Selected Journalism 1: Book Reviews 1996-2005 (Oz and UK).
Oz Book Reviews by Justine Ettler
1996-2001
“Black By Degree,” Some Kind of Black, by Diran Adebayo, Black and White Magazine, 1996.
“Gut-Wrencher Engages the Brain,” Gut Symmetries, by Jeanette Winterson, The Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15, 1997.
Human Croquet, by Kate Atkinson, WHO Weekly, May 19, 1997.
“Gloria in extremis,” Necessary Madness, Necessary Madness, by Jenn Cromwell, The Age, 5 July, 1997.
Anita and Me, Meera Syall, WHO Weekly, 7 July 1997.
“Addicted to Love,” Candy, by Luke Davies, The Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 11, 1997.
“Share Household Hell,” The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco, by John Birmingham, Australian Book Review, Nov 1997.
Venus Flaring, Suzannah Dunn, WHO Magazine, 1997.
Libertine, Peta Spear, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1997.
“Straight From the Heart,” Half a Life, by V.S. Naipaul, The Weekend Australian, Aug 25-26, 2001.
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1996-2001
“Black By Degree,” Some Kind of Black, by Diran Adebayo, Black and White Magazine, 1996.
“Gut-Wrencher Engages the Brain,” Gut Symmetries, by Jeanette Winterson, The Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15, 1997.
Human Croquet, by Kate Atkinson, WHO Weekly, May 19, 1997.
“Gloria in extremis,” Necessary Madness, Necessary Madness, by Jenn Cromwell, The Age, 5 July, 1997.
Anita and Me, Meera Syall, WHO Weekly, 7 July 1997.
“Addicted to Love,” Candy, by Luke Davies, The Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 11, 1997.
“Share Household Hell,” The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco, by John Birmingham, Australian Book Review, Nov 1997.
Venus Flaring, Suzannah Dunn, WHO Magazine, 1997.
Libertine, Peta Spear, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1997.
“Straight From the Heart,” Half a Life, by V.S. Naipaul, The Weekend Australian, Aug 25-26, 2001.
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UK Book Reviews by Justine Ettler
1998-2005
“Following the Female Line,” Leaning Towards Infinity, by Sue Woolfe, The Times Literary Supplement, Sept 25, 1998.
“A Hole at the Centre of Gore’s World of Wars,” The Smithsonian Institution, by Gore Vidal, The Evening Standard, Nov 2, 1998.
“And Also on the Starting Line—a Tortoise With an Achilles Heel,” Undue Influence, by Anita Brookner, The Observer, Aug 1, 1999.
“Free at Last from the Chains of Marriage. So why the Long Face?” Midnight All Day, by Hanif Kureishi, The Observer, Nov 21, 1999.
Roger Fishbite, by Emily Prager, The Evening Standard, 1999.
Stranger Than Fulham, by Matthew Baylis, The Observer, 1999.
The Electrical Field, by Kerri Sukamoto, The Express, 1999.
“The Twins of the Father,” What Are You Like? By Anne Enright, The Observer, Apr 13, 2000.
“Enough to Make your Toes Curl,” The Binding Chair, Kathryn Harrison, The Observer, May 7, 2000.
“What a Chinese Puzzle—three Novels for the Price of One,” The Red Thread, by Nicolas Jose, The Observer, Aug 13, 2000.
“When the Dye was Cast,” Mauve, by Simon Garfield, The Observer, Sept 10, 2000.
“Novel of the Week,” Motherkind, by Jayne Anne Phillips, The New Statesman, Oct 9, 2000.
“The Bookies Booker,” The Keepers of the Truth, by Michael Collins, English Passengers, by Matthew Kneale, The Hiding Place, by Terazza Azzapardi, When We Were Orphans, by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Observer, Nov 5, 2000.
“Life is Just a Long String of Drunken Dinner Parties—as Well as a Quest for Truth,” The Sweetest Dream, by Doris Lessing, The Observer, Sept 23, 2001.
“Out of Farm’s Way,” Green Man Running, by Georgina Hammick, The Observer, Feb 10, 2002.
Authenticity, Deirdre Madden, The Observer, 2002.
“A Brush with Destiny,” The Birth of Venus, Sarah Dunant, The Observer, Mar 16, 2003.
Child of my Heart, Alex McDermothh, The Observer, 2003.
1998-2005
“Following the Female Line,” Leaning Towards Infinity, by Sue Woolfe, The Times Literary Supplement, Sept 25, 1998.
“A Hole at the Centre of Gore’s World of Wars,” The Smithsonian Institution, by Gore Vidal, The Evening Standard, Nov 2, 1998.
“And Also on the Starting Line—a Tortoise With an Achilles Heel,” Undue Influence, by Anita Brookner, The Observer, Aug 1, 1999.
“Free at Last from the Chains of Marriage. So why the Long Face?” Midnight All Day, by Hanif Kureishi, The Observer, Nov 21, 1999.
Roger Fishbite, by Emily Prager, The Evening Standard, 1999.
Stranger Than Fulham, by Matthew Baylis, The Observer, 1999.
The Electrical Field, by Kerri Sukamoto, The Express, 1999.
“The Twins of the Father,” What Are You Like? By Anne Enright, The Observer, Apr 13, 2000.
“Enough to Make your Toes Curl,” The Binding Chair, Kathryn Harrison, The Observer, May 7, 2000.
“What a Chinese Puzzle—three Novels for the Price of One,” The Red Thread, by Nicolas Jose, The Observer, Aug 13, 2000.
“When the Dye was Cast,” Mauve, by Simon Garfield, The Observer, Sept 10, 2000.
“Novel of the Week,” Motherkind, by Jayne Anne Phillips, The New Statesman, Oct 9, 2000.
“The Bookies Booker,” The Keepers of the Truth, by Michael Collins, English Passengers, by Matthew Kneale, The Hiding Place, by Terazza Azzapardi, When We Were Orphans, by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Observer, Nov 5, 2000.
“Life is Just a Long String of Drunken Dinner Parties—as Well as a Quest for Truth,” The Sweetest Dream, by Doris Lessing, The Observer, Sept 23, 2001.
“Out of Farm’s Way,” Green Man Running, by Georgina Hammick, The Observer, Feb 10, 2002.
Authenticity, Deirdre Madden, The Observer, 2002.
“A Brush with Destiny,” The Birth of Venus, Sarah Dunant, The Observer, Mar 16, 2003.
Child of my Heart, Alex McDermothh, The Observer, 2003.