Category: Coming of Age

The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

Posted on June 5, 2021 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jodie A successful young woman’s life spirals into a depressive breakdown. ⫸ “Esther Greenwood’s story is remarkably similar to Sylvia Plath’s own life and struggles and is considered autobiographical fiction, despite being written under a pseudonym. “Esther is an… Continue Reading “The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath”

Category: Coming of Age, Literary fiction, US fictionTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Classics, Literature, Must Read Books, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

Normal People – Sally Rooney

Posted on May 25, 2020 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jodie Marianne and Connell struggle to define themselves in their on-again, off-again relationship ✚ “Normal People follows the lives and relationship of Irish students Connell and Marianne. Born to different social classes, the two experience fluctuating power struggles and divisions.… Continue Reading “Normal People – Sally Rooney”

Category: Coming of Age, UK author

Mister Pip – Lloyd Jones

Posted on October 10, 2007 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON In the world of Mister Pip, reading Dickens represents salvation for a community ravaged by conflict. ⚈ “Lloyd Jones’s novel is set in a village on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville during the 1990s civil war. Jones covered it as… Continue Reading “Mister Pip – Lloyd Jones”

Category: Booker Prize, Coming of Age, Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, War storyTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Kiwi lit, Literature, Mister Pip, Must Read Books, NZ Ficton