The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Category: Short Stories
The Nine-Chambered Heart – Janice Pariat
Posted on September 22, 2018 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sonya Nine characters recall their relationship with a young woman – the same woman – whom they have loved, or who has loved them. ➽ “The Nine Chambered Heart was my book, and I’m glad for the choice. The…
Category: Contemporary fiction, Short Stories
East Of The West – Miroslav Penkov
Posted on August 7, 2017 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Becks ◉ “I was initially put off reading this book as I don’t particularly like short stories – they usually seem to be too short and I am often left wanting more. However this collection has me converted –…
Category: Cultural, Short Stories
The Name On The Door Is Not Mine – C K Stead
Posted on April 30, 2017 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS A collection of short stories including reworked pieces and new musings. ◉ “If a reader of this book wasn’t aware prior, it would be immediately apparent that C K Stead is a literary giant. “There is an effortlessness and sophistication…
Category: Contemporary fiction, Kiwi lit, NZ Book Awards, Short Stories
Invisible Cities – Italo Calvino
Posted on March 30, 2017 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Becks Marco Polo describes the cities he visited on his expeditions to Kublai Khan, emperor of the Tartars. ◉ “A small strange little book that needs to be read slowly as if you have all the time in the world. Calvino packs…
Category: Cultural, Fantasy, Literary fiction, Short Stories
All That Man Is – David Szalay
Posted on October 15, 2016 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Nine men, each at a different stage of life, each of them away from home, try to understand what it means to be alive. ➤ “I felt pretty wary coming into All That Man Is, a particularly male-focused read with nine separate stories about…
Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Short Stories
In A German Pension – Katherine Mansfield
Posted on February 22, 2011 by thefreerangebookclub
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel A young woman observes the absurd and grotesque while staying in a German pension. A short story collection from the Modernist era. ✔ “Very much a book of character studies, with short stories all featuring the same protagonist, a young Englishwoman…
Category: Classic literature, Kiwi lit, Short Stories
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