Category: Literary fiction

The Gathering – Anne Enright

Posted on September 15, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Liam Hegarty has drowned himself a river. He is one of 12 siblings who all like to drink, though he was afflicted more than the rest. His family, a large, Irish kin, come together for the funeral. His sister Veronica narrates events,… Continue Reading “The Gathering – Anne Enright”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Irish, Literary fiction, Psychological, Unreliable NarratorTags: ,

The People’s Act Of Love – James Meek

Posted on August 28, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy A renegade Czech army unit is stranded in a community of religious fanatics in a small, remote town in Siberia.  ⚈ “The People’s Act of Love is set in 1919 in Yasyk, Siberia, a small town on the… Continue Reading “The People’s Act Of Love – James Meek”

Category: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, Russian Fiction, War storyTags:

The Accidental – Ali Smith

Posted on July 3, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Amber—thirty-something and barefoot—shows up at the door of the Norfolk cottage that the Smart family is renting for the summer. She talks her way in. She tells nothing but lies. She stays for dinner. Each family member assesses… Continue Reading “The Accidental – Ali Smith”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Literary fiction, Metafiction, Postmodern Literature, Psychological, UK authorTags: ,

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle – Haruki Murakami

Posted on June 19, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel This seemingly simple story of a Japanese man whose cat runs away is anything but. It is a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II and… Continue Reading “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle – Haruki Murakami”

Category: Contemporary fiction, Historical Fiction, Japanese, Literary fiction, Magical Realism, Metafiction, Postmodern Literature, Psychological, Surreal, Translated, War storyTags: ,

Everything is Illuminated – Jonathan Safran Foer

Posted on May 29, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Everything is Illuminated is the transformation of the author’s own attempts to trace his Jewish-Ukrainian ancestry and the terrible truth about the fate of his extended family who stayed behind in the old country when the Nazis closed… Continue Reading “Everything is Illuminated – Jonathan Safran Foer”

Category: Coming of Age, Contemporary fiction, Historical Fiction, Holocaust fiction, Humour, Literary fiction, Metafiction, Postmodern Literature, US fiction, War storyTags:

The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood

Posted on May 15, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The Blind Assassin is a book within a book within a book and opens with the following sentence: ‘Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove her car off a bridge’. It has four interweaving narratives,… Continue Reading “The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood”

Category: Booker Prize, Canadian Author, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Metafiction, Political, Psychological, Science Fiction, Unreliable NarratorTags: , ,

To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Posted on April 24, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine Scout Finch is the young daughter of an Alabama town’s principled lawyer, Atticus. She and her brother Jem learn about prejudice and  upholding human dignity through the example of their father who has taken on the legal defence… Continue Reading “To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee”

Category: Classic literature, Coming of Age, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Gothic, Literary fiction, Pulitzer Prize, US fictionTags:

Life of Pi – Yann Martel

Posted on February 27, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine A fantasy adventure in which the protagonist, Pi, is shipwrecked and must endure life at sea with a Bengal Tiger. Inspired by a true story, the book explores questions about faith, friendship and fiction. It is a unique… Continue Reading “Life of Pi – Yann Martel”

Category: Adventure, Booker Prize, Canadian Author, Fantasy, Literary fiction, Magical RealismTags: ,

The Catcher In The Rye – J D Salinger

Posted on February 13, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy A native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days. During these days he seeks solace in fleeting encounters and wonders about the true meaning… Continue Reading “The Catcher In The Rye – J D Salinger”

Category: Classic literature, Coming of Age, Literary fiction, US fiction, YATags: ,

Vernon God Little – DBC Pierre

Posted on January 30, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB:Chosen by Rachel A satirical novel that details the aftermath of a school yard shooting in America. ⚈ “Vernon Gregory Little is a 15-year-old who avoids being killed in a schoolyard shooting by being on the toilet. His best friend Jesus Navarro… Continue Reading “Vernon God Little – DBC Pierre”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Literary fiction, Satire, US fictionTags: ,

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