The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Category: US fiction
On The Road – Jack Kerouac
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Becks On the Road is an early example of the stream of consciousness style and chronicles Kerouac’s years traveling through North American with his friend Neal Cassidy. ➽ “I love stories about people’s travels and adventures so I was excited about reading… Continue Reading “On The Road – Jack Kerouac”
Lincoln In The Bardo – George Saunders
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Abraham Lincoln spends a night in his son’s tomb, a place populated by ghosts of the recently passed and the long dead. ◉ “Told through footnoted attribution derived from various texts, speeches or dialogue, Lincoln In The Bardo can be difficult… Continue Reading “Lincoln In The Bardo – George Saunders”
Eileen – Ottessa Moshfegh
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Eileen Dunlop is an unassuming yet disturbed young woman trapped between her role as her alcoholic father’s caretaker in a home of squalor and her day job as a secretary at a Boston boys’ prison. A character study of a lonely… Continue Reading “Eileen – Ottessa Moshfegh”
The Sellout – Paul Beatty
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”
Ethan Frome – Edith Wharton
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo Through the eyes of a visitor, the reader observes Ethan Frome falling in love with his wife’s niece while stuck on a desolate farm in a harsh setting. The niece is Mattie Silver. She arrives in the mountain… Continue Reading “Ethan Frome – Edith Wharton”
The Picture Of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about and that is not being talked about. This 1891 novel focuses on Dorian Gray, a young man of great beauty. An artist friend paints his portrait… Continue Reading “The Picture Of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde”
On Beauty – Zadie Smith
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sophia Based on E M Forster’s Howards End, this book follows the lives of a mixed heritage US family, addressing ethnic and cultural issues ✎ Howard Belsey is one of the central characters in On Beauty. He is a professor,… Continue Reading “On Beauty – Zadie Smith”
To Rise Again At A Decent Hour – Joshua Harris
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”
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves – Karen Joy Fowler
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Rosemary Cooke reveals the awful truth about her sister who was sent away aged five ✎ This book opens when the main character is a College student, revealing her strained relationships with her mother, father and brother. A return to the… Continue Reading “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves – Karen Joy Fowler”
Crossing To Safety – Wallace Stegner
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Crossing to Safety is a 1987 novel about the friendship between two couples and their entwined journeys through the pleasures and cruelty of life. Sally and Larry Morgan are ambitious, hard-working and poor. Sid and Charity Lang are Harvard… Continue Reading “Crossing To Safety – Wallace Stegner”
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