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

[itsfi]

What? There's more than 10 Bourne books, @Samtian?! Oh goodness. 

[Samtian]

@itsfi 18! My brother bought me a set that had the first 10 for my birthday. I thought it was only 10 as well. Then I saw I had one that wasn't in the set Enigma, and looked it up...Enigma is book 13 haha.

[itsfi]

hahahaha! I love reading but that's a lot of books for a series, @Samtian! 🤣 It is to books what Rocky is/was to movies.

[Samtian]

@itsfi I lied, 19. One came out this year.

[itsfi]

😂🤣😂 Ermahgerd!!! 19, @Samtian? Ohhh my! Mister Matt Damon, it seems you and your movies are little behind. 🎥 Or maybe I'm behind as it's been a loooooooong time since I've been to the movies. 😆

[blackkitty2014]

May is a slow lazy book month. I only finished 2 short ones

I switch up to a book by another author right now though James Patterson’s Micheal Bennet is a good series to read if you like detective stuffs

[keana1]

@blackkitty2014 @I’ve read both books a few years ago and they were great! James Patterson is one of my favourite authors ( along with the other authors he co-writes with ). Whenever I start a JP novel I just can’t put it down and have to finish it the same day, even if it’s in the wee hours of the morning HeHe !

You have great taste ❤️

[blackkitty2014]

Thx you @keana1 . James Patterson is for sure easy read. I’m still working on this series. If you have any James Patterson recommendations please do send it my way 🌹

[jaaayp]

I saw this and just borrowed Step on a Crack (that's #1 in series right? LOL) @blackkitty2014 

[blackkitty2014]

Yes @jaaayp Step on a Crack is the first one. I feel liked the next two are better but let me know what you think 😘

[Titian06]

Lol, @blackkitty2014 !  I didn't even finish the one book I started! 😄  I have had no desire to read lately...

[blackkitty2014]

Hehehe @Titian06 . Some months it feels liked reading will need lots of effort 😂🤣 and brain power 😘

[itsfi]

This @blackkitty2014!! 100%!

[jaaayp]

Books I've read in May

These are all easy reads and Idk if you guys can tell but.. there's a theme forming here LOL crime, true crime, thriller. Eeeep.

Some where better than others, in the order as below:

• The Lost Bookshop - this is not a thriller, it's more of a fantasy/romance? It wasn't my cup of tea tbh but it was very well written and creative. Overall 🌟🌟🌟🌟
• First Lie Wins - liked 🌟🌟🌟🌟
• Woman in Cabin 10 - liked 🌟🌟🌟
• Zero Days - Eh 🌟🌟
• Suicide Med - meh 🌟

 

 

 

 

 

[itsfi]

Oh, good to know @jaaayp. The first two were ones I had been considering, but I'm not so sure about the first one now and will pass on it. First Lie Wins, on the other hand, might be something I still pick up later in the year.

[jaaayp]

I can totally see that @itsfi I mean The Lost Bookshop was recommended to me from a friend and she really liked it. Have you read Midnight Library? It's not the same at all but it has that little fantasy (maybe more sci-fi?), imaginative feel to it. It wasn't bad but I usually just don't gravitate over to anything sci-fi, fantasy, etc.

[itsfi]

@jaaayp, yes, I read The Midnight Library at the recommendation of one of the folks here on BIC. It was the second book I finished this year. I went into knowing the storyline / plot. Thought provoking, but sci-fi/fantasy is not my typical go-to genre for books.

[Titian06]

Great selection, @jaaayp !  I think The Lost Bookshop is on my library wishlist.  I read Woman in Cabin 10 sometime back.  I'm not sure about Zero Days.  Ruth Ware is kind of hit or miss with me. 📚

[jaaayp]

Ooh @Titian06 lemme know when you finish the lost Bookshop and lemme know if you like!

I 10000% agree. Zero Days was like 🫠🙄

I did really like Woman in Cabin 10 except for the fact that she kept saying her head hurt on every single page..... 🫠🫠🫠🤣🤣🤣🤣

[youareperfect87]

This is Sephora not the public library

[Samtian]

@youareperfect87 This is the Sephora Community. In the thread Besides Beauty.  We are very welcoming here for all things beauty and besides beauty.