Michael @ Knowledge Lost
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Reading the world
Australian, Literary Critic, Blogger, Philosopher & Intellectual Badass (INTJ)(he/him)
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Australian, Literary Critic, Blogger, Philosopher & Intellectual Badass (INTJ)(he/him)
https://lnk.bio/knowledgelost
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
I adored this Australian classic; I am so glad to finally read it. Sybylla is such an interesting character & I know this is considered as autobiographical, it’s just we don’t get enough headstrong feminist women in fiction like this…& this was written in 1901
I adored this Australian classic; I am so glad to finally read it. Sybylla is such an interesting character & I know this is considered as autobiographical, it’s just we don’t get enough headstrong feminist women in fiction like this…& this was written in 1901
November 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
I adored this Australian classic; I am so glad to finally read it. Sybylla is such an interesting character & I know this is considered as autobiographical, it’s just we don’t get enough headstrong feminist women in fiction like this…& this was written in 1901
I adored this Australian classic; I am so glad to finally read it. Sybylla is such an interesting character & I know this is considered as autobiographical, it’s just we don’t get enough headstrong feminist women in fiction like this…& this was written in 1901
Loving ABC’s radio national’s Top 100 Books of the 21st Century.
So far I’ve read 3 and loved them both (Middlesex, Piranesi and Lincoln in the Bardo)
So far I’ve read 3 and loved them both (Middlesex, Piranesi and Lincoln in the Bardo)
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Loving ABC’s radio national’s Top 100 Books of the 21st Century.
So far I’ve read 3 and loved them both (Middlesex, Piranesi and Lincoln in the Bardo)
So far I’ve read 3 and loved them both (Middlesex, Piranesi and Lincoln in the Bardo)
Forget my birthday, I want to celebrate International Translation Day!
September 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Forget my birthday, I want to celebrate International Translation Day!
Yes I do have a spreadsheet tracking all new albums I’ve listened to this year.
September 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Yes I do have a spreadsheet tracking all new albums I’ve listened to this year.
I always wanted to learn Latin but this is the the words I expected to learn
September 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I always wanted to learn Latin but this is the the words I expected to learn
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Reading this I’m reminded how much I love reading classics and I should read more. This was funny and I really loved the gothic references, however I don’t think this is as good as Pride and Prejudice, but there will be more Jane Austen in my life…hopefully soon.
Reading this I’m reminded how much I love reading classics and I should read more. This was funny and I really loved the gothic references, however I don’t think this is as good as Pride and Prejudice, but there will be more Jane Austen in my life…hopefully soon.
September 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Reading this I’m reminded how much I love reading classics and I should read more. This was funny and I really loved the gothic references, however I don’t think this is as good as Pride and Prejudice, but there will be more Jane Austen in my life…hopefully soon.
Reading this I’m reminded how much I love reading classics and I should read more. This was funny and I really loved the gothic references, however I don’t think this is as good as Pride and Prejudice, but there will be more Jane Austen in my life…hopefully soon.
Rapture by Emily Maguire
As much as I enjoyed this novel, I spent too much time wondering about the circumstances, who would want to become pope with so much to hide. It can’t be easy to do anything secretly when the entire world watches your every step.
As much as I enjoyed this novel, I spent too much time wondering about the circumstances, who would want to become pope with so much to hide. It can’t be easy to do anything secretly when the entire world watches your every step.
September 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Rapture by Emily Maguire
As much as I enjoyed this novel, I spent too much time wondering about the circumstances, who would want to become pope with so much to hide. It can’t be easy to do anything secretly when the entire world watches your every step.
As much as I enjoyed this novel, I spent too much time wondering about the circumstances, who would want to become pope with so much to hide. It can’t be easy to do anything secretly when the entire world watches your every step.
Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán (translated by Sophie Hughes)
I loved this novel and the perfect way to end #witmonth. It was so great to see a female protagonist in her 40s. This was an interesting look at class and the way the story unfolded kept me constantly thrilled.
I loved this novel and the perfect way to end #witmonth. It was so great to see a female protagonist in her 40s. This was an interesting look at class and the way the story unfolded kept me constantly thrilled.
August 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán (translated by Sophie Hughes)
I loved this novel and the perfect way to end #witmonth. It was so great to see a female protagonist in her 40s. This was an interesting look at class and the way the story unfolded kept me constantly thrilled.
I loved this novel and the perfect way to end #witmonth. It was so great to see a female protagonist in her 40s. This was an interesting look at class and the way the story unfolded kept me constantly thrilled.
Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías (trans. by Heather Cleary)
I really like Trías‘s style, this book was a little haunting, tense and thrilling. This strange outbreak of toxic algae kind of feels very relevant (see the news from South Australia). I don’t think I’m a horror fan but I love literary horror.
I really like Trías‘s style, this book was a little haunting, tense and thrilling. This strange outbreak of toxic algae kind of feels very relevant (see the news from South Australia). I don’t think I’m a horror fan but I love literary horror.
August 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías (trans. by Heather Cleary)
I really like Trías‘s style, this book was a little haunting, tense and thrilling. This strange outbreak of toxic algae kind of feels very relevant (see the news from South Australia). I don’t think I’m a horror fan but I love literary horror.
I really like Trías‘s style, this book was a little haunting, tense and thrilling. This strange outbreak of toxic algae kind of feels very relevant (see the news from South Australia). I don’t think I’m a horror fan but I love literary horror.
My Friends by Fredrik Backman (translated by Neil Smith)
The novel starts off well and I really enjoy it; but then it keeps going and going and going and I end up getting annoyed. The writing style just doesn’t work for me in novel form, this could have been a short story!
The novel starts off well and I really enjoy it; but then it keeps going and going and going and I end up getting annoyed. The writing style just doesn’t work for me in novel form, this could have been a short story!
August 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
My Friends by Fredrik Backman (translated by Neil Smith)
The novel starts off well and I really enjoy it; but then it keeps going and going and going and I end up getting annoyed. The writing style just doesn’t work for me in novel form, this could have been a short story!
The novel starts off well and I really enjoy it; but then it keeps going and going and going and I end up getting annoyed. The writing style just doesn’t work for me in novel form, this could have been a short story!
Happy International Lefthanders Day to all my fellow lefties
August 13, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Happy International Lefthanders Day to all my fellow lefties
Counterattacks at Thirty by Sohn Won-Pyung (trans by Sean Lin Halbert)
Witty & comical novel but what I really liked is the way the people around you influence your life views. There was a character turning ultra conservative because she had a child. However the main character became an anarchist
Witty & comical novel but what I really liked is the way the people around you influence your life views. There was a character turning ultra conservative because she had a child. However the main character became an anarchist
August 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Counterattacks at Thirty by Sohn Won-Pyung (trans by Sean Lin Halbert)
Witty & comical novel but what I really liked is the way the people around you influence your life views. There was a character turning ultra conservative because she had a child. However the main character became an anarchist
Witty & comical novel but what I really liked is the way the people around you influence your life views. There was a character turning ultra conservative because she had a child. However the main character became an anarchist
We Do Not Part by Han Kang (translated by E. Yaewon & Paige Aniyah Morris)
I loved just how much this novel changes in part 2. The first part follows in an anxious rush but then part 2 turned into a trippy, psychological contemplation on life. A nightmare of a ride, one that needs to be experienced
I loved just how much this novel changes in part 2. The first part follows in an anxious rush but then part 2 turned into a trippy, psychological contemplation on life. A nightmare of a ride, one that needs to be experienced
August 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We Do Not Part by Han Kang (translated by E. Yaewon & Paige Aniyah Morris)
I loved just how much this novel changes in part 2. The first part follows in an anxious rush but then part 2 turned into a trippy, psychological contemplation on life. A nightmare of a ride, one that needs to be experienced
I loved just how much this novel changes in part 2. The first part follows in an anxious rush but then part 2 turned into a trippy, psychological contemplation on life. A nightmare of a ride, one that needs to be experienced
Elegy, Southwest by Madeleine Watts
This was a deeply existential look at climate change and a relationship but I still felt like it was such a struggle to read. I find it too much like an info dump more than a novel. Not really for me.
This was a deeply existential look at climate change and a relationship but I still felt like it was such a struggle to read. I find it too much like an info dump more than a novel. Not really for me.
July 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Elegy, Southwest by Madeleine Watts
This was a deeply existential look at climate change and a relationship but I still felt like it was such a struggle to read. I find it too much like an info dump more than a novel. Not really for me.
This was a deeply existential look at climate change and a relationship but I still felt like it was such a struggle to read. I find it too much like an info dump more than a novel. Not really for me.
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When I got up this morning I did not expect to see my life so concisely and cruelly summarised.
Are YOU the most depressing book plate ever? YES, You ARE!
July 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
When I got up this morning I did not expect to see my life so concisely and cruelly summarised.
I’m excited to listening to the Triple J’s Hottest 100 of Australia Songs as part of the 50 year celebration of Triple J.
My votes below
My votes below
July 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I’m excited to listening to the Triple J’s Hottest 100 of Australia Songs as part of the 50 year celebration of Triple J.
My votes below
My votes below
It’s International Self-Care Day…not sure why I’m at work
July 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
It’s International Self-Care Day…not sure why I’m at work
Fate?!? But that’s my job
July 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Fate?!? But that’s my job
Carrie by Stephen King
Recently watched the Sissy Spacek adaptation in preparation for seeing the musical again. Thought I should finally read the original source material. The way this novel was written was interesting, impressive for a first novel but I am just never going to be a fan of King.
Recently watched the Sissy Spacek adaptation in preparation for seeing the musical again. Thought I should finally read the original source material. The way this novel was written was interesting, impressive for a first novel but I am just never going to be a fan of King.
July 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Carrie by Stephen King
Recently watched the Sissy Spacek adaptation in preparation for seeing the musical again. Thought I should finally read the original source material. The way this novel was written was interesting, impressive for a first novel but I am just never going to be a fan of King.
Recently watched the Sissy Spacek adaptation in preparation for seeing the musical again. Thought I should finally read the original source material. The way this novel was written was interesting, impressive for a first novel but I am just never going to be a fan of King.
Nightshade by Michael Connelly
Not sure if Connelly had been watching too much Death in Paradise because this feels like his take on that type of crime thriller. While this was so much fun to read, I wish it did explore the relationship between this detective and his superiors
Not sure if Connelly had been watching too much Death in Paradise because this feels like his take on that type of crime thriller. While this was so much fun to read, I wish it did explore the relationship between this detective and his superiors
July 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Nightshade by Michael Connelly
Not sure if Connelly had been watching too much Death in Paradise because this feels like his take on that type of crime thriller. While this was so much fun to read, I wish it did explore the relationship between this detective and his superiors
Not sure if Connelly had been watching too much Death in Paradise because this feels like his take on that type of crime thriller. While this was so much fun to read, I wish it did explore the relationship between this detective and his superiors
Picking songs for the Hottest 100 of Australian songs was so hard. My long list was around 100 songs and I struggled to narrow it down to 10 votes
July 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Picking songs for the Hottest 100 of Australian songs was so hard. My long list was around 100 songs and I struggled to narrow it down to 10 votes
Nostalgic for my old iPod. I know my phone can play music but there is something about a device that doesn’t distract me with all these other apps
July 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Nostalgic for my old iPod. I know my phone can play music but there is something about a device that doesn’t distract me with all these other apps
I’ve been slowly working through the 1001 albums list (only just past 50) but so far I found some new favourites. I’m using 1001albumsgenerator.com to randomly assign new albums every day (it pauses generating when I fall too far behind) but I enjoy discovering music. Below is some of my favs so far
July 16, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I’ve been slowly working through the 1001 albums list (only just past 50) but so far I found some new favourites. I’m using 1001albumsgenerator.com to randomly assign new albums every day (it pauses generating when I fall too far behind) but I enjoy discovering music. Below is some of my favs so far
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Giovanni’s Room was an amazing exploration into an internal struggle. There is so many complex issues here; from sexuality, the social concept of morality, masculinity, alienation, and probably many others I missed.
Giovanni’s Room was an amazing exploration into an internal struggle. There is so many complex issues here; from sexuality, the social concept of morality, masculinity, alienation, and probably many others I missed.
July 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Giovanni’s Room was an amazing exploration into an internal struggle. There is so many complex issues here; from sexuality, the social concept of morality, masculinity, alienation, and probably many others I missed.
Giovanni’s Room was an amazing exploration into an internal struggle. There is so many complex issues here; from sexuality, the social concept of morality, masculinity, alienation, and probably many others I missed.