The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Tag: Must Read Books
A Tale For The Time Being – Ruth Ozeki
READ FOR BOOKERTHON A Canadian novelist finds a diary of a 16-year-old girl from Tokyo washed up on shore after the 2011 Japanese tsunami ❖ “A Tale For the Time Being is a multi-era, multi-genre, multi-themed, multi-culture, multi-plot book. In it you will find… Continue Reading “A Tale For The Time Being – Ruth Ozeki”
The Lowland – Jhumpa Lahiri
READ FOR BOOKERTHON The story of two brothers living in 1960s Calcutta. One becomes an oceanographer, the other a political activist ❖ The Lowland features two Bengali brothers Subhash and Udayan who follow different paths as they grow up in Calcutta during the 50s… Continue Reading “The Lowland – Jhumpa Lahiri”
We Need New Names – NoViolet Bulawayo
READ FOR BOOKERTHON This is a coming-of-age story about Darling, a ten year old living in Zimbabwe. She is orphaned after her mother leaves to work at the border and her father abandons the family for a life in South Africa, and later contracts… Continue Reading “We Need New Names – NoViolet Bulawayo”
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”
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 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”
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