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]

@mermadelove-  it's probably good people don't notice me carefully, I've been known to go out with only one eye with liner on, 2 different color shoes or socks, clothes inside out. It's a disgrace

[mermadelove]

@prettyinpa  LOLOLOL I've totally left the house with two different shoes on!!!! And have not noticed until I've arrived at my destination. Fortunately, I only did THAT one once!! ANd I was going to a reading party where I was reading peoples tarot cards so..... I felt that gave me a pass!!!!!

[MachynesSister]

I think people really don't pay attention @mermadelove. One of my coworkers wears middle finger earrings on occasion, and I'm the only one who has noticed!

[mermadelove]

@MachynesSister   So true. I went from wearing tricolor pasted twists down to my butt to rocking my natural curls dyed indigo ( see the Unicorn Hair thread)  and like three people said "what's different about you?"  REALLY?!?!?!? 

[MachynesSister]

Lol @mermadelove!

[MachynesSister]

That dress is fantastic @mermadelove! I don't work with nerds like me unfortunately, but at least I've got a family full of them!

[fatimamummy]

@prettyinpa Is there a dead line or an ideal date to submit the book list? I am trying to find time in holidays chaos with kids been home all the time. I will try my best to submit a list by the end of this week if it isn't too late. Maybe I am being a bit too picky, it's taking me longer than expected 😄

[prettyinpa]

@fatimamummy- Would the end of this week work?  I understand with the holidays and kids home from school, it can be hectic around the house for some people. I'm having trouble with my list too, if it's any consolation. skcfan is compiling a list with groupings today, so we should get our lists done soon so she doesn't have tons of work.

[fatimamummy]

Thank you @prettyinpa I was actually able to submit my list last night. Once I started going through my holds and the books I have heard about but not gotten around reading, I was able to compile the list easily 🙂

[Lazybeautybeast]

I was wondering the same thing. I'm finding it hard to find the time to come up with me list.

[bakeamuffin]

I thought it would be hard but after looking at my Chapters love list and what I have in my book shelf to read/reread it was hard to break it down to 10 hahaha 📚 

[Imightneedthis]

Great idea! I’d love to join!

[ClassicallyFab]

Count me in! 💖 📚 📖 

[prettyinpa]

PM-ing the link! Glad you're here!

[itscarin]

@SchylarR posted this in deals too good to pass up but I thought I'd cross post it since it seems relevant: Barnes and Noble is having a deal 15% off of orders $50+ (and free shipping!). Maybe you guys can use this for your book exchange! (use code FRESHSTART)

[prettyinpa]

Thanks, @itscarin!  My library has a very limited collection (small town) and interlibrary loan takes forever to get here, so I will definitely be buying books if they aren't available locallly.

[kalex]

I'm really struggling with the book list!  There's a few newer books that I'd like to read, but most on my "to read" list are Classics I never got around to that most people have probably already read.

[prettyinpa]

@kalex-  I think they are classics for a reason, they can be reread and still appreciated. Go ahead and nominate them, it's good to have diversity in genres.

[Elles117]

@kalex I hope you add some Classics to your list! I'm adding some since I haven't read many and I know I'll appreciate them more now

[fieldsofclover]

Jane Eyre and Anna Karenina are two good classics that are suddenly a lot more interesting when you're not being forced to read them in college 😂