Category: Literary fiction

How To Be Both – Ali Smith

Posted on October 6, 2014 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Written in two parts, both titled ONE, this is a book about art’s versatility, told by a renaissance painter of the 1460s and a child of the 1960s. ✎ How to Be Both is written in two halves, using both a… Continue Reading “How To Be Both – Ali Smith”

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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves – Karen Joy Fowler

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Rosemary Cooke reveals the awful truth about her sister who was sent away aged five ✎ This book opens when the main character is a College student, revealing her strained relationships with her mother, father and brother. A return to the… Continue Reading “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves – Karen Joy Fowler”

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The Narrow Road To The Deep North – Richard Flanagan

Posted on September 26, 2014 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON ✎ This is the story of Dorrigo Evans, an Australian surgeon. It is about his time in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, his loves, his affairs and his old age. The central event is Dorrigo’s time in the prisoner of… Continue Reading “The Narrow Road To The Deep North – Richard Flanagan”

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The Turn Of The Screw – Henry James

Posted on July 30, 2014 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The Turn Of The Screw is a gothic ghost story from 1898 set in an old English house on a sprawling estate. The novella is a first person account of a governess who, caring for two children at a… Continue Reading “The Turn Of The Screw – Henry James”

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2014 – The Plot Thickens

Posted on January 26, 2014 by

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There are many variances which denote a thickening of the plot. A dense and detailed history add substance, solidifying friendships and character relationships bring emotion, and unexpected reactions to outside influences add the element of surprise. The Free Range Bookclub can tick off all… Continue Reading “2014 – The Plot Thickens”

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2013 – End Of Year Thoughts

Posted on December 1, 2013 by

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2013: In which New Zealander Eleanor Catton becomes the youngest person to win the Man Booker prize with her book The Luminaries, and the literary world of little old Down Under is immensely proud of her, and hopeful for a resurgence in the sales… Continue Reading “2013 – End Of Year Thoughts”

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To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Posted on October 29, 2013 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo The classic which saw the creation of lawyer Atticus Finch, his precocious daughter Scout, protective son Jem, and neighbourhood “monster” Boo Radley. This 1960 novel details Atticus’ defence of a black man wrongly accused of raping a white woman.… Continue Reading “To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee”

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2013 Bookerthon

Posted on October 14, 2013 by

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Novels of note are often a response to societal influences. Either what happens in the world and how humanity responds to it, or bringing light to events of years past to reveal hidden truths. Readers respond to societal and cultural references they recognise, and… Continue Reading “2013 Bookerthon”

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The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton

Posted on October 13, 2013 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON ❖ “The Luminaries is a ghost story and murder mystery set in  Hokitika, New Zealand. It is 832 pages and won the Booker Prize. “Its protagonist Walter Moody comes across 12 men having a secret meeting in the lounge of his hotel… Continue Reading “The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton”

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The Testament of Mary – Colm Toibin

Posted on September 29, 2013 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Mary, mother of Jesus, is in her old age and does not believe her son was the son of God ❖ “The Testament of Mary is the story of Mary, mother of Jesus. She is elderly and being visited by ‘the… Continue Reading “The Testament of Mary – Colm Toibin”

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