BIC book club!

[prettyinpa]

Some of us here have expressed an interest in a book club, myself, @mermadelove, @LCResz, @ZombieMetroAnt, @Mcakes. If you'd be interested in joining, reply below. My initial thought was to mail the books around but if it means that some people can't participate, then I'm all for dropping that requirement. I'd love this to be a place where we nominate our favorite book and others can read it and comment. Something fun for the new year!  ETA: the booklist:

1. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (16)
1. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (16)
3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (13)
4. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (11)
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (11)
4. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (11)
7. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (10)
7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (10)
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (10) Discussion begins 8-13.
7. The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck (10) Discussion begin 9-2.
11. The Fault in our Stars by John Green (9) Time to discuss 9-26
11. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (9) Now discussing below.
11. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (9)
11. What Happened by Hilary Clinton (9) Now discussing below.
11. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett (9) Start reading now.
11. The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Ashford (9)
11. milk and honey by Rupi Kaur (9)
18. A Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (8)
18. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (8)
18. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (8)
18. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (8)
18. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence (8)
18. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (8)
18. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (8)
18. The Paper Magician by Charlie Holmberg (8)
18. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (8)
18. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (8)
18. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (8)
18. The White Queen by Phillipa Gregory (8)

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Participants:

PrettyinPA

AlexaSteph

Beadshopgirl

LCResz

Kim888

SoBeautiful

Fatimamummy

ZombieMetroAnt

PalomaFoster

k617

bakeamuffin
Susubee
Skcfan
Lazybeautybeast
SpaceLlama
greeneyedgirl107

Mermadelove
Mcakes
Aaliaa
Serenely
Myinsidevoice
MissPuff
juliehnguyen
lmi82
Knowledgebeauty
Titian06
quspork
darlyndar
KellW
misscg
EuniceO
Elles117
ClassicallyFab
ShiraBT
melanito
Heylady14
ChicagoEngineer
Imightneedthis
PrettyPaint
rachface2921

[ClassicallyFab]

Count me in! 💖 📚 📖 

[prettyinpa]

PM-ing the link! Glad you're here!

[itscarin]

@SchylarR posted this in deals too good to pass up but I thought I'd cross post it since it seems relevant: Barnes and Noble is having a deal 15% off of orders $50+ (and free shipping!). Maybe you guys can use this for your book exchange! (use code FRESHSTART)

[prettyinpa]

Thanks, @itscarin!  My library has a very limited collection (small town) and interlibrary loan takes forever to get here, so I will definitely be buying books if they aren't available locallly.

[kalex]

I'm really struggling with the book list!  There's a few newer books that I'd like to read, but most on my "to read" list are Classics I never got around to that most people have probably already read.

[prettyinpa]

@kalex-  I think they are classics for a reason, they can be reread and still appreciated. Go ahead and nominate them, it's good to have diversity in genres.

[Elles117]

@kalex I hope you add some Classics to your list! I'm adding some since I haven't read many and I know I'll appreciate them more now

[fieldsofclover]

Jane Eyre and Anna Karenina are two good classics that are suddenly a lot more interesting when you're not being forced to read them in college 😂

[Aaliaa]

I love period books, Jane Eyre and anything Jane Austin I'm happy to re-read.

[kalex]

I just bought Anna Karenina at my library's book sale!

[Anonymous]

Those are both wonderful @fieldsofclover!

[misscg]

I’m a book worm and have never done a book club before lol. I’d love to join!!!

[veronika23]

Heyyyy nice to see you @misscg!!

[prettyinpa]

Pm'ing you the link, too @misscg! Got you too, @EuniceO and @Elles117. Welcome aboard!

[EuniceO]

Is there room for one more? I absolutely love reading and it’ll be fun to do so with others!

[prettyinpa]

Sure, @EuniceO and @Elles117, welcome aboard!

[Elles117]

Is there room for one more? I love to read and would like to join if there is still room

[GG84]

@Elles117 you can have my spot. 

[prettyinpa]

OK, I'll give your spot to someone else. @GG84, sorry you won't be participating.

[kalex]

Oooh can I still join?!  I love books and I'm in a bit of a reading rut right now...

[mermadelove]

Yay! @kalex 🙂 So glad you are back playing and reading with us!!!