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Title:
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Blindsight |
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Authors:
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Gee, Maurice |
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Genre:
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Fiction: New Zealand |
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Pages:
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192 |
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Year:
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2005 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Narrated by Alice as an old woman looking back over the mistakes and tragedy of her family history. At the heart of the story, lies the relationship between Alice and her brother, Gordon, and the mystery behind their estrangement. For more than thirty years, they do not meet. Then, a young man appears at Alice's door, claiming a relationship she never knew she had. NZ Interest. Winner Montana NZ Book Awards Deutz Medal for Fiction, 2006.
Comments from Groups: We loved this book. What a great storyteller Maurice Gee is and a master of language. Auckland 025 Some of us did not like the characters, however despite this we had an excellent, wide ranging discussion (one of the best). We all agreed this book is perfect for the scheme. Christchurch 001 Good book for discussion, as it had complex themes. A bit hard to get into but worth persisting. Christchurch 312 We all enjoyed the book. To most of us, the ending was a surprise. Only one member of our group predicted the ending. A good discussion book. Rawene 001 This book was enjoyed by everyone in our group, it was set largely in our landscape which was another plus. Wellington 156 Very much Maurice Gee style of writing and character profiling. Group felt it was very grey and ddepressing at times. Great ability to peel back the layers on what appears to be a 'normal' family who were 'not normal' - i.e committed murder. Auckland 280
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Categories:
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Fiction - New Zealand, Award Winner, Mystery, Blind Foundation book |
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