A great line up of books to discuss this month:
Tiny Book Club:
Molly's Group:
Carol's Group:
One Book At A Time:
Bookie Babes:
I have already met to discuss the first four titles. I can attest that those made for good discussions.
Have you read and/or discussed any of these novels? Did you discuss any others lately that worked well for a reading group?
I'd like to read A Single Thread, Copper Country and the Great Alone which I never got to. I wasn't sure if the Great Alone would be for me but is it? Enjoy your groups!
ReplyDeleteI was more than satisfied by A Single Thread even if some weren't. Copper Country is amazing and it is set in Michigan, where I used to live, though in the Upper Peninsula. The Great Alone--well it was a fast read but a little south of being great for me. Go see what I said on Goodreads.
DeleteI'm a confirmed fan of Tracy Chevalier so I'm looking forward to you review.
ReplyDeleteVery happy to meet another confirmed fan!
DeleteAn interesting group of books. I have never been part of a book group. It sounds very neat.
ReplyDeleteBook groups are great! You get to talk to people in real life about a book you all read. It's a microcosm.
DeleteI really like Tracy Chevalier, so I'll have to see that I get that book ...
ReplyDeleteI am glad my post is encouraging people to read her novel. It is a good one.
DeleteDefinitely, a lot of your posts recommend great books, I'm always so happy about them. Thank you.
DeleteI, too, would like to read A Single Thread. I have thoroughly enjoyed every Chevalier book I've ever read so I'm looking forward to this one.
ReplyDeleteI too was looking forward to A Single Thread and was not disappointed.
DeleteAs I am sure you can guess, I am not familiar with any of these. I do not understand how you can keep up with so many book clubs, I am in awe of you ;)
ReplyDeleteAs I discovered last year, I can't "have it all" as some say we should strive for. My book clubs are important to me because we can meet face to face and discuss how our reading can affect our lives and our community. Also we mostly read books I would read anyway or books I turn out to be happy I read. Also, I am retired and my kids are grown-:) But I chose to decrease my blogging hours in favor of reading and writing more. I just could not desert my reading groups friends.
DeleteI am glad that you have found a happy medium and that you are focusing on the things you love most <3
DeleteI am intrigued about the first one!
ReplyDeleteI expect you would be!
DeleteAn interesting group of books. I wasn't a huge fan of The Buddha in the Attic. I usually enjoy Tracy Chevalier and would like to read A Single Thread. The Woman of Copper Country sounds good, too. I think I liked The Dutch House more than you did and look forward to discussing it with the library book club in a few weeks. The Great Alone was a dnf for me... once it became clear where it was going, I didn't want to go there.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your full report! Shows what a great reader you are. I felt somewhat the same as you on Buddha. I came to appreciate The Dutch House more after our reading group discussion. I only finished The Great Alone because I skimmed vast parts of the description and because it was a fast read. Sometimes popular fiction just does not do it for me.
ReplyDeleteThe Dutch House has a pretty cover and it sounds really good!
ReplyDeleteIt is a great but quirky family story.
DeleteI'm pretty curious if The Dutch House is really about a Dutch House, since I'm from The Netherlands.
ReplyDeleteThe house is in Pennsylvania, US, but the house was built by Dutch people originally.
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