Everyone is all in a tizzy. What to choose? How to pick? What is a "Book Club" book anyway?
Is it one of those you see with the ready-made questions printed in the back?
One that's been on Oprah's list? Or from some other Book Club list, like Goodreads?
For me, I think any book might work, as long as it is well-written and invites discussion afterward. A book that you savor, that you can't stop thinking about - a book that actually makes you think.
I'm still working out what I'm going to suggest. There are two books about animals that I really want to read. They are:
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
by Susan Orlean
But although these are probably wonderful, are they really "book club" books? Maybe.
But here are two more that I know will be conversation starters. The first I have read (and it's wonderful) and the second I haven't.
The Outside Boy
The Submission: A Novel
by Amy Waldman
Of course, everyone else is bringing suggestions, too. What will we pick?
Don't know, but I'll let you know, and you can read along if you like!
Have you read any of the above books?
What book would you suggest?
3 comments:
Okay - here are our choices for the first three months:
1) The Outside Boy, by Jeanine Cummins
2) The School of Essential Ingredients, by Erica Bauermeister
3) Sarah's Key, by Tatiana de Rosney
Can't wait to start them. I love to read!
I read Sarah's Key. I wasn't sure I'd like it, but ended up really enjoying the story. I think it is masterfully written!
The Outside Boy sounds very interesting. Even more so because a fairly large group of 'travelers' lived near us in SC. They still live a nomadic life. The children are in and out of school a lot, and they live a life very different than the normal American ideal.
Dreaming - I adored The Outside Boy and I'm glad to have someone to share it with and discuss. Beautiful, evocative writing as well as a great story.
But I'm also eager to dive into the new ones. So fun to have a whole evening devoted to reading, and 2 people brought their Kindles and showed us how to use them. With an e-book of my own coming out soon, I better get up-to-speed! *grin*
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