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

[Mellmars1185]

@jaaayp You have been through quite a few books. I need to start reading moe. Sometimes it takes me a while to get into a book. I have read Atomic Habits. It had some great advice. I have The Four Agreements in my collection but I have not read it yet. I hope you enjoy the books. Any improvement we can take away is a step in the right direction. Hoping for some sunny days ahead!

[jaaayp]

I can definitely see that @Mellmars1185 I enjoy reading like "easy"/"quick" reads where the authors write how they talk (very much Atomic Habits) vs like a narrator etc. It helps me immerse into the book faster and the imagination runs a little more wild 😂

[peculiarzmakeup]

I’ve heard of the four agreements as being a great book. Those all look like amazing reads! 🫶 @jaaayp 

[jaaayp]

Thank you @peculiarzmakeup tbh idk if it was my favorite but it definitely does open your eyes here and there!!

[peculiarzmakeup]

That’s good to know! I read a lot of those type of books for my profession, a lot of it is good perspectives but I know what you mean for sure. 💕 @jaaayp 

[blackkitty2014]

The Silent Patient popped up so many times in this thread @jaaayp . My library is duh and not having it. Eventually I will cough up and get the kinder version

[jaaayp]

Really @blackkitty2014 sorry for the repeat! I'm so late to the club 😂 there's like 16 people on wait list at my library and it was 24 weeks of wait or something.. luckily it's on kindleunlimited for freeeee. I think kindle unlimited is very much worth for avid readers!

[blackkitty2014]

I eventually will sign up for kindle unlimited @jaaayp. Just that I still have lots of unread books. But please post away. That’s how I get good book recommendations from our lovely community 🥰😘🌹

[jaaayp]

I'll be keeping my eye out for your recs @blackkitty2014 👀🥰

[Oreyli]

THAT'S SO COOL 🫶🫶🫶💐💐💐

[AlliGC]

I LOVEEE SEEING BOOK GIRLIES ON HERE YES😭🫶🫶🫶

[faeriegirl]

I have been reading a lot this month. I just finished the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas and earlier this month I read the Crescent City series and ACOTAR. I really like her books. The ACOTAR series is my favorite of hers, then Throne of Glass, then Crescent City.

[sassytheballer]

Chaol or Dorian???

[faeriegirl]

@sassytheballer  Team Dorian!

[Cissy63]

@faeriegirl  Are these fantasy books?  If so, is the plot and characters fairly easy to follow?  Sounds like they are really interesting! 

[Cissy63]

@faeriegirl  thank you! 

[faeriegirl]

They are fantasy/romance @Cissy63 . They are mostly about faeries and each of them have their own made up worlds. Crescent City was the only one that wasn’t as easy to follow with some of the characters.

[Cissy63]

I have started to read Kristin Hannah’s, The Women.    It’s a novel about a young Army nurse during the Vietnam War.  She is shipped overseas as a new RN grad.   

This was a choice from the Book of the Month Club.

 I think it’s going to be an interesting read as I am a retired Nurse Practitioner who spent nearly 28 years working with Veterans at a VAMC.  And I took care of many Vietnam vets and vets from Iraq/Afganistan War.

[blackkitty2014]

Oh bless you for all the care for our veterans @Cissy63 🌹

[Cissy63]

@blackkitty2014  Your very kind 🥰.  Thank you 😊 

[itsfi]

Oh, I’m interested in your take on this one @Cissy63. I have passed by displays of the book at bookstores and see it online. I almost picked it up with my last set of books but decided that the 4 I have should suffice for a while.

What a blessing you were to the vets you cared for. 🤍