Book Club Set Possibilities
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Guernsey Literary....etc. etc. by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Rebecca by Daphne duMaurier
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
New Book Possibilities
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
A Misc. Idea
A Fairy Tale Book Month were we read all or a combination of the following then contrast and compare:
Beauty by Robin McKinley (Beauty and the Beast retelling)
Beastly by Alex Flinn (Beauty and the Beast retelling)
Zel by Donna Jo Napoli (Rapunzel retelling)
Golden by Camron Dokey (Rapanzel retelling)
Hmmm.... I'm noticing that we didn't add any non-fiction to our possibilities this year. We usually have one or two at least.
I'm curious to know if you were part of the book club and could have three choices, what would they be?
Hopefully we'll have this all squared away in a week, with a complete and full schedule all planned. Fun!
My choices would be:
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- Guernsey
- The Help
I'd also be happy with Rebecca, North and South (I'm a new Gaskell fan since finding Cranford), and Bel Canto.
My book club has done the Their Eyes and Guernsey with great success. For those who have difficulty with the dialect in Their Eyes, the audio book is fabulous.
My votes, Bel Canto. I have always wanted to read this. I have read Their eyes were watching God and it is a very difficult read. For second one, The Help. For third, Her Fearful Symmetry. Of course, I have read Rebecca many times and never mind reading it again.
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I would pick Bel Canto, North and South, and Beauty. They are all on my TBR!
ReplyDeleteMy book club read Bel Canto and while I enjoyed it, no one else in the club did. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteGreat choices!
ReplyDeleteBetween my two book clubs, I've already read and discussed Bel Canto and Guernsey Literary...
Bel Canto was good, Guernsey was great. I have The Help coming up soon as well.
I like the idea of reading Rebecca, I might suggest that for our next round of choices.
I'd definitely vote for the fairy tale month, I'm not sure after that.
Well, I've read 4 of them. I'd probably pick Rebecca, Beastly and The Help. (Partly because they're already on my TBR list!)
ReplyDeleteLooks like several good choices. I'd pick Rebecca :)
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Rebecca
Rebecca - In my top 10 all-time favs
ReplyDeleteNorth and South - GREAT book!
The Help - It just won best book during BBAW!
-Their Eyes
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-North and South
Heather J: Thanks for the heads up on the audio for Their Eyes.
ReplyDeleteccq: That makes me nervous if it's hard. Oh, dear.
Lahni: I'm worried about that very thing, that if we do pick Bel Canto, some won't like it at all.
Looks if this bunch were the book group, we'd be reading The Help, North and South and Rebecca! :)