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Books That Made Us

Maybe it's becauseI do write with humour and then maybe they thoughtit was too serious an...

Maybe it's because
I do write with humour and then maybe they thought
it was too serious an issue

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Maybe it's because I do write with humour
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and then maybe they thought it was too serious an issue.
Duration
6 seconds
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13
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:44
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
S01 • E01 There was a certain time in the book where I literally just - Books That Made Us 00:06
There was a certain time in the book where I literally just
S01 • E03 But meeting the readers with 'Big Little Lies', - Books That Made Us 00:12
But meeting the readers with 'Big Little Lies',
S01 • E02 I was on the Sydney Harbour Bridge with you that day - Books That Made Us 00:07
I was on the Sydney Harbour Bridge with you that day
S01 • E01 And it was just like I couldn't find - Books That Made Us 00:07
And it was just like I couldn't find
S01 • E03 Sadly, we're all too familiar with domestic violence stories, - Books That Made Us 00:10
Sadly, we're all too familiar with domestic violence st...
S01 • E01 I think everywhere, every point in my work - Books That Made Us 00:10
I think everywhere, every point in my work
S01 • E02 Right at the end of that walk, I met the eye of an Aboriginal woman, - Books That Made Us 00:11
Right at the end of that walk, I met the eye of an Aborigina...
S01 • E03 Was there a reason why you decided - Books That Made Us 00:10
Was there a reason why you decided
S01 • E02 But even as I was feeling kind of warm about that, - Books That Made Us 00:13
But even as I was feeling kind of warm about that,
S01 • E01 Absolutely - I don't want to be idealistic about human beings, - Books That Made Us 00:08
Absolutely - I don't want to be idealistic about human ...
S01 • E03 I think there is a level of deep shame - Books That Made Us 00:07
I think there is a level of deep shame
S01 • E01 And certainly we have to explore I just had... I almost felt like - Books That Made Us 00:07
And certainly we have to explore I just had... I almost felt...
S01 • E02 Now, if my ancestor, my great-great-great-grandfather - Books That Made Us 00:10
Now, if my ancestor, my great-great-great-grandfather
S01 • E03 Somebody like Celeste, - Books That Made Us 00:14
Somebody like Celeste,
S01 • E02 The answer in my mind was definitely no, they would not have. - Books That Made Us 00:04
The answer in my mind was definitely no, they would not have...
S01 • E03 Yeah, she couldn't possibly make sense of something terrible - Books That Made Us 00:05
Yeah, she couldn't possibly make sense of something ter...
S01 • E01 Every character is dealing with - Books That Made Us 00:12
Every character is dealing with
S01 • E02 In that moment, I realised that a whole lot of simple things - Books That Made Us 00:07
In that moment, I realised that a whole lot of simple things
S01 • E02 Had fallen away And I was also full of shame - Books That Made Us 00:06
Had fallen away And I was also full of shame
S01 • E03 Exactly, and almost thinking, "Well, maybe I should just accept that. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Exactly, and almost thinking, "Well, maybe I should jus...