Tag: Free Range Bookclub 2024
Realism, or, rather, our perception of it, is a gauge of how we make sense of the world. From debating whether social media posts are genuine and questioning controversial theories and figures, to judging the sincerity of public and private statements, society is increasingly… Continue Reading “2024: End Of Year Thoughts”
READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Rachel Cryus Shams is an Iranian immigrant and a recently sober poet grappling with addiction, cultural disconnection and the loss of his mother, whose plane was shot down by the US navy. In his exploration of what it means to… Continue Reading “Martyr! – Kaveh Akbar”
Category: Art, Coming of Age, Cultural, Existentialist, Experimental fiction, Faith & Religion, Family drama, Immigrant story, National Book Awards, Political, Psychological, Queer, US fictionTags: Free Range Bookclub 2024
Posted on November 15, 2024
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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Jodie Irene Redfield is a black woman living an affluent lifestyle in Harlem. She runs into Clare, an old friend who is “passing” as white and married to a racist. Clare struggles with the disconnection from her community and culture,… Continue Reading “Passing – Nella Larsen”
Category: Classic literature, Cultural, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Female Experience, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Psychological, Queer, Realist, Unreliable Narrator, US fictionTags: Free Range Bookclub 2024
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”
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”
Category: Booker Prize, Climate Fiction, Climate Fiction Prize, Contemporary fiction, Environmental fiction, Existentialist, Experimental fiction, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Political, Psychological, Stream Of Consciousness, UK authorTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2024
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”
Category: Art, Booker Prize, Canadian Author, Environmental fiction, Faith & Religion, Family drama, Female Experience, Ghost story, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Psychological, Stream Of Consciousness, War storyTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2024
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”
Category: Booker Prize, Cultural, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Female Experience, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Holocaust fiction, Literary fiction, Psychological, Queer, Thriller, War story, Women's PrizeTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2024
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”
Category: Australian author, Booker Prize, Climate Fiction, Contemporary fiction, Covid Fiction, Environmental fiction, Existentialist, Faith & Religion, Female Experience, Literary fiction, Mystery/Crime, Philosophical, Psychological, RealistTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2024
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”
Category: Adventure, Booker Prize, Cultural, Family drama, Historical Fiction, Humour, Literary fiction, Metafiction, National Book Awards, Philosophical, Political, Psychological, Pulitzer Prize, Satire, US fictionTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2024
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”
Category: Art, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Female Experience, Historical Fiction, Irish, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Psychological, UK author, Women's PrizeTags: Booker Prize, Free Range Bookclub 2024
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