The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Tag: Must Read Books
2016 – End Of Year Thoughts
2016 was New Zealand lit heavy for The FreeRange Bookclub. Not only did Kiwi novels litter the schedule, the NZ Book Awards re-emerged, inciting fresh excitement amongst book lovers about our home-grown talent. With our immersion into New Zealand books, we discovered there were… Continue Reading “2016 – End Of Year Thoughts”
Book Book – Fiona Farrell
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sonya As war is waged in the Middle East, a woman in New Zealand has her nose in a book – part fiction, part autobiography, Farrell documents her life’s history with reading ➤ “I really enjoyed Fiona Farrell’s writing… Continue Reading “Book Book – Fiona Farrell”
The Famished Road – Ben Okri
READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Becks In this 1991 Booker winner, the narrator, Azaro, is a spirit child struggling between the tensions of the living and the temptations of the carefree spirit kingdom. We must look at ourselves differently. We are freer than we think. We… Continue Reading “The Famished Road – Ben Okri”
2016 Bookerthon
In a year in which many established authors and their highly anticipated books (McEwan, Coetzee, Barnes, Tremain to name a few) didn’t make the shortlist, nor the longlist some of them, we were expecting big things from the 2016 Man Booker. We hadn’t even… Continue Reading “2016 Bookerthon”
His Bloody Project – Graeme Macrae Burnett
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Roderick Macrae admits to a triple murder in a remote Scottish community in 1869. A memoir written by Macrae makes it clear he is guilty but it’s up to the police and courts to try and uncover his motive. A memoir… Continue Reading “His Bloody Project – Graeme Macrae Burnett”
Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien
READ FOR BOOKERTHON From inside an extended Chinese family, Do Not Say We Have Nothing examines two of the most important political moments of China’s past century: Mao’s Cultural Revolution and the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. ➤ “This is historical fiction written authentically… Continue Reading “Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien”
Eileen – Ottessa Moshfegh
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Eileen Dunlop is an unassuming yet disturbed young woman trapped between her role as her alcoholic father’s caretaker in a home of squalor and her day job as a secretary at a Boston boys’ prison. A character study of a lonely… Continue Reading “Eileen – Ottessa Moshfegh”
Hot Milk – Deborah Levy
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Sofia, a young anthropologist, spends much of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother’s unexplainable illness. A trip to Southern Spain to see a specialist allows her to consider her own desires and plans for the future. ➤… Continue Reading “Hot Milk – Deborah Levy”
The Sellout – Paul Beatty
READ FOR BOOKERTHON In a bid to reinstate his hometown on the map, the narrator in this American satire initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school which lands him in the Supreme Court. ➤ “I honestly started… Continue Reading “The Sellout – Paul Beatty”
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