This month it's my turn to host book club, meaning that I'll be providing dessert for our discussion of Fragile Beasts by Tawni O'Dell (my 5 star review will be forthcoming on this blog), as well as selecting our book for the next two months. Check out the "Book Club" tab above to see a photo of my lovely book club!
I have several possibilities running around my mind for my selection, and wanted to ask your opinion. I usually like to preview books before I select them but of the ones mentioned below, the only one I've read is The Hunger Games. What do you think of each book?
The Hunger Games trilogy. Overall I loved this series and want to share it with my friends, but I have a couple of hestitations: 1) if they end up reading the trilogy, I wasn't happy with the ending of Mockingjay, and 2) we don't typically read Young Adult books.
Let the Great World Spin by by Colum McCann. I haven't read this but it was recommended to me by another book club. It takes place in the early 1970's in New York and is about several different stories that weave together in the end. However, it's only available as hardcover and my club tends to prefer paperback.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. This is a book told from a dog's point of view. The dog's name is Enzo, which happens to be the name of the vicious mafia don in my novel, so that should be an interesting challenge for me!
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. A Young Adult book about a girl and a wolf that I've been wanting to read (as well as the sequel Linger).
Any thoughts on those books? Or are there any additional books your book club loved that you'd like to recommend?
Time for our Meet an Author Monday Bloghop. Read instructions here. This bloghop is hosted by Lisa Sanchez, whose book Eve of Samhain I just started and it's awesome!
I have several possibilities running around my mind for my selection, and wanted to ask your opinion. I usually like to preview books before I select them but of the ones mentioned below, the only one I've read is The Hunger Games. What do you think of each book?
The Hunger Games trilogy. Overall I loved this series and want to share it with my friends, but I have a couple of hestitations: 1) if they end up reading the trilogy, I wasn't happy with the ending of Mockingjay, and 2) we don't typically read Young Adult books.
Let the Great World Spin by by Colum McCann. I haven't read this but it was recommended to me by another book club. It takes place in the early 1970's in New York and is about several different stories that weave together in the end. However, it's only available as hardcover and my club tends to prefer paperback.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. This is a book told from a dog's point of view. The dog's name is Enzo, which happens to be the name of the vicious mafia don in my novel, so that should be an interesting challenge for me!
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. A Young Adult book about a girl and a wolf that I've been wanting to read (as well as the sequel Linger).
Any thoughts on those books? Or are there any additional books your book club loved that you'd like to recommend?
Time for our Meet an Author Monday Bloghop. Read instructions here. This bloghop is hosted by Lisa Sanchez, whose book Eve of Samhain I just started and it's awesome!
Comments
The Hunger Games - LOVED it. A kickass heroine and plenty of emotion.
The Art of Racing in the Rain - OMG I cried through most of this one. AWESOME SAUCE!
Shiver - LOVED this one too.
For suggestions
One Good Dog - I read this one on a whim (I picked it up at the bookstore and started reading the beginning...At first I thought the author was talking about a person...That was until I read the last sentence of the first chapter..."then I wagged my tail.") and really liked it as well. It's mainly told from the dog's perspective as well...Similar to The Art of Racing in the Rain. A lot of emotions go through this book as well.
Lonesome Dove - It's LONG but it's oh so worth the read in my opinion. It paints a vivid picture from page 1 until the end. If it was humanly possible to read all 945 pages in one sitting I would have attempted it....it's that good.
I'm not part of a book club, but I've been reading the Sphinx's Princess and the Sphinx's Queen by Esther Friesner. Fictional historical YA novels about Nefertiti's life before she became Pharaoh. I've really enjoy reading them as well as her other books such as Nobody's Prize.
Best,
Kelsey
Loved the Hunger Games trilogy. So good!
I'd go with Shiver. It was one of my favorites this year. Solid, well, written YA romance with just the right amount of paranormal thrown in. I follow the author on Twitter, and she's a real hoot!
Glad to hear you're enjoying EOS!
If you don't normally read YA, I'd suggest books from my favorite author, Jodi Picoult. I absolutely love each of her books and anxiously await the next one. Powerful stuff.
The only book on the list that I've heard of is The Hunger Games, but I haven't read it,so no help, sorry.
@Lisa--thanks for the recommendation. Looks like it's coming down to The Hunger Games and Shiver.
@Julie--THG was my first dystopian novel, too! I didn't even know what dystopian meant before I read it!
@Mimi--THG is definitely worth reading. The main character Katniss is amazing.
The main requirement for a book club selection, I suppose, is a set of complex characters whose actions and motivations you can discuss / pick apart.
Has your book club delved into the paranormal before? It’s either loved or hated!
Have they read the Millennium series by Stieg Larsson? (most likely old news)
It would be nice for you to take a risk and read along (for the first time) with them!
Do you always read novels? Have you ever read a biography?
Do you enjoy your questions being answered with questions?
I have officially NOT been helpful! Perhaps I will keep thinking...
I hope that you find a book you can enjoy without too much further deliberation!
~ Jemma :)
After reading a kickass review of The Hunger Games series by Killian McRae http://killianmcrae.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/books-review-catching-fire-and-mockingjay/ I think I'll probably choose The Hunger Games. She inspired me!
We read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo but only a few of us read the whole series because some objected to the squicky violence.
I think we've read a memoir or two but I can't recall any biographies.
I do enjoy questions answered with questions, hee hee. I think you've been quite helpful. :)
My book club is reading THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN which I'm enjoying very much.