The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Month: November 2011
Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo A middle-aged professor named Humbert Humbert falls in love with a 12-year-old girl and a relationship ensues. A complex, mixed-genre classic that continues to spur debate. ✔ “I was fully prepared to hate this book given its awful theme, however…
The Pregnant Widow – Martin Amis
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel This comic, literary romp is set during a hot 1970s summer in Italy, where several young adults are unknowingly embroiled in the onslaught of the sexual revolution. ✔ “This book has a pastoral Italian castle, a hot dry summer, beautiful young people draped…
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