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Back Booker 2005

Posted on September 5, 2008 by

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We decided to sneak in another Bookerthon before our regular Bookerthon in 2008. Can you tell this is our new favourite pastime?! This time we took on 2005 as we’d recently read two of the shortlisters, plus heard great things about the other four… Continue Reading “Back Booker 2005”

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Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte

Posted on August 20, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine A brooding tale of passion and revenge set in the Yorkshire moors ♥ Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel details the arrival at Wuthering Heights of a man named Heathcliffe and the close bond he forms with his benefactor’s daughter,… Continue Reading “Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte”

Category: Banned/controversial books, Classic literature, Family drama, Female Experience, Gothic, Literary fiction, Psychological, UK author, Unreliable NarratorTags:

The Sound of Butterflies – Rachael King

Posted on July 29, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel In 1904 lepidopterist Thomas Edgar arrives home to England from a collecting expedition in the Amazon. He is emaciated and cannot or will not speak. As his wife wonders what has happened, the book takes us back to the… Continue Reading “The Sound of Butterflies – Rachael King”

Category: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, Mystery/Crime, PsychologicalTags: ,

In Cold Blood – Truman Capote

Posted on July 8, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Considered the original non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood details the 1959 murders of Kansas farmer Herbert Clutter and his family who were found bound and shot in their home. Capote follows the search for the killers, as they travel… Continue Reading “In Cold Blood – Truman Capote”

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The God Of Small Things – Arundhati Roy

Posted on June 18, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine This novel discusses who should be loved, and how. And how much. It describes how small things affect people’s behaviour and lives ♥ “The God of Small Things details the lives of fraternal twins Rahel and her brother… Continue Reading “The God Of Small Things – Arundhati Roy”

Category: Banned/controversial books, Booker Prize, Coming of Age, Cultural, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Indian fiction, Literary fiction, Political, PsychologicalTags: ,

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:

Lady Chatterley’s Lover – D H Lawrence

Posted on May 6, 2008 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy D.H. Lawrence wrote Lady Chatterley’s Lover in 1920 amidst much controversy over its content, mainly an upper class woman’s affair with her gardener in order to give her war-paralysed husband an heir. This type of love and passion… Continue Reading “Lady Chatterley’s Lover – D H Lawrence”

Category: Banned/controversial books, Classic literature, Female Experience, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, Romance, UK authorTags:

The Child In Time – Ian McEwan

Posted on April 15, 2008 by

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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: Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Political, Psychological, Speculative Fiction, UK authorTags: ,

Back Booker 2001

Posted on April 5, 2008 by

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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”

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Disgrace – J M Coetzee

Posted on March 26, 2008 by

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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, Cultural, Family drama, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, South AfricanTags: ,

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