On the plus side one gets to introduce books to a new human being and watch their enthralled little faces! One gets to watch their child learn to read! One gets to introduce them to libraries and bookstores and so on. you're reading to the kids (that's a lot of reading right there). often too tired to read in bed at night.ģ. Adaptation can be the key:-) Besides one has to persevere because it is especially important that one's children see them reading!Ģ. >2 cafepithecus: It's not that you can't, it's sometimes just easier to read something less intellectually strenuous (which is probably different for everyone). And the list is shamelessly female-orientated, but it's a place to start. Note: all of the books mentioned I would consider mid-weight reads, not intellectually strenuous but not fluff either. They do have a fair amount of interesting discussion threads about reading groups. You may also find some good ideas, tips and recommendations on the MyPeopleConnection Book Clubs group here on LT. I haven't checked to see if you are in the States or not, but here is a link to a flyer that the American Booksellers Association puts out each year under "Booksense" You may have to copy and paste this into your browser.Īll of these books have been read and recommended by independent booksellers from all over the country. Rochester) by Jean Rhys (a classic now in its own right) or Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier said to be a modern retelling of Jane Eyre. OR read a classic like Jane Eyre and the next month read either The Wide Sargasso Sea (the story of Mrs. Some ideas: read a classic and then watch the movie: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell or Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte have recent TV adaptations. Other nonfiction: Cottage For Sale Must be Moved by Kate Whouley The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin.there are so many, many books!!!!!įor classics I recommend splitting larger books up into more than one month of reading. Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long Distance Swimmer by Lynne Cox a interesting memoir of a determined young woman who describes herself a "body by Ben & Jerry's." Snake Hips by Anne Soffee, a memoir of one young woman gets involved with the world of belly-dancing when a love affair goes bad. When a little girl falls down a mine shaft and a rescue is underway, the narrator of the story hears a derogatory and racist comment by someone watching the news which propels him/her into a wondrous story of some of little Ursula Wong's notable and not-so-notable ancestors (interwoven with what's going on at the mine shaft, of course).įor memoirs and biographies: Desert Queen by Janet Wallach is the story of Gertrude Bell "adventurer, adviser to kings, ally of Lawrence of Arabia" While I don't think it packs the punch that The Kite Runner does, it does have a similar master-servant theme, this one from a woman's point of view. I noticed this is out new here in the states in paperback. This was also on the Orange Prize longlist last year. A story which follows a family over the years - a family whose parents have written a "Joy of Sex" type book! The opening scene where the four children decide they are going to take the book off the top shelf and finally look at it together is part hilarious and part horrifying (the pictures in the book are graphic artist's renderings of the parents). Frangipani was on the Orange Prize longlist last year. A delightful and easy read with a main character whose voice is somewhat reminiscent to that of Precious Ramatsowe in the Alexander McCall Smith mysteries. But here are some recommendations off the beaten path, so to speak (the beaten path being the books that EVERY book club seems to have read).įrangipani by Celestine Vaite. >1 joannapple: it can be really difficult to recommend books to a book club without knowing you a little better. Do your group members a favor by introducing this genre to them by a woman from Iran who tells it like it is from an insider's perspective. You can talk about so many things when discussing a culture different than one's own. For anyone who has read novels or even non-fiction about life in Iran, this will be an interesting read. Graphic novels are easy to read because they are mostly visual, but do have something to say. (2) How about graphic novels? Try Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. I'm suggesting it for various reasons: popularity, relative newness, originality, fodder for discussion, Australian fiction (I personally had never read a book by an Australian author before!), nice writing, endearing characters. It has 500 plus pages, but reads very quickly because of the type in the book. I read it because of the rave reviews both here and on BookCrossing. Although marketed towards the young adult population in the U.S., it is certainly an interesting book for adults. (1) I'd like to suggest The Book Thief by Mark Zusak. Two books that are unusual, fresh, and new:
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