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TGBC Monthly Challenge - #TreeGraveyard
Another month, another monthly challenge, and for July we leaned into the whole “book club thing” and made the challenge about getting more books, and supporting local libraries at the same time. That’s right, July’s challenge was to get a book from the library and post it on the…
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro - Ernest Hemingway (1936)
No one wants long short stories. That’s just false advertising, like popping into a fast food restaurant and joining a queue. And so it’s with both a tip of the hat to Hemingway and a sense of relief that Snows of Kilimanjaro respectfully obeys the International Law of Short…
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Diamond Creek Chapter Opens
Welcome to Diamond Creek, about twenty clicks northeast of Melbourne, where they have parks and trees and wildlife, mud brick houses, more coffee and fish and chip shops than you can poke a stick at, a local barber who serves Laphraoig , and a bullock named Diamond for a mascot…
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Dry July 2021
Dry July 2021 It’s been said by some that we’re actually a drinking club with a reading problem. Although this is usually said in a tongue in cheek fashion, it’s often a good idea to assess one’s drinking habits, and perhaps even take a break from the booze. That’s why June’s…
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On finishing the book by A. Goon
On Finishing The Book by A. Goon I'm not in Tough Guy Book Club because I don't read enough. If anything I read too much. On the train, in bed, while brushing my teeth. I used to listen to audiobooks every night to fall asleep. Books have always been a huge part of my life – I…
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The Talented Mr. Ripley - Patricia Highsmith (1955)
Note: This review contains spoilers!!! The Talented Mr Ripley is literally a story about a guy who gets away with murder. Two in fact. Set in the exotic past of 1950s Europe through the lens of well to do American ex-pats, it is a story that is devoid of any likable characters…
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Check it
#checkit Those who are familiar with TGBC, know we have a challenge every month; something other than reading that helps us lift our eyes and make sure we’re taking note of our surroundings; our loved ones, our hobbies and our health. June 2021. Winter. Lockdown. Lots of…
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The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov (1973)
This is probably the most influential book you have never read. You will be amazed at the movies, music, theatre, dance, graphic novels, books, tv and radio, all influenced by it, just check Wikipedia. Sympathy for the Devil is the most immediately famous for me. The story…
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TGBC In The News -The wildly successful Tough Guy Book Club
The Age By Carolyn Webb April 30, 2021 It’s 7pm on a weeknight and 13 blokes are talking raucously over beers at a Collingwood pub once frequented by standover man Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read. Some wear black hoodies and scarves emblazoned with their logo – a tattoo…
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April challenge, beer with a stranger – #beerwithastranger
As April rolled in it was time for a new monthly challenge, and this month it was #beerwithastranger (or “beer with a stranger” for those who don’t speak hashtag). Those who have been around awhile would know two things. One: we have a challenge every month; something other than…
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The Hawkline Monster - Richard Brautigan (1974)
The Hawkline Monster is a Gothic Western. Indeed, this book was the first to have Gothic Western in its subtitle. What exactly is Gothic Western? Well, generally the story of a mysterious cowboy on the road to a dark place. Hawkline is not particularly dark. The book is no Blood…
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TGBC and Furphy Anthology 2020
Furphy Anthology 2020 Book Launch – March 2021 The Furphy Analogy 2020. Selected short stories from the Furphy Literary award. Existing and emerging writers, drawing on Australian experiences, events and tones. Tough Guy Book Club (TGBC) can take you places. Not just in the…
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