Category: Magical Realism
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Becks In this 1991 Booker winner, the narrator, Azaro, is a spirit child struggling between the tensions of the living and the temptations of the carefree spirit kingdom. We must look at ourselves differently. We are freer than we think. We… Continue Reading “The Famished Road – Ben Okri”
Category: Booker Prize, Magical RealismTags: Ben Okri, Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Literature, Must Read Books, The Famished Road
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel This seemingly simple story of a Japanese man whose cat runs away is anything but. ❖ “I couldn’t wait to re-read and share this, my #1 favourite book of all time. I was nervous too, knowing how much of an emotional… Continue Reading “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle – Haruki Murakami”
Category: Japanese, Literary fiction, Magical Realism, TranslatedTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Haruki Murakami, Literature, Must Read Books, The Wind Up Chronicle
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Kurt Vonnegut writes of his own experiences as a World War II prisoner in Slaughterhouse Five, in particular the bombing of Dresden. On February 13, 1945, only months before the end of World War II, the Allies undertook… Continue Reading “Slaughterhouse Five – Kurt Vonnegut”
Category: Literary fiction, Magical Realism, War storyTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Kurt Vonnegut, Literature, Must Read Books, Slaughterhouse Five
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Gregor Samsa awakens one morning to discover he has turned into a giant insect, in this 1915 novella. An establishing story in the existentialism genre. ⚈ “Gregor Samsa one day wakes to find he has turned into a dung… Continue Reading “The Metamorphosis & Other Stories – Franz Kafka”
Category: Classic literature, Literary fiction, Magical Realism, TranslatedTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Kafka, Literature, Must Read Books, The Metamorphosis, Translated
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Ryder, a famous pianist, arrives in a European city to perform a concert. However, he appears to have lost most of his memory and finds his new environment surreal and dreamlike. As both hero and anti-hero, he wades… Continue Reading “The Unconsoled – Kazuo Ishiguro”
Category: Literary fiction, Magical Realism, Psychological, UK author, Unreliable NarratorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Kazuo Ishiguro, Literature, Must Read Books
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: Japanese, Literary fiction, Magical Realism, TranslatedTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Japanese Fiction, Literature, Magical Realism, Murakami, Must Read Books, Translated
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: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Life of Pi, Literature, Must Read Books, Richard Parker, Shipwreck story, Yann Martel
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