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Books That Made Us

So first of all, my little boyhad just started school, and so I came quite lateto...

So first of all, my little boy
had just started school, and so I came quite late
to parenthood

Full Transcript

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So first of all, my little boy had just started school,
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and so I came quite late to parenthood.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:31
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 I remember saying to someone at the time, - Books That Made Us 00:10
I remember saying to someone at the time,
S01 • E02 (MEN SPEAK ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE) - Books That Made Us 00:07
(MEN SPEAK ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE)
S01 • E03 And because I'd been a novelist for all those years, - Books That Made Us 00:12
And because I'd been a novelist for all those years,
S01 • E02 I just find every page of this devastating. - Books That Made Us 00:05
I just find every page of this devastating.
S01 • E02 It's a beautiful read, but just the inevitability of the tragedy - Books That Made Us 00:10
It's a beautiful read, but just the inevitability of th...
S01 • E03 So I just thought, "This is the perfect setting," - Books That Made Us 00:07
So I just thought, "This is the perfect setting,"
S01 • E01 Nearly everyone I knew hated every character, - Books That Made Us 00:05
Nearly everyone I knew hated every character,
S01 • E02 I find it really hard to read. Sorry. - Books That Made Us 00:04
I find it really hard to read. Sorry.
S01 • E03 But it's not just about bullying in the playground, is it? - Books That Made Us 00:05
But it's not just about bullying in the playground, is ...
S01 • E01 Gary's a tortured artist too, one of our most tortured. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Gary's a tortured artist too, one of our most tortured.
S01 • E02 I'd like to know why - Books That Made Us 00:08
I'd like to know why
S01 • E03 Around that time, I heard the very end of a radio interview, - Books That Made Us 00:16
Around that time, I heard the very end of a radio interview,
S01 • E01 That's a version of storytelling that goes, "Here's a mirror. - Books That Made Us 00:04
That's a version of storytelling that goes, "Here&...
S01 • E02 Kate, was there a moment, or an event or a thought - Books That Made Us 00:07
Kate, was there a moment, or an event or a thought
S01 • E01 "No! No! Look! Look properly!" - Books That Made Us 00:11
"No! No! Look! Look properly!"
S01 • E02 All my life, our mother had told us stories - Books That Made Us 00:14
All my life, our mother had told us stories
S01 • E03 And this woman, who was a grown-up woman with children of her own, - Books That Made Us 00:12
And this woman, who was a grown-up woman with children of he...
S01 • E01 Or, "This is It's like, "Fucking look!" - Books That Made Us 00:05
Or, "This is It's like, "Fucking look!"
S01 • E01 The novel's been translated into 22 languages across the world. - Books That Made Us 00:07
The novel's been translated into 22 languages across th...
S01 • E02 But when I went on the Reconciliation March in 2000, - Books That Made Us 00:05
But when I went on the Reconciliation March in 2000,