading (and rereading) all these books. Nalo Hopkinson is a real talent, I’m sure Sally Rooney can spare her a couple of readers, not that they have anything in common, not even the English language really.
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Thanks for taking the time to send through your choices!
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Nope, not read any of these. And the SF one will remain unread I’m afraid. I’m a bit ashamed not yet to have read any Le Guin though. I must put that right.
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A wonderful choice of blogger to mark the return to Triple Choice Tuesday. Bill has such a wonderfully varied taste in books – I love seeing his updates from his life on the road where he lists all the authors/titles he’s reading.
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Thank you Karen! Unfortunately I’ve been working non stop for what feels like weeks and blogging has come to a dead stop (here’s hoping I have no work over Easter)
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