Post by Kasey on Oct 9, 2015 13:43:58 GMT -5
Let's get the ball rolling with some book suggestions! I will leave this thread open for a week. I will make a poll based on the suggestions and the book with the most votes will be our selection for the month.
A few people have asked me what we will be reading. I really want this to be an open experience and not limiting. We may have themes for a certain month, but I don't want this to be a group that only reads one genre, if that makes sense.
So, to get started, I lifted a few selections from current Best Sellers on the New York Times. What are your thoughts?
THE MARTIAN, by Andy Weir. (Crown.) Abandoned by his crew, an astronaut embarks on a dogged quest to stay alive.
GO SET A WATCHMAN, by Harper Lee. (Harper.) In the mid-1950s, a grown-up Jean Louise Finch returns home to find that her adored father is not as perfect as she believed.
WILLOW BROOK ROAD, by Sherryl Woods. (Mira.) A woman at a crossroad returns home, where an alluring stranger raising his nephew sets her on a new course.
ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, by Anthony Doerr. (Scribner.) The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and during World War II; the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize.
THE TUDORS, by G. J. Meyer. (Delacorte.) The story of England’s most notorious dynasty. Originally published in 2010.
STATION ELEVEN, by Emily St. John Mandel. Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear.
These are just a few books that sounded interesting to me. I'd love to hear your thoughts and see what you are interested in reading this month!
A few people have asked me what we will be reading. I really want this to be an open experience and not limiting. We may have themes for a certain month, but I don't want this to be a group that only reads one genre, if that makes sense.
So, to get started, I lifted a few selections from current Best Sellers on the New York Times. What are your thoughts?
THE MARTIAN, by Andy Weir. (Crown.) Abandoned by his crew, an astronaut embarks on a dogged quest to stay alive.
GO SET A WATCHMAN, by Harper Lee. (Harper.) In the mid-1950s, a grown-up Jean Louise Finch returns home to find that her adored father is not as perfect as she believed.
WILLOW BROOK ROAD, by Sherryl Woods. (Mira.) A woman at a crossroad returns home, where an alluring stranger raising his nephew sets her on a new course.
ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, by Anthony Doerr. (Scribner.) The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and during World War II; the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize.
THE TUDORS, by G. J. Meyer. (Delacorte.) The story of England’s most notorious dynasty. Originally published in 2010.
STATION ELEVEN, by Emily St. John Mandel. Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear.
These are just a few books that sounded interesting to me. I'd love to hear your thoughts and see what you are interested in reading this month!
