Category: Satire
READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Jodie Three women – a maverick biologist and two sisters embroiled in the Russian bride industry and searching for their missing mother – kidnap 13 hopeful bachelors and race across Ukraine trying to find a mate for a last-of-its-kind Lefty… Continue Reading “Endling – Maria Reva”
Category: Absurdist, Booker Prize, Literary fiction, Satire, War storyTags: best-books, book-recommendations, book-recs, book-review, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, endling, fiction, maria-reva, must-read-books, reading, ukraine, what-to-read
READ FOR BOOKERTHON A war photographer dies in 1990 during the Sri Lankan civil war and is caught inbetween life and the afterlife. He has seven days, or seven moons, to discover who killed him, ensure a series of important photographs he has taken… Continue Reading “The Seven Moons of Maali Ameida”
Category: Booker Prize, Ghost story, Literary fiction, SatireTags: book-recommendations, book-recs, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, must-read-books, seven-moons, what-to-read
READ FOR BOOKERTHON In Money, Mississippi white folk suddenly start turning up dead, savagely beaten and with a black man’s body present, cradling the dead’s severed testicles. A satirical look at the US’s grim history of racial violence. ❝ The Trees is set in… Continue Reading “The Trees – Percival Everett”
Category: Booker Prize, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Satire, US fictionTags: book-recommendations, book-recs, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, must-read-books, the-trees, what-to-read
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Becks Amongst a backdrop of dystopian violence is a story about good and evil and the right to human freedom. ⚑ “I was left a wee bit traumatised after reading A Clockwork Orange in 6th Form English and so was… Continue Reading “A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess”
Category: Classic literature, Dystopian, SatireTags: A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess, Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Classics, Literature, Must Read Books
READ FOR BOOKERTHON In a bid to reinstate his hometown on the map, the narrator in this American satire initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school which lands him in the Supreme Court. ➤ “I honestly started… Continue Reading “The Sellout – Paul Beatty”
Category: Booker Prize, Literary fiction, Satire, US fictionTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Literature, Must Read Books, Paul Beatty, The Sellout
READ FOR BOOKERTHON A New York dentist has his identity stolen via social media ✎ Paul O’Rourke is a New York dentist with a troubled mind. Stemming from the suicide of his father, he constantly questions himself, his actions, the state of the world,… Continue Reading “To Rise Again At A Decent Hour – Joshua Harris”
Category: Booker Prize, Satire, US fictionTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Joshua Ferris, Literature, Must Read Books
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo A Severed Head is a 1961 satirical novel about marriage, adultery and deception within a group of civilised and educated people. The six characters are unpleasant, their morals questionable and their actions immoral especially the main character, 41-year-old… Continue Reading “A Severed Head – Iris Murdoch”
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Set in the American west coast in 1851, this book is a Western parody ✔ “Eli and Charlie Sisters are brothers and assassins living on the West Coast of America in 1851 during the Nevada Mountain gold rush. They are hired… Continue Reading “The Sisters Brothers – Patrick de Witt”
Category: Adventure, Australian author, Booker Prize, SatireTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Literature, Must Read Books
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The Buddha of Suburbia is a satirical coming-of-age story that deals with class, race, and identity. Haroon, is a first generation immigrant who begins a relationship with a woman named Eva who shares his interest in Buddhism. Eva encourages… Continue Reading “The Buddha of Suburbia – Hanif Kureishi”
Category: Contemporary fiction, Satire, UK authorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Buddha of Suburbia, Hanif Kureishi, Literature, Must Read Books, Satire
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, Humour, SatireTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Fraction of The Whole, Literature, Must Read Books, Satire, Steve Toltz
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