Category: Contemporary fiction

Baby – Annaleese Jochems

Posted on March 25, 2018 by

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READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS In this debut novel, young lovers run away, stealing money to buy a boat but inciting disaster wherever they turn. ➽ “I think we are all capable of horrible acts, depending on circumstances and surely we all sometimes wonder… Continue Reading “Baby – Annaleese Jochems”

Category: Contemporary fiction, Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, NZ Book Awards

Sodden Downstream – Brannavan Gnanalingam

Posted on March 22, 2018 by

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READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS A refugee walks through a Wellington storm to get to work but must rely on the kindness of strangers to get there. ➽ “A journey or expedition is a staple in fictional themes, however here this is turned on… Continue Reading “Sodden Downstream – Brannavan Gnanalingam”

Category: Contemporary fiction, Kiwi lit, NZ Book Awards

Elmet – Fiona Mozley

Posted on October 5, 2017 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON A man, who lives in an isolated community with his son and daughter, uses bare-fist fighting as his currency.  ◉ “I was about three-quarters of the way through Elmet when I thought to myself, ‘there have only been about two things… Continue Reading “Elmet – Fiona Mozley”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Literary fiction, UK author

Exit West – Mohsin Hamid

Posted on September 20, 2017 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young lovers hear whispers about doors that can whisk people far away, albeit perilously and for a price. ◉ “If I had to pigeonhole Exit West I would call it… Continue Reading “Exit West – Mohsin Hamid”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Dystopian, Literary fiction, Magical Realism

The Name On The Door Is Not Mine – C K Stead

Posted on April 30, 2017 by

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READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS A collection of short stories from literary giant CK Stead. The collection includes new, previously unpublished stories as well as older stories that have been reworked. Set in locations from the South of France, Zagreb, Oxford and back to… Continue Reading “The Name On The Door Is Not Mine – C K Stead”

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The Childhood Of Jesus – J M Coetzee

Posted on January 21, 2017 by

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READ FOR TEN YEAR BOOKCLUB REUNION Chosen by Rachel A haunting and surprising novel about childhood and destiny in which a boy and a man cross vast oceans to arrive in a new land. They are each assigned a name and an age, taught… Continue Reading “The Childhood Of Jesus – J M Coetzee”

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All That Man Is – David Szalay

Posted on October 15, 2016 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Nine men, each at a different stage of life, each of them away from home, try to understand what it means to be alive. A examination of the male experience from the spring of youth to the winter of old age.… Continue Reading “All That Man Is – David Szalay”

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Eileen – Ottessa Moshfegh

Posted on October 10, 2016 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Eileen Dunlop is an unassuming yet disturbed young woman trapped between her role as her alcoholic father’s caretaker in a home of squalor and her day job as a secretary at a Boston boys’ prison. A character study of a lonely… Continue Reading “Eileen – Ottessa Moshfegh”

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Hot Milk – Deborah Levy

Posted on October 5, 2016 by

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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”

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The Invisible Mile – David Conventry

Posted on April 2, 2016 by

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READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS A reimagining of the 1928 Ravat-Wonder team from New Zealand and Australia who were the first English-speaking team to ride the Tour de France, then 5476 km of unsealed roads. A psychological journey in which the cyclists rode over mountains… Continue Reading “The Invisible Mile – David Conventry”

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