The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Category: Booker Prize
Hot Milk – Deborah Levy
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Sofia, a young anthropologist, spends much of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother’s unexplainable illness. A trip to Southern Spain to see a specialist allows her to consider her own desires and plans for the future. ➤… Continue Reading “Hot Milk – Deborah Levy”
The Sellout – Paul Beatty
READ FOR BOOKERTHON In a bid to reinstate his hometown on the map, the narrator in this American satire initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school which lands him in the Supreme Court. ➤ “I honestly started… Continue Reading “The Sellout – Paul Beatty”
2015 Bookerthon
For Bookerthon 2015 we have ventured to beautiful Northland to complete our reading and discussion of the six eclectic books that make up this year’s shortlist. With Suzy having moved out of Nelson (sob!) we felt we needed to be in the same location… Continue Reading “2015 Bookerthon”
Satin Island – Tom McCarthy
READ FOR BOOKERTHON U, a corporate anthropologist, spends his days procrastinating over endless buffer-zones of information and becoming obsessed by images of the world. ❍ “It’s difficult to describe this book. It’s almost as if it doesn’t have a plot, rather it is made… Continue Reading “Satin Island – Tom McCarthy”
A Brief History of Seven Killings – Marlon James
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Spanning decades and continents with a wide range of characters, A Brief History of Seven Killings is the fictional exploration of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley. ❍ “I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t finish this book. It’s no offence to the… Continue Reading “A Brief History of Seven Killings – Marlon James”
A Spool Of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler
READ FOR BOOKERTHON The lives of four generations of Whitshanks unfold in and around the sprawling, lovingly worn Baltimore house that has always been their anchor. ❍ “Though this is Tyler’s 20th (and apparently her last) novel, it’s the first of hers I’ve read.… Continue Reading “A Spool Of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler”
The Year Of The Runaways – Sunjeev Sahota
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Three Indian men and a British-Indian woman are linked by chance in Sheffield, England, as they run the full gamut of experiences that come with being a migrant worker in Britain. ❍ “I was *very* heavily immersed in this book recently when I… Continue Reading “The Year Of The Runaways – Sunjeev Sahota”
The Fishermen – Chigozie Obioma
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Four brothers encounter a madman whose mystic prophecy of violence threatens the core of their close-knit family. ❍ Four middle-class Nigerian brothers with a proud and strict father decide to sneak out of the house one day to go fishing. They… Continue Reading “The Fishermen – Chigozie Obioma”
A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Child abuse survivor Jude St Francis moves to New York with three friends, all ready to make their way in life. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realise, is Jude, a talented litigator but an increasingly broken man who is haunted by traumas he fears he’ll… Continue Reading “A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara”
2014 Bookerthon
This year marks a big change in the Man Booker Prize. The prize is now open to any novel written in English, published in the UK. This makes a chunk of new US fiction eligible for the honour of being named best book of… Continue Reading “2014 Bookerthon”
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