READ FOR BOOKERTHON One day in the life of six astronauts in a space station, hurtling around earth 16 times. They admire and ponder life from afar, considering humanity from the Big Bang, current environmental crises through to thoughts on where humanity might end… Continue Reading “Orbital – Samantha Harvey”
Category: Allegory, Booker Prize, Existentialist, Literary fictionTags: book-recommendations, book-recs, book-review, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, must-read-books, orbital, oribital, what-to-read
READ FOR BOOKERTHON A grieving, unnamed narrator attends a spiritual retreat at a convent, departs and returns again with no plan of leaving. As an atheist she is committed to giving back through hard work rather than praying. Set over Covid, the narrator finds… Continue Reading “Stone Yard Devotional – Charlotte Wood”
Category: Allegory, Australian author, Literary fictionTags: book-recommendations, book-recs, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, must-read-books, stone-yard-devotional, what-to-read
READ FOR BOOKERTHON A re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but told from the point of view of the slave, Jim, or James as he prefers to be called in this book. James escapes his owner when he hears he is to be… Continue Reading “James – Percival Everett”
Category: Allegory, Literary fiction, US fictionTags: book-recommendations, book-recs, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, must-read-books, percival-everett, what-to-read
READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Suzy Set in the 1580s, this book is about Shakespeare and the events that led to him writing the play Hamlet. It is told not from his point of view, but from that of his wife, who is left in… Continue Reading “Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell”
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READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS 2023 A baby is born to a young, single mother in a caravan park, suffering from an unnamed condition which earns him the name the Fish. The story of the Fish, and the family’s shame and secrets are narrated… Continue Reading “The Fish – Lloyd Jones”
Category: Allegory, Family drama, Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, NZ Book AwardsTags: book-recommendations, book-recs, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, must-read-books, the-fish, what-to-read
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