Category: Coming of Age
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”
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine Twelve year old Frankie Parsons worries about many things. His mother, who never leaves the house, is the only person who takes his concerns seriously. He develops the habit of posing a serious question to her at 10pm every… Continue Reading “The 10pm Question – Kate de Goldi”
Category: Children's fiction, Coming of Age, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Humour, Kiwi lit, NZ Book Awards, Psychological, Realist, YATags: Free Range Bookclub 2009, Kiwi Fiction
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Loosely based on the life of E Nesbit, The Children’s Book follows the lives of several inter-related families from 1895 through WWI. ❚ “The Wellwood family consists of Olive, Humphrey, Olive’s sister Violet, and many children. They are Fabians, living in… Continue Reading “The Children’s Book – A S Byatt”
Category: Art, Booker Prize, Coming of Age, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Metafiction, Mthyical/folklore, Political, Psychological, UK author, War storyTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2009
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy A coming of age novel where a young man, Pip, has an anonymous benefactor who sponsors him in to becoming a gentleman ❚ “ Great Expectations is a story of a young man who wants more than what… Continue Reading “Great Expectations – Charles Dickens”
Category: Classic literature, Coming of Age, Family drama, Gothic, Humour, Mystery/Crime, Philosophical, Political, Psychological, Realist, Satire, UK author, Unreliable NarratorTags: Free Range Bookclub 2009
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine Seventeen-year-old Isabella Swan moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington and finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen, whom she comes to consider her immortal soulmate. About three things I… Continue Reading “Twilight – Stephanie Meyer”
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Eight year old Lewis Alridge meets his father for the first time in 1945, newly returned from the war. Life awkwardly ekes by until one day there is a tragedy in the family which sets Lewis on a… Continue Reading “The Outcast – Sadie Jones”
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”
Category: Canadian Author, Children's fiction, Classic literature, Coming of Age, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Female Experience, Humour, Literary fiction, Realist, YATags: Free Range Bookclub 2009
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine The unorthodox story of a French winemaker and his homosexual love affair with an angel. ❚ “One summer night in 1808, Sobran Jodeau sets out to drown his sorrows in his family’s vineyard when he stumbles upon an angel. Once he… Continue Reading “The Vintner’s Luck – Elizabeth Knox”
Category: Coming of Age, Faith & Religion, Fantasy, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, Magical Realism, Mthyical/folklore, NZ Book Awards, Philosophical, Psychological, Queer, Women's PrizeTags: Free Range Bookclub 2009, Kiwi Fiction, Ockham NZ Book Awards
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The Buddha of Suburbia is a satirical coming-of-age story that deals with class, race, and identity. Haroon, is a first generation immigrant who begins a relationship with a woman named Eva who shares his interest in Buddhism. Eva encourages… Continue Reading “The Buddha of Suburbia – Hanif Kureishi”
Category: Art, Classic literature, Coming of Age, Contemporary fiction, Cultural, Faith & Religion, Family drama, Historical Fiction, Humour, Immigrant story, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, Queer, Satire, UK authorTags: Free Range Bookclub 2009
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Ros In this 1891 book, a poor young woman discovers she may be descended from nobility and goes in search of a better life ❚ “Tess Durbeyfield is a complex character considered by some a hopeless victim and by… Continue Reading “Tess Of The D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy”
Category: Banned/controversial books, Classic literature, Coming of Age, Faith & Religion, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Political, Psychological, Realist, UK authorTags: Free Range Bookclub 2009
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