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The Rabbit Hutch (Tess Gunty)

11th January 2023 jng 0

Author: Tess Gunty List: Recent Prize Winner (National Book Award 2022) Year of publication: 2022 Pages: 352 Goodreads: The Rabbit Hutch                  

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The Trees ( Percival Everett)

8th January 2023 jng 0

The Trees Author: Percival Everett List: Recent Prize Winner Short List (Man Booker 2022) Year of publication: 2021 Pages: 309 Goodreads: The Trees              

Orpheus

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Shehan Karunatilaka)

8th January 2023 jng 0

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Author: Shehan Karunatilaka List: Recent Prize Winner (Man Booker, 2022) Project: Orpheus – unaccepted death Year of publication: 2022 Pages: 386 Goodreads: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida   […]

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This Perfect Day (Ira Levin)

12th March 2022 jng 0

This Perfect Day Author: Ira Levin Project: dystopia –  technology Year of publication: 1970 Pages: 368 Goodreads: The Time Machine                

Dystopia

Player Piano (Kurt Vonnegut)

12th March 2022 jng 0

Player Piano Author: Kurt Vonnegut Project: dystopia – technology Year of publication: 1952 Pages: 341 Goodreads: Player Piano                

Dystopia

The Power (Naomi Alderman)

12th March 2022 jng 0

Station Eleven Author: Naomi Alderman Project: dystopia – feminism Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 385 Goodreads: The Power                

Dystopia

Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)

12th March 2022 jng 0

Station Eleven Author: Emily St. John Mandel Project: dystopia – environmental Year of publication: 2015 Pages: 336 Goodreads: Station Eleven                

Identity

The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)

9th March 2022 jng 0

The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Project: Identity – sexual Year of publication: 2011 Pages: 378 Goodreads: The Song of Achilles              

Dystopia

Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)

18th February 2022 jng 0

Klara and the Sun Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Project: dystopia – technology Year of publication: 2021 Pages: 303 Goodreads: Klara and the Sun              

Identity

The Lost Language of Cranes (David Leavitt)

2nd December 2021 jng 0

Author: David Leavitt Project: Identity – sexual Year of publication: 1986 Pages: 352 Goodreads: The Lost Language of Cranes                

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