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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. Aliceโs Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (8)
18. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (8)
18. Lady Chatterleyโs 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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Mcakes
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@itsfi Iโm glad you decided to pick this one up! As I was a VA nurse practitioner some of this was hard to read. I could see my Vietnam vets through the whole book. At some points I just had to put it down for awhile. Like you I would have liked to see more of the issueโs, brought up in the later chapters, given more details. But all in all I enjoyed reading it!
Let me know what to do next! Interested!
@ElliottR, welcome! Just jump right on in like you did with your post. If thereโs a book you are currently reading, let us know. If thereโs one youโve read, share your thoughts on it (just maybe keep from spoilers about the book). If someone has posted about a book, feel free to comment or reply to their post with questions, additional comments, etc.
Is this still going on? I love to read and I have plenty of recommendations! And will take any recommendations!!!
the power by Naomi Alderman
(they do have a series of it on prime which is pretty darn good I I do say so myself. I'm assuming they're coming out with a second For obvious reasons)
The testament by Margaret Atwood
which is the sequel to handmaid's tale. I am enjoyed it very much
Yes @jadeNY, BIC book club is still going. ๐ Welcome! The original post includes a list of books that folks were working through when this thread started, but we're at a point where there's no reading list other than one you've made for yourself ๐ or books you may read based on the recommendations or reviews of people here. Though you are certainly more than welcome to use the list in the original post if you're interested.
I finished these 2 sometimes last week. The Handmaidโs Tale is not for me. Good writing though but I guess I keep waiting for the strike back or escape plan but that never come. I have the 2nd book in reserved but I doubt I will read it. 3 inch teeth by CJBox is a fun read. If you like murder mystery but in the Wild West setting you would love this. I read the whole series since last year.
@blackkitty2014 Handmaidโs tale second book โThe Testamentโ is all about back ground of what lead to handmaidโs tale and then the strike back you were expecting in book one. Without giving too much spoiler, It is set in the past and future of original story.
That being said I actually like the ambiguity in original story. I didnโt like second book mostly because it was extremely predictable. I was able to guess all the big reveals way before they were revealed in the book. I felt it was a commercial decision to write second book for the benefit of TV show but that are just my two cents. I know many ppl loved the second book and the author actually won some awards/prizes for it.
Thx for letting me know @fatimamummy . I might read it if the 2nd one about strike back ๐ Too many books too little time
I am currently reading The Push by Ashley Audrain. I picked it up at a Thrift Store. They have some great deals on books! Well this one is a page turned for sure. It is like nothing I have read before.
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Taking a break from the Remembrance of Earthโs Past series to reread (for the kabillionth time) one of my favorite books ever:
I first read this in middle or high school (donโt recall which) and fell in love with it. Iโve occasionally reread it throughout the 4 decades since then. Itโs a comfort zone for my brain. It was also my intro to Gabriel Garcia Marquez and magical realism. Some people find the story complicated because of the family names repeated across generations, among other things. If that kind of thing bothers you, then this book will annoy you. It doesnโt bother me. Heck, I have parts of this book memorized. ๐ And so much of the imagery is forever stuck in my head, ready for recall.
Netflix is releasing a TV series based on this novel, and that worries me a bit. Iโll be kinda sad if they botch this story. I donโt expect a fully faithful retelling, but I hope they donโt changeโฆ letโs just say, integral parts of the story. Iโm still deciding whether or not to watch it when itโs available this year.
EDIT: ha, I just noticed this novelโs on the original book list for this thread. Makes sense: itโs an amazing classic, written by one of the best authors to have ever lived.
@WinglessOne I love this book. I havenโt reread it since I originally read it in high school but the imagery always stayed with me. I love the magical realism. Have you read โLike Water for Chocolateโ by Laura Esquivel? Itโs not as intense as OHYOS but I enjoyed it as well. Iโm worried about the show as well. Iโm wondering how theyโll go about it.
@makeitup305 Magical realism is one of my favorite genres, partly because Iโve been a big fan of myths, fairytales, and folklore (from all cultures) since I was a little kid. Iโve read Like Water for Chocolate (and seen the movie) and mostly enjoyed it, but not as much as Gabriel Garcia Marquezโs workโthough to be fair, Iโve read nearly all of his translated novels and short stories vs. just one of Laura Esquivelโs, so this isnโt what Iโd call a truly fair comparison. Still, I do like Esquivelโs writing style.
I also read Isabel Allendeโs House of the Spirits and could barely get through it. To me, it felt like a Garcia Marquez knockoff; seemed like Allende was trying too hard with it. Eh, some folks love that book though.
Toni Morrisonโs Beloved also falls under the magical realism genre, and thatโs a fantastic book. Haruki Murakamiโs The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is another good one, along with his other work. There are so many good examples of the genre out there.
@itsfi I just finished this. I was struggling thru the first third of the book. I thought I couldnโt finish it. But it picked up on the 2nd third and voila I finished the last 2/3 within a day. ๐๐คฃ I like it. Warning: a bit tear jerker at the end. Okie I will zip canโt give it away. You will like this I think. Stalking The Love of My Life to see if it will be available at my library or whether itโs on sale on Amazon ๐
I might just have to order this! What a neat read ๐ซถ @blackkitty2014
Check out your local library @peculiarzmakeup . They might have it. Please let me know how do you like it @peculiarzmakeup ๐ฅฐ
That is such a coincidence I have a library right across the street literally 20 seconds away by foot haha It would give me something to do, I will ๐ซถ @blackkitty2014
Just finished this...
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If you liked the series then it's worth looking into. I don't think I would have enjoyed the book had I not watched (most) of the series.
@greeneyedgirl107 Now that I think about it, I last read The Handmaidโs Tale in college, and that was 30ish years ago. I liked the book, and Margaret Atwoodโs a great writer. But this novel was too disturbing for me to reread, mostly because the things described in the story were (and still are) actually happening in various countries around the globe, and also happened routinely to enslaved African women. (I did a study of Handmaid vs. the history of slavery for one of my college classes.) Thatโs something Atwood herself has said about her book. I should pick Handmaid up again this year. (Note to self.)
For anyone wondering: the current TV series isnโt a fully faithful telling of the novel (psh, name me a live action series thatโs 100% faithful to its book source). Neither was the 1990 movie, which was terrible. I canโt even MST3K my way through the movie. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ Huluโs TV series is better, but thatโs not saying much considering how bad the movie is.
@WinglessOne @greeneyedgirl107 my local library has both books. I havenโt yet watched the movie nor the series. But the way @WinglessOne describe my might just read the books and skip the series. I donโt have Hulu so less tempting there ๐ I just checked out the Handmaidโs Tales and reserve The Testament. Oh I have so many good books to catch up. ๐น