A group of us have decided to start a book club (mainly so we've got an excuse to meet up for sevral drinks on a regular basis). I need some suggestions please of books we could opt for.
2006-09-28 01:37:37 · 36 answers · asked by HB 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Good for you! There needs to be more book clubs out there. It's a good exuse to hang with pals and discuss something intelligent.
I hope to start one next year myself. Here are some I would consider:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Blue Bottle Club by Penelope Stokes
Emily Ever After by Ann Dayton
The Sister Circle by Nancy Moser
Christy by Catherine Marshall
A Dog's Life by Peter Mayle
A Walk to Remember by Nicolas Sparks
The Scarlett Letter by Hawthorn
All the Way Home by Ann Tatlock
The Locket by Richard Paul Evans
The Rag Nymph by Catherine Cookson
The Day of the Storm by Rosamunde Pilcher
The Inheritance by Louisa May Alcott
The Unexpected Mrs. Polifax by Dorothy Gilman
The Shunning by Beverly Lewis
2006-09-28 05:45:59 · answer #1 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown? Trust me, you can talk and talk and talk about it.
It's good to start off with some classics... maybe some books by the Brontes or even my personal favorites, books by Jane Austen. I think the classics are really good for a start (you knowm stuff like Wuthering Heights, Gone With the Wind, Emma, P & P ....) and then you can move to all the other stuff.
Oh, and I just remembered... you could try Paulo Coelho's books. People have really different points of views on his books so it would be nice to discuss them.
2006-09-28 02:53:13 · answer #2 · answered by Katy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our book club thoroughly enjoyed: The Joy Luck Club, A Complicated Kindness, Barometers Rising, The Kite Runner - have fun.
2006-09-28 01:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by donna s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One book I read that really engaged me was completely different to anything I've read before- "The Time Travellers Wife" by Audrey Niffeneger (I think I've spelled her name wrong). The edition I purchased had book club questions and discussion guides in the back (I think it was from the Virago Modern Classics range).
I know some groups let each member choose a book for each time they meet- that way you get to read some titles you may never have even picked up before.
2006-09-28 01:53:24 · answer #4 · answered by Libby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me, I think the book called "The World is Flat" is pretty interesting book and also the book called "Nickel and Dimed On (Not) Getting By In America" By: Barbara Ehrenreich. Sorry I forgot what the author of the other book is. I recommend these two books because I think you could have a good discuss on these books.
2006-09-28 16:16:02 · answer #5 · answered by elena_browne 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too difficult to choose one, how about a selection:
Ian McEwan - Saturday - Fiction
Peter F. Hamilton - Night's Dawn trilogy - Science Fiction
David Gemmell - Legend series - Fantasy
Bill Bryson - Mother Tongue - Non-fiction
Ian Banks - Dead Air - Fiction
Margaret Atwood - Oryx and Crake - Fiction
Ernest Hemmingway - For Whom the Bell Tolls - Classic fiction
Too many to choose from but I hope you enjoy them!
2006-09-28 02:34:35 · answer #6 · answered by bearos3000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wish I knew what your age group included, and also what gender .. but presume you are all adult ladies.
So -
Sue Monk Kidd ("The Secret Life of Bees" and "The Mermaid Chair")
Alice Walker ("The Temple Of My Familiar" and "The Colour Purple".)
Rohinton Mistry ("A Fine Balance").
Janet Evanovich: (Any or all of the Stephanie Plum series).
Alexander McCall Smith ("The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency" and all the sequels.)
2006-09-28 07:48:06 · answer #7 · answered by kiteeze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.
By Mark Haddon.
Exceptional by any standards,a brilliant read.
2006-09-28 02:27:55 · answer #8 · answered by beckham 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
Loved both books and movies!
2006-09-28 03:12:27 · answer #9 · answered by twest 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Island
Victoria Hislop
Currently No.2 in the official UK bestseller list.
2006-09-28 02:06:59 · answer #10 · answered by Thisbysghost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋