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Cloudstreet tops 10 Aussie Books to Read Before You Die

Tim Winton's Cloudstreet tops the list of favourite books according to ABC viewers.

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Many of the books that topped the list of 10 Aussie Books to Read Before You Die have already been adapted for the screen, big and small.

The top ten as voted by viewers are:

1. Cloudstreet – Tim Winton
2. The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
3. A Fortunate Life – A.B. Facey
4. The Harp In The South – Ruth Park
5. The Power Of One – Bryce Courtenay
6. Jasper Jones – Craig Silvey
7. The Magic Pudding – Norman Lindsay
8. The Slap – Christos Tsiolkas
9. The Secret River – Kate Grenville
10. Picnic At Hanging Rock – Joan Lindsay

Jennifer Byrne and regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger were joined for the special Book Club by author and actress Judy Nunn and Michael Williams, director the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne. The show was second in its timeslot.

The full list is at abc.net.au/tv/firsttuesday/

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  2. Yeah, and for what it’s worth I’m dismayed that Helen Garner or Peter Carey didn’t make the top ten. But hey, if it means people pick up books and read then no matter!

    Personally I found Cloudstreet a wonderful book but being a Perth girl living in Sydney at the time of its release, it took me straight back to the west, so perhaps that’s part of my love for it.

  4. I must be out of step (again). I read Cloudstreet and found it an overblown tale about very little … as significant as a passing cloud. Where is Colin Thiele? One “Sun on the Stubble”, “February Dragon” or “Storm Boy” is worth these 10 and more.

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