The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Category: Canadian Author
Held – Anne Michaels
Posted on October 30, 2024 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Beginning with a soldier injured in the WWI trenches and observing three subsequent generations of family, Held is a kaleidoscopic narrative of memories, dreams and the supernatural. Held together by symbols, metaphors and motifs rather than a traditional linear narrative, Michaels… Continue Reading “Held – Anne Michaels”
Anne of Green Gables – L M Montgomery
Posted on May 12, 2009 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy A coming-of-age novel about a talkative orphan called Anne Shirley who is sent to a farm in Avonlea ❚ “Siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert plan to adopt a young boy to help out on the family farm, Green… Continue Reading “Anne of Green Gables – L M Montgomery”
The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood
Posted on May 15, 2007 by thefreerangebookclub
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”
Life of Pi – Yann Martel
Posted on February 27, 2007 by thefreerangebookclub
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: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2007
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