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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine In a dystopian future a child is snatched during a routine supermarket visit. ♥ “Stephen Lewis takes his three-year-old daughter to the supermarket one morning. He turns his back for just moments and she is gone. When she… Continue Reading “The Child In Time – Ian McEwan”
Category: Booker Prize, Fantasy, Literary fiction, Psychological, UK authorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Ian McEwan, Literature, Must Read Books
Being unable to contain ourselves until the 2008 Bookerthon we decided to undertake what we named a “Back-Booker”. Yes we looked back into past years, saw we had read several of the shortlisters since the turn of the Century and thought hey lets provide… Continue Reading “Back Booker 2001”
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel A South African professor loses everything and takes refuge on his daughter’s farm on the Eastern Cape as he seeks redemption. ♥ “David Lurie is a disgraced professor who leaves behind his university and city life in Capetown… Continue Reading “Disgrace – J M Coetzee”
Category: Booker Prize, Domestic Fiction, Literary fiction, Psychological, South AfricanTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Booker Prize, Books, Books To Read, Coetzee, Disgrace, Literature, Must Read Books
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Kahu Apirana is a 12-year-old Maori girl who wants to become the chief of her tribe, but must battle her great-grandfather to make herself heard. ♥ “Maori chief Koro Apirana is angered when his grandson’s wife gives birth… Continue Reading “The Whale Rider – Witi Ihimaera”
Category: Cultural, Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, Māori Fiction, NZ Book AwardsTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Kiwi lit, Literature, Must Read Books, Witi Ihimaera
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: Domestic Fiction, Family drama, LGBT, Psychological, US fictionTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Literature, Middlesex, Must Read Books
At the end of the year we decided to head out for lunch and discuss the year’s readings. We dined at Stoneridge Cafe in the Moutere countryside and discussed our favourite scenes, literary devices, characters and fictional love interests. And, we came up with following:… Continue Reading “2007 – End of year thoughts”
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Gregor Samsa awakens one morning to discover he has turned into a giant insect, in this 1915 novella. An establishing story in the existentialism genre. ⚈ “Gregor Samsa one day wakes to find he has turned into a dung… Continue Reading “The Metamorphosis & Other Stories – Franz Kafka”
Category: Classic literature, Literary fiction, Magical Realism, TranslatedTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Kafka, Literature, Must Read Books, The Metamorphosis, Translated
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy A girl’s half-innocent mistake ruins the lives of those around her, and she spends the rest of her life attempting to atone. The mistake comes in the form of viewing her 9-year-old cousin being assaulted and making presumptions on who… Continue Reading “Atonement – Ian McEwan”
Category: Booker Prize, Family drama, Literary fiction, Psychological, UK author, Unreliable Narrator, War storyTags: Atonement, Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Ian McEwan, Literature
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Ryder, a famous pianist, arrives in a European city to perform a concert. However, he appears to have lost most of his memory and finds his new environment surreal and dreamlike. As both hero and anti-hero, he wades… Continue Reading “The Unconsoled – Kazuo Ishiguro”
Category: Literary fiction, Magical Realism, Psychological, UK author, Unreliable NarratorTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Kazuo Ishiguro, Literature, Must Read Books
In 2007 we began our Bookerthon journey. We’d kept up to date with Man Bookers of the past and we’d shared thoughts and comments. In 2007 there were a couple of attractions to the shortlist. First of all Lloyd Jones, a New Zealander, featured… Continue Reading “2007 Bookerthon”
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