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Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones25 comments

Care wrote 1 month ago: Praise and Five Pie Slices for   Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, Dial Press 2006 Paperback 2008, 256 page … more →

Tags: Book Award, BookShops&Libraries, Young-Adult, New Zealand Oct09, Lloyd Jones

Book Review (Goodreads): "Mister Pip," Lloyd Jones

newcityofgospel wrote 1 month ago: I’m spending these present days working on my review for Augustine’s City of God (New Yo … more →

Tags: Reading the Bible and reading secular culture, Postmodernism, Substitutionary Atonement, justification by faith alone, the law and the gospel, the justification of Christ, Cynicism, Regeneration, neo-modernism

Mister Pip

ncowie wrote 2 months ago: Here is another worthwhile read for those who asked. It is Mister Pip by New Zealand author Lloyd Jo … more →

Tags: Novels, Lloyd Jones

You're wondering now, what to do ... now you know this is the end5 comments

Dollface wrote 5 months ago: Last time I wrote in this thing I was talking about books, in particular the ones I am currently rea … more →

Tags: General Ramboling, writing, Reading Material, Woman's World, Endings, Books, Graham Rawle

Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones1 comment

Bek wrote 5 months ago: Based in Bougainville during the blockade, this story is just wonderful!  In this novel there are tw … more →

Tags: Favourite Reads, Lloyd Jones, Charles Dickens

Books a-go-go

Dollface wrote 5 months ago: This entry is dedicated to the books I have on the go, which is several, as my attention span isn … more →

Tags: Reading Material, Ryan, Andrea, The Romance of the Forest, Woman's World, if on a winter's night a traveler, Revolutionary Road, Metamorphosis, DOOM

A White Man stuck in a Black World

ashleywestenberg wrote 8 months ago: st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.M … more →

Tags: Review, Colonization, Lloyd Jones, Bougainville, matilda, Dolores, Papua New Guinea

Mister Pip

joeyjddavis wrote 8 months ago: by Joey Davis “Everyone called him Pop Eye.” However, this character named Mr. Watts, who would also … more →

Tags: Review, dickens, Lloyd Jones, World Literature

No Expectations

nigelcrowe wrote 8 months ago: Situated on the war-torn island of Bougainville in the South Pacific, Lloyd Jones’ novel “Mist … more →

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Mister Pip

jenniemacphee wrote 8 months ago: by Jennie MacPhee Lloyd Jones’ acclaimed novel Mister Pip is a captivating story full of emoti … more →

Tags: Review, Childhood, Imagination, Great Expectations

Mister Pip13 comments

chartroose wrote 8 months ago: Lloyd Jones, 2007, 272 p. I can see why Mister Pip won Australia’s Commonwealth Writer’s … more →

Tags: Newer Reviews, Lloyd Jones, Bougainville, commonwealth writers prize

Commonwealth Writers Prize nominations announced

tararualibrary wrote 9 months ago: Commonwealth Writers Prize nominations This year’s Commonwealth Writers Prize is being hosted here i … more →

Tags: Random Bits and Bobs, Lloyd Jones, commonwealth writers prize, Paula Morris

Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones

Kate wrote 1 year ago: Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones Amazon synopsis: ‘You cannot pretend to read a book. Your eyes will … more →

Tags: Reviews, Review, Race, Great Expectations, Lloyd Jones

good books

snooway wrote 1 year ago: A few days ago I bought 3 for 2 books at Waterstone’s in Canterbury because I knew I would be … more →

Tags: Literature, Books, Reading, the end of mr y, The Book Thief

Mister Pip

profmike wrote 1 year ago: This is the first of Lloyd Jones’s books to be published in the UK and it makes you wonder why … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Lloyd Jones, books Man Booker prize, New Zealand Literature

Lloyd Jones: Mister Pip

lcharley wrote 1 year ago:            If you’ve come across One Big Damn Puzzler by John Harding, the plot of Lloyd’s Jones’ Mi … more →

Tags: Popular Fiction, Lloyd Jones, Booker Prize

Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones

happyanddandy wrote 1 year ago: From the back of the book;- Matilda is a young girl in Bougainville, a tropical island where the hor … more →

Tags: Reviews, Lloyd Jones

Mister Pip wins again1 comment

Donna wrote 1 year ago: Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones is a literary juggernaut. Instead of basking in the glow of critical accla … more →

Tags: Literary Prizes, New Zealand, Kiriyama prize, Lloyd Jones

Mister Pip

elladk wrote 1 year ago: Last weekend I read Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best … more →

Tags: Books, Lloyd Jones, Man Booker, Commonwealth Writers', Book Review


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