The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Category: Literary fiction
Salt Picnic – Patrick Evans
READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS Mimicking Janet Frame’s travels, a young woman arrives on the island of Ibiza in 1956 and falls into a relationship with an American photographer. ➽ “Patrick Evans is an accomplished writer and obviously has a lot of intelligent thoughts swirling around… Continue Reading “Salt Picnic – Patrick Evans”
Baby – Annaleese Jochems
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”
Oryx & Crake – Margaret Atwood
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo An unforgettable story of love, friendship and biologically modified humans in an alternative reality where pharmaceutical companies rule. ➽ “Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake is another one of her chilling dystopian novels which kept me gripped right to the end.… Continue Reading “Oryx & Crake – Margaret Atwood”
2018 – Setting the scene
Sometimes you put a book down late at night after a long reading session and you can still “see” it, see the landscape or the building or the room so clearly in your mind. And it’s then that you know the setting has received… Continue Reading “2018 – Setting the scene”
Back Booker 2004
It’s as if there was a prerequisite for darkness and literary grim in 2004. The shortlist certainly leant itself to depths that despite their brilliance were sometimes difficult to read. Rape, incest and murder abound in Bitter Fruit, the story of a South African… Continue Reading “Back Booker 2004”
2017 – End Of Year Thoughts
Either the freerangers read a list of descriptive masterpieces this year or we have developed heightened senses for the understanding of people and places in fiction. Such was the enthusiasm with which we have analysed the make up of our reading this year. Did… Continue Reading “2017 – End Of Year Thoughts”
4 3 2 1 – Paul Auster
READ FOR BOOKERTHON The adolescent story of one boy, an American of immigrant parents, is told four times, showing how simple choices can set our lives on a new path. ◉ “I was instantly drawn to the premise of this book, as this is something I wonder… Continue Reading “4 3 2 1 – Paul Auster”
History of Wolves – Emily Fridlund
READ FOR BOOKERTHON 14-year-old outcast Madeline becomes caught up in a scandal with her neighbours across the lake. ◉ “Reading a straight-forward story was a welcome relief after the complex Lincoln in the Bardo. I enjoyed the contrasting worlds that Linda existed in and… Continue Reading “History of Wolves – Emily Fridlund”
Exit West – Mohsin Hamid
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”
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