Help me with book club choice?

[fatamy]

I am starting a book club with some friends here and we're meeting tomorrow to set the schedule and choose the books for the next 6 months. I asked each member to bring 3-4 suggestions and we'll go from there. Have you/your book club read any books recently that have sparked some great discussion? 

My list right now (based on google, haven't read most):
Bel Canto
The Nightingale
The Martian (reading now)
I Know This Much Is True

[aurora]

Of those I have only read Bel Canto but I definitely wanted to discuss it afterwards! (I did not read it for a book club.)

[revjen]

I've only read The Martian but I had no one to talk to about it. I was DYING to talk to someone.

I wish there was a book club by me.

[fatamy]

Jun 9, 2015 11:49:52 GMT -5 revjen said:

I've only read The Martian but I had no one to talk to about it. I was DYING to talk to someone.

I wish there was a book club by me.

I'm at 94%, give me a few minutes 

[kiminky]

Jun 9, 2015 8:50:08 GMT -5 aurora said:

Of those I have only read Bel Canto but I definitely wanted to discuss it afterwards! (I did not read it for a book club.)

I have read Bel Canto and I Know This Muchis True. Both were very good and would lead to good discussion.

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[charlatti]

I loved Bel Canto and it should create good discussions. Other ideas: Station Eleven, A Tale for the Time Being, The Bartender's Tale

[fatamy]

Jun 9, 2015 11:49:52 GMT -5 revjen said:

I wish there was a book club by me.

Have you looked on meetup?

I moved cross-country recently and used meetup to join a few random groups, including one book club. I kind of poached members from there and a few other groups I was in and floated it by them and so far we have 4 on board, and 2 more who want to get involved but can't make our first meeting tonight! The thing about meetup is it can be so full of people who come to something once, then don't come back... so I figured I'd make it a private thing and have real members who are committed rather than just posting online where people flake more.

It's taken me 9 months, so it's been slow going, but put yourself out there and make it happen

[revjen]

I did a while back and the groups that were available meet early during the week. I'm at work during those times. I should probably look again.

[fatamy]

We had our meeting last night and it was split between Bel Canto and The Martian, so I flipped a coin and The Martian won! But I'm still going to read Bel Canto since many of you seemed to like it!

And we try to match our pot luck to the book, so the theme is potatoes! Haha 

[labbie]

Jun 10, 2015 10:51:05 GMT -5 revjen said:

I did a while back and the groups that were available meet early during the week. I'm at work during those times. I should probably look again.

Does your library have any book discussion groups? I am interested in an IRL book club too, and the meetup one in my area ended up being not a great fit. I'm going to check out my library's but I'm not sure what to expect.

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