Category: Booker Prize

The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood

Posted on May 15, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The Blind Assassin is a book within a book within a book and opens with the following sentence: ‘Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove her car off a bridge’. It has four interweaving narratives,… Continue Reading “The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood”

Category: Booker Prize, Canadian Author, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Metafiction, Political, Psychological, Science Fiction, Unreliable NarratorTags: , ,

The Bone People – Keri Hulme

Posted on April 3, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Joe Gillayley is a widower who maintains a love-hate relationship with his mute, adoptive son, Simon. Both male characters are prone to violence. Kerewin is a reclusive painter who comes into their lives. Set on NZ’s West Coast,… Continue Reading “The Bone People – Keri Hulme”

Category: Booker Prize, Cultural, Kiwi lit, Māori Fiction, NZ Book Awards, PsychologicalTags: , ,

Life of Pi – Yann Martel

Posted on February 27, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine A fantasy adventure in which the protagonist, Pi, is shipwrecked and must endure life at sea with a Bengal Tiger. Inspired by a true story, the book explores questions about faith, friendship and fiction. It is a unique… Continue Reading “Life of Pi – Yann Martel”

Category: Adventure, Booker Prize, Canadian Author, Fantasy, Literary fiction, Magical RealismTags: ,

Vernon God Little – DBC Pierre

Posted on January 30, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB:Chosen by Rachel A satirical novel that details the aftermath of a school yard shooting in America. ⚈ “Vernon Gregory Little is a 15-year-old who avoids being killed in a schoolyard shooting by being on the toilet. His best friend Jesus Navarro… Continue Reading “Vernon God Little – DBC Pierre”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Literary fiction, Satire, US fictionTags: ,

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