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]

Of these three @Titian06, was there one you enjoyed more than the others?

[KrissySM]

What are your thoughts on The Paris Agent? @Titian06 

[Titian06]

Hi, @KrissySM !  It was predictable, yet at the same time it was a nice, easy read allowing me to destress.  If you like stories set during WWII, then I recommend.  If not, you won't be missing anything.

[blackkitty2014]

Ohh those sound good @Titian06 

[blackkitty2014]

I finished these 2 couple days back. Surprisingly I enjoyed the 2nd installment of 6:20 man The Edge much more than the first one. Debating whether I should read Renée Ballard 4th book (sigh my library doesn’t have the 3rd book) or Stephen King fairy tale. Will report back which one I read next.

[itsfi]

This is going to show how little I read 😞 - I'm only familiar with Michael Connelly because of you @blackkitty2014! Is it the storyline / plot that you like about his books? His writing style? 

[blackkitty2014]

Amazon keeps offers me his books on discount @itsfi . That’s why you see I finished soo many of his books recently. My local library has lots of his as well 😘

[itsfi]

Discounts seem to make a purchase that much better @blackkitty2014!

[Titian06]

@blackkitty2014 - Have you tried requesting the book through your library's interlibrary loan?  You can do that even if you borrow books electronically. 

[blackkitty2014]

We live in a tiny town so I borrow ebooks via the county library. But that’s a good call @Titian06 . I know the neighbor county is using the same app so I can ask them if I can do that. Thank you. It’s definitely frustrating when a series missing a book or 2. 

[Titian06]

@blackkitty2014 - I live in a small town too.  Our library is part of a larger metro library.  I submitted a request through the app; and much to my surprise, the book showed up a few months later!  I hope it works for you too. 🍀  Yea, there are a few books missing out of a couple of different series I've been reading on and off.  I'll ask about them eventually!

[blackkitty2014]

Thank you. I’l look and called them tomorrow too.  I might still have a membership for the neighbor county where I used to live. @Titian06 🌹

[Titian06]

@blackkitty2014 - Ha, ha, I kept my previous county's library card too when I moved here.

[blackkitty2014]

Finished 2nd book of the year. I finally signed up with the local library and checked out some ebooks 😘 

[itsfi]

Wow, you are breezing through your books this year @blackkitty2014! 2nd book of the year? You're on track for a book a week. 

[blackkitty2014]

Hehehe thx @itsfi . I might have to shift my focus back to technical books soon. Debating whether I should spend 2 weeks to study for 1 of the MS certifications.  

[itsfi]

@blackkitty2014, impressive. It takes time and effort to study for certifications, all done while keeping with your work schedule and demands. 

[py79]

i just finished Dial A for Aunties

I started Shogun today and will

be starting Swordcatcher with a book group this week.

A few titles I’ve finished recently are

Arsenic and Adobo

Local Woman Missing

The Silent Patient

Fourth Wing

Iron Flame

The Woman in Me

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Scary Thing

Sphere

Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood

Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath

 

 

[blackkitty2014]

Is Forth Wing worth a buy @py79 ? It is top chart for couple of weeks. I’m still waiting for Amazon to throw me a discount liked that did couple weeks back (unfortunately I didn’t purchase it)

[py79]

I highly recommend Fourth Wing! If you like dragons, fantasy, and romance, it is a sure bet. Definitely for fans of Sarah J Maas! I could not stop listening. Finished both books in about 4 - 5 days lol. I’m glad I had school and work to break it up or else I would have finished them in two days like I did Hunger Games (and I read those)!

[Titian06]

Hi, @py79 !  Welcome!  I read The Silent Patient at the recommendation of someone on this thread.