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Bookerthon – 2024

Posted on November 9, 2024 by

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Do you ever feel crestfallen? Do you wonder what is the point? [Orbital] The above quote bears relevance to all the books on the Booker Prize shortlist for 2024. Existence, creation, humanity, the past and the future seem to be the hot topics this… Continue Reading “Bookerthon – 2024”

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Creation Lake – Rachel Kushner

Posted on November 5, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON A 34 year old secret agent using the alias Sadie Smith infiltrates an activist collective in Southern France. Past, present and the future are examined in this region of centuries-old farms and ancient caves as Sadie becomes entranced by the preachings… Continue Reading “Creation Lake – Rachel Kushner”

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Orbital – Samantha Harvey

Posted on November 2, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON One day in the life of six astronauts in a space station, hurtling around earth 16 times. They admire and ponder life from afar, considering humanity from the Big Bang, current environmental crises through to thoughts on where humanity might end… Continue Reading “Orbital – Samantha Harvey”

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Held – Anne Michaels

Posted on October 30, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Beginning with a soldier injured in the WWI trenches and observing three subsequent generations of family, Held is a kaleidoscopic narrative of memories, dreams and the supernatural. Held together by symbols, metaphors and motifs rather than a traditional linear narrative, Michaels… Continue Reading “Held – Anne Michaels”

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The Safekeep – Yael van der Wouden

Posted on October 28, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON It’s 1961 and the people of Dutch town Overijssel are adjusting to life post war. Living alone in her late mother’s country home, Isabel leads a life of routine and discipline. Much to her disgust, her brother Louis dumps his new… Continue Reading “The Safekeep – Yael van der Wouden”

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Stone Yard Devotional – Charlotte Wood

Posted on October 25, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON A grieving, unnamed narrator attends a spiritual retreat at a convent, departs and returns again with no plan of leaving. As an atheist she is committed to giving back through hard work rather than praying. Set over Covid, the narrator finds… Continue Reading “Stone Yard Devotional – Charlotte Wood”

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James – Percival Everett

Posted on October 19, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON A re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but told from the point of view of the slave, Jim, or James as he prefers to be called in this book. James escapes his owner when he hears he is to be… Continue Reading “James – Percival Everett”

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Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell

Posted on October 11, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Suzy Set in the 1580s, this book is about Shakespeare and the events that led to him writing the play Hamlet. It is told not from his point of view, but from that of his wife, who is left in… Continue Reading “Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell”

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All Fours – Miranda July

Posted on August 14, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Rachel A 45 year old artist plans a roadie from LA to New York. Twenty minutes into the drive, she exits the freeway, rents a motel room, and undertakes a transformation of the room and herself, leading her on a… Continue Reading “All Fours – Miranda July”

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The Whalebone Theatre – Joanna Quinn

Posted on July 24, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Jodie The story of Cristabel Seagrave from orphaned girl to WWIII spy. It is told in five acts, each portraying a different slice of her life and the stories of all the people in it. One Act is about the… Continue Reading “The Whalebone Theatre – Joanna Quinn”

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