The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Category: Short Stories
2021 NZ Book Awards
Posted on May 25, 2021 by thefreerangebookclub
Suzy: “All four books seemed completely deserving of their place on the shortlist. While I would have thought the judges may have leaned more towards Nothing to See I am not mad at all about Bug Week winning. There are flashes from the various Bug Week stories that still sit… Continue Reading “2021 NZ Book Awards”
Category: Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, NZ Book Awards, Short Stories
Bug Week And Other Stories – Airini Beautrais
Posted on May 15, 2021 by thefreerangebookclub
Read for NZ Book Awards From 1960s Wellington to post-Communist Germany, Bug Week traverses the weird, the wry and the grotesque. ⫸ “Bug Week is a collection of short stories set predominately in Wellington, offering weird and wonderful fragments of people’s lives. “There are bug… Continue Reading “Bug Week And Other Stories – Airini Beautrais”
Category: Kiwi lit, 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… Continue Reading “The Nine-Chambered Heart – Janice Pariat”
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 –… Continue Reading “East Of The West – Miroslav Penkov”
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… Continue Reading “The Name On The Door Is Not Mine – C K Stead”
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… Continue Reading “Invisible Cities – Italo Calvino”
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… Continue Reading “All That Man Is – David Szalay”
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… Continue Reading “In A German Pension – Katherine Mansfield”
Category: Classic literature, Kiwi lit, Short Stories
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