Category: US fiction

Accordion Crimes – Annie Proulx

Posted on May 27, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The history of America’s founders is told by the travels of an accordion, and the hands it passes through. ♥ “An accordion is handmade by a Sicilian in 1890 and changes owners several times throughout the novel, ending… Continue Reading “Accordion Crimes – Annie Proulx”

Category: Cultural, Historical Fiction, Immigrant story, Literary fiction, Political, US fiction, Women's PrizeTags:

Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides

Posted on February 12, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine Middlesex is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel which chronicles the impact of an intersex gene on three generations of a Greek family. ♥ “Protagonist Calliope (Cal) Stephanides undertakes a rebirth as he comes to terms with his family’s history… Continue Reading “Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides”

Category: Coming of Age, Cultural, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Historical Fiction, Immigrant story, Mthyical/folklore, Psychological, Pulitzer Prize, Queer, US fictionTags:

She’s Come Undone – Wally Lamb

Posted on July 24, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine The trials and tribulations of Dolores Price from age 4 to age 40 are detailed in this 1992 book with saw wide appeal after being chosen as an Oprah’s Bookclub book. ⚈ “Dolores Price has a harrowing life. Born in… Continue Reading “She’s Come Undone – Wally Lamb”

Category: Contemporary fiction, Female Experience, Humour, Psychological, US fiction

Everything is Illuminated – Jonathan Safran Foer

Posted on May 29, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Everything is Illuminated is the transformation of the author’s own attempts to trace his Jewish-Ukrainian ancestry and the terrible truth about the fate of his extended family who stayed behind in the old country when the Nazis closed… Continue Reading “Everything is Illuminated – Jonathan Safran Foer”

Category: Coming of Age, Contemporary fiction, Historical Fiction, Holocaust fiction, Humour, Literary fiction, Metafiction, Postmodern Literature, US fiction, War storyTags:

To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Posted on April 24, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine Scout Finch is the young daughter of an Alabama town’s principled lawyer, Atticus. She and her brother Jem learn about prejudice and  upholding human dignity through the example of their father who has taken on the legal defence… Continue Reading “To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee”

Category: Classic literature, Coming of Age, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Gothic, Literary fiction, Pulitzer Prize, US fictionTags:

The Catcher In The Rye – J D Salinger

Posted on February 13, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy A native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days. During these days he seeks solace in fleeting encounters and wonders about the true meaning… Continue Reading “The Catcher In The Rye – J D Salinger”

Category: Classic literature, Coming of Age, Literary fiction, US fiction, YATags: ,

Vernon God Little – DBC Pierre

Posted on January 30, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB:Chosen by Rachel A satirical novel that details the aftermath of a school yard shooting in America. ⚈ “Vernon Gregory Little is a 15-year-old who avoids being killed in a schoolyard shooting by being on the toilet. His best friend Jesus Navarro… Continue Reading “Vernon God Little – DBC Pierre”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Literary fiction, Satire, US fictionTags: ,

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