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

[prettyinpa]

@Titian06-  I guess maybe the teenage angst aspect of it. It seemed like maybe she was overdramatizing some parts of her life.

[Titian06]

@prettyinpa - I think the author felt Starr had to question the other aspects of her life if she was going to become a vocal, public figure for Khalil.

[Titian06]

@prettyinpa - I just got The Hate U Give.  Now I have this plus What Happened and Fall of Giants.  I'm going to read The Hate U Give first since it took so long to get; I don't want to take any chances here (it's around 470 pages).  I'll read What Happened second (and probably concurrently) since I've started this one and it wasn't difficult to get.  I haven't started Fall of Giants yet and it wasn't difficult to get, so that will be third.  Decisions, decisions!

[Titian06]

@prettyinpa - My loan for What Happened expires in 6 hrs.  I've only read 20% of the book.  I put another hold on the book, but there's someone ahead of me for the one copy.  It may be 21 days before I get the book back.

I'm up to No. 5 for The Hate You Give.  December's looking pretty good on that one.

I went ahead and borrowed Fall of Giants since it's available and I have unexpected  (ha, ha) time now.  I then saw it's over 800 pages!  Good thing this is a holiday weekend!

[prettyinpa]

@Titian06-  That's ok, I'm only about 30% through myself. It's not a fast read like the fiction we've been reading lately and I've been busy with work so not a lot of spare time. Go ahead and read Fall of Giants. I'll have to see if it's even available through my library, if I have to use interlibrary loan, that can take awhile.

[Titian06]

@prettyinpa - My loan for What Happened expires in 6 hrs.  I've only read 20% of the book.  I put another hold on the book, but there's someone ahead of me for the one copy.  It may be 21 days before I get the book back.

I'm up to No. 5 for The Hate You Give.  December's looking pretty good on that one.

I went ahead and borrowed Fall of Giants since it's available and I have unexpected  (ha, ha) time now.  I then saw it's over 800 pages!  Good thing this is a holiday weekend!

[TypeATina]

Count me in!

[Titian06]

Welcome, @TypeATina!

[prettyinpa]

Welcome, @TypeATina! We are in the process of 3 books since The Hate U Give is being difficult for members to get from their libraries. We are discussing Never Let Me Go and reading  What Happened by Hilary  Clinton. I'm starting a new thread for each discussion and posting the links here- members thought this would be easier.

[heylady14]

Glad to find this! Was MIA for a couple of months due to some crazy life changes, but am so glad to be back. I have all 3 on audible and will gladly jump back in to the discussion! I’ll follow this thread so I don’t miss the link!

[prettyinpa]

Just finished  Never Let Me Go, separate thread started. I also got The Hate U Give and started on that but if everyone else is still waiting, let's decide whether we want to skip ahead again.

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Besides-Beauty/Discussion-for-Never-Let-Me-Go-by-Kazuo-Isheguro-BIC...

ETA: I finished The Hate U Give today, it was a quick read on a lazy Sunday. But I can wait indefinitely for you others to get your copies. I'm going to start the Hilary Clinton book since I've got nothing else to read.

[Titian06]

@prettyinpa - I have Never Let Me Go, but I haven't started yet.  My motivation is lacking.

I'm No. 43 on The Hate You Give, so I won't be getting that any time soon.

I definitely want to read What Happened.  I'm No. 1 for 1 book.

[prettyinpa]

Ok, @Titian06, since you seem to be my only consistent follower, we can start reading What Happened, and when you finish Never Let Me Go, let me know and we can start discussing that one. Also let me know when (if ever, lol) you get The Hate U Give.

[Titian06]

This sounds good to me, @prettyinpa.  I'm really enjoying reading all these books so your stuck with me!  

[prettyinpa]

I've been enjoying reading the books too, @Titian06.  When I was looking for the HRC book in the library this AM, I had to have help because it wasn't where I thought it would be. The librarian showed me a whole section that I've never been in, the "92's" which is all these cool biographies. So I got my horizons broadened by this book club. In addition to hearing other people's opinions on the books.

[Titian06]

@prettyinpa - I am No. 61 on the wait list for four copies of The Hate U Give.  I don't know how soon I'll get the book.  I'll let you know once I do.

[prettyinpa]

@Titian06-  I'm #23! If it's alright with everyone, lets skip ahead to the next book Never Let Me Go. That way we can kinda kick the can down the road and hopefully by the time we're finished with that one, we can do The Hate U Give.

[RachFace2921]

I've been MIA on the BIC for a while, but will get back in the game for Never Let Me Go

Look forward to discussing soon @prettyinpa!

[Titian06]

@prettyinpa - This sounds like a good idea.  For Never Let Me Go, I'm No. 1 on the wait list for three copies.  A book can be checked out for 21 days, so I should have this book in a couple of weeks.

[prettyinpa]

@Titian06-  My copy should be available Saturday, so at least this time I won't be held up by the library, lol.

[Titian06]

@prettyinpa - I got my e-copy of Never Let Me Go this evening.

I also checked The Hate You Give; I've moved from 61 to 50 on the wait list.