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)

Participants in spoiler

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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

[MissPuff]

@Mcakes, @quspork Ng has some very beautiful turns of phrase in "Everything I Never Told You" and her character portrayals just pull you right in. I wouldn't say it's a heavy book, but (and some of this is probably my own baggage growing up asian in the US) it's certainly weighty and sat with a couple days later. 

[MissPuff]

@quspork I just finished "Everything I Never Told You!" Overall I was a fan, I really liked her writing style, but was a little torn on the reveal. 

[quspork]

@MissPuff I felt the same way about the reveal, but I did love the build up to get there. Her writing style was almost soothing to me and I found that I couldn't put the book down. The character development really kept me interested. 

[veronika23]

Hope you are liking them @Mcakes 🙂

[Mcakes]

I'm loving them @veronika23!! And all of the other treats too of course...the ones that are still around anyway 😛 

[veronika23]

Hahahaha I wouldn't blame you for eating them all up @Mcakes!!!  Oh and guess what!?! I think I might have found a recipe for that sucre a la creme. I'll get back to you on that!!!

[SchylarR]

Here is another great book deal for your guys' exchange (from Half Price Books)! 🙂 I posted this in Savvy Shoppers as well. 40% off of one item with code FORTY18 or 20% off of your entire purchase with code NEWYEAR18.

[prettyinpa]

So kind of you @SchylarR, helps us save money to spend on beauty stuff, win-win!!

[ChicagoEngineer]

Count me in!

[heylady14]

I’d love to participate if it’s not too late!

[ZombieMetroAnt]

Have you guys heard of Out of Print?  They have an admirable "purpose" & you can get some cool merchandise, too...so it's a win-win.   I promise, I don't work for them but I am a happy customer!  

Mission & impact:

As the landscape of how we read and experience literature continues to change, Out of Print is dedicated to celebrating our favorite stories while promoting literacy in underserved communities.

Each purchase helps to fund literacy programs and book donations to communities in need. It also supports the authors, publishers and artists who made these iconic works an integral part of our lives.

[prettyinpa]

Thanks for sharing, @ZombieMetroAnt. I love totes, they are so handy!

[fatimamummy]

Thank you for sharing @ZombieMetroAnt That is some really neat stuff. I love the concept behind their products..

[ChristineR07]

I love their "Count of Monte Cristo" socks.

[grayreb]

If you like them, check out Obvious State and Storiarts. They have some awesome bookish merchandise, too.

[prettyinpa]

Thank you @grayreb, always looking to do good while having fun.

[MachynesSister]

Thanks @grayreb!

[ZombieMetroAnt]

Oh yay!  Thank you @grayreb  

[mermadelove]

@ZombieMetroAnt  That banned book mug is AWESOME!!!

[ZombieMetroAnt]

Agreed @mermadelove!  I'd feel so rebellious drinking from it and having the heat reveal words from the "books that were once banned or challenged"  

[mermadelove]

IT's a totlly genius idea @ZombieMetroAnt