The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
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Harvest – Jim Crace
READ FOR BOOKERTHON In a remote English village economic progress disrupts the pastoral idyll ❖ Set in a rural village Harvest‘s pages open with the community harvesting their crops. They are joyous and spirited, sustained by their hard work for another season. However at the feast that… Continue Reading “Harvest – Jim Crace”
Flowers In The Attic – Virginia Andrews
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Four siblings are locked in an attic in the childhood home of their mother after the death of their father. The children are told they will only have to remain there until their estranged grandfather forgives his daughter for… Continue Reading “Flowers In The Attic – Virginia Andrews”
Catch-22 – Joseph Heller
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Set toward the end of World War II in 1944, on an island off the coast of Italy, Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 is a satirical anti-war novel. It features extensive use of black humour, a non-linear structure, surrealism and an… Continue Reading “Catch-22 – Joseph Heller”
The Member Of The Wedding – Carson McCullers
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sophia Troubled teen and tomboy Frankie Addams becomes obsessed with her brother’s wedding plans as she seeks to become a member of something important. Frankie Addams is an awkward twelve year old out of school for the summer. She lives with… Continue Reading “The Member Of The Wedding – Carson McCullers”
The Little Stranger – Sarah Waters
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Jo The Little Stranger is a mixed genre story set in a dilapidated mansion in Warwickshire, England in the 1940s. It features a country doctor who calls on an old family of declining fortunes who own the old estate that… Continue Reading “The Little Stranger – Sarah Waters”
The Catcher In The Rye – J D Salinger
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy The Catcher in the Rye tells the story of two days in the life of Holden Caulfield, a 16 year old who, days before his expulsion, leaves school to mill about in New York City. Published in 1951, the… Continue Reading “The Catcher In The Rye – J D Salinger”
Perfume – Patrick Suskind
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nicole Perfume is a a cross-genre novel about Jen-Baptiste Grenouille, a Frenchman born into eighteenth-century France. Abandoned by his mother, he has a superior sense of smell and no personal odour of his own. In order to both create a… Continue Reading “Perfume – Patrick Suskind”
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle – Haruki Murakami
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel This seemingly simple story of a Japanese man whose cat runs away is anything but. ❖ “I couldn’t wait to re-read and share this, my #1 favourite book of all time. I was nervous too, knowing how much of an emotional… Continue Reading “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle – Haruki Murakami”
2013 – Title Favourites
What’s in a title? I mean, where did Hard-Boiled Wonderland & The End of the World come from? And how would we refer to dilemmas from which there is no escape because of a mutually conflicting condition if Joseph Heller had gone with his first… Continue Reading “2013 – Title Favourites”
2012 – End of Year Thoughts
What a year with Kiwi new releases lining the bookshelves and winning important accolades. To name just a few; Emily Perkin’s The Forrests, Paula Morris’ Rangatira, Charlotte Grimshaw’s Cool, C K Stead’s Risk and even a posthumous collection of stories by Janet Frame. It’s… Continue Reading “2012 – End of Year Thoughts”
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