Category: Literary fiction

Sea of Poppies – Amitav Ghosh

Posted on September 21, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Set in 1838, at a time of colonial upheaval and shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China, Sea Of Poppies tells the story of the ship Ibis and her interesting collection of passengers making the journey from India to… Continue Reading “Sea of Poppies – Amitav Ghosh”

Category: Adventure, Booker Prize, Colonisation, Cultural, Historical Fiction, Indian fiction, Literary fiction, Political, War storyTags: ,

A Fraction Of The Whole – Steve Toltz

Posted on September 15, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of how he, his scheming father Martin and his crazy Uncle Terry upset an entire continent ♥ “For most of his life, Jasper Dean couldn’t decide whether to pity, hate, love,… Continue Reading “A Fraction Of The Whole – Steve Toltz”

Category: Australian author, Booker Prize, Family drama, Humour, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Satire, Unreliable NarratorTags:

Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte

Posted on August 20, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine A brooding tale of passion and revenge set in the Yorkshire moors ♥ Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel details the arrival at Wuthering Heights of a man named Heathcliffe and the close bond he forms with his benefactor’s daughter,… Continue Reading “Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte”

Category: Banned/controversial books, Classic literature, Family drama, Female Experience, Gothic, Literary fiction, Psychological, UK author, Unreliable NarratorTags:

The Sound of Butterflies – Rachael King

Posted on July 29, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel In 1904 lepidopterist Thomas Edgar arrives home to England from a collecting expedition in the Amazon. He is emaciated and cannot or will not speak. As his wife wonders what has happened, the book takes us back to the… Continue Reading “The Sound of Butterflies – Rachael King”

Category: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, Mystery/Crime, PsychologicalTags: ,

The God Of Small Things – Arundhati Roy

Posted on June 18, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine This novel discusses who should be loved, and how. And how much. It describes how small things affect people’s behaviour and lives ♥ “The God of Small Things details the lives of fraternal twins Rahel and her brother… Continue Reading “The God Of Small Things – Arundhati Roy”

Category: Banned/controversial books, Booker Prize, Coming of Age, Cultural, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Indian fiction, Literary fiction, Political, PsychologicalTags: ,

Accordion Crimes – Annie Proulx

Posted on May 27, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The history of America’s founders is told by the travels of an accordion, and the hands it passes through. ♥ “An accordion is handmade by a Sicilian in 1890 and changes owners several times throughout the novel, ending… Continue Reading “Accordion Crimes – Annie Proulx”

Category: Cultural, Historical Fiction, Immigrant story, Literary fiction, Political, US fiction, Women's PrizeTags:

Lady Chatterley’s Lover – D H Lawrence

Posted on May 6, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy D.H. Lawrence wrote Lady Chatterley’s Lover in 1920 amidst much controversy over its content, mainly an upper class woman’s affair with her gardener in order to give her war-paralysed husband an heir. This type of love and passion… Continue Reading “Lady Chatterley’s Lover – D H Lawrence”

Category: Banned/controversial books, Classic literature, Female Experience, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, Romance, UK authorTags:

The Child In Time – Ian McEwan

Posted on April 15, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine In a dystopian future a child is snatched during a routine supermarket visit. ♥ “Stephen Lewis takes his three-year-old daughter to the supermarket one morning. He turns his back for just moments and she is gone. When she… Continue Reading “The Child In Time – Ian McEwan”

Category: Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Political, Psychological, Speculative Fiction, UK authorTags: ,

Disgrace – J M Coetzee

Posted on March 26, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel A South African professor loses everything and takes refuge on his daughter’s farm on the Eastern Cape as he seeks redemption.  ♥ “David Lurie is a disgraced professor who leaves behind his university and city life in Capetown… Continue Reading “Disgrace – J M Coetzee”

Category: Booker Prize, Cultural, Family drama, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, South AfricanTags: ,

The Whale Rider – Witi Ihimaera

Posted on March 7, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Kahu Apirana is a 12-year-old Maori girl who wants to become the chief of her tribe, but must battle her great-grandfather to make herself heard. ♥ “Maori chief Koro Apirana is angered when his grandson’s wife gives birth… Continue Reading “The Whale Rider – Witi Ihimaera”

Category: Children's fiction, Coming of Age, Cultural, Environmental fiction, Family drama, Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, Magical Realism, Mthyical/folklore, Māori Fiction, NZ Book AwardsTags: , ,

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