Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1983

Just to show how parochial my tastes can be, a write-in vote for David Nobbs' Second From Last In The Sack Race, a comic novel which has a spectacular level of detail and thought put into it.

...though actually voting for the Hrabal.

Poor showing from me, The Colour of Magic and maybe The Witches. Though I have seen the original and terrifying TV version of The Woman in Black, and the stage show, and the Daniel Radcliffe film.

I've only read "Ironweed" of these, and I think, "The Witches". "Modern Baptists" as been on my want-list for some time.

itt ppl unsure whether they've read the witches

I must've read it. I remember the outlines of the plot, and I don't think I've seen the whole movie.

Mudrooroo = the original Rachel Dolezal, apparently.

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I really enjoyed Mists of Avalon in the early 00ies when i came across it, pretty sure in the University library. THink I read a couple of sequels too. I know that I haven't read the prequel thing though i have been aware of it for years.

Don't think I'd realised that Little Drummer Girl was so late. Was just thinking about the later tv series earlier since Florence PUgh's in it. Had thought the earlier tv series was earlier than this. Or is it set in like 1978?

Terry Pratchett is quite fun.

Surprised myself by voting for Waterland. I had no idea it was as early as 1983 - feels like a classic 90s novel in lots of ways.

I still can't believe how much they changed the plot for the Costner film.

I just heard about Mudroroo recently. unless I've forgotten earlier.
BUt I was looking for indigenous Australian writing from a non-European/white perspective at a conference webinar recently and somebody suggested his book. So I wondered if it was any good on hearing this factor. I'm not familiar with the book so it is possible it has some worth even if he isn't indigenous, not as much as if he was

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Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1984

I think I ended up not casting a vote in this one. I've read The Witches, Shame, and Pet Semetary and didn't really feel like boosting any of them. Bloody loved the stage version of The Woman in Black (and think the Radcliffe version is okay too tbh). Would be interested in reading more Hrabal, as Too Loud a Solitude is my only one so far.