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Sorry but another request for a book club idea - please help!

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By Sat 07-Nov-09 11:33:01 Add message | Report | Contact poster
Hi, our book club is fairly light weight and its my turn to pick a book. I've enjoyed Patrick Gale - Rough Music and Notes from an Exhibition, The Other Hand, Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, Secret Life of Bees, Random Acts of Heroic Love. Didnt like the Book Thief, Additions, Jodi Picoult ....

So, am looking for something not too heavy and not too long but with enough to talk about. Any ideas would be great as I'm off to the bookshop this weekend to try and choose.

Thanks a lot.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 18-Nov-09 20:29:15
Our book club has just read East of the Sun by Julia Gregson which was really good and easy to read.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 18-Nov-09 20:24:23
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood.

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 17-Nov-09 23:14:15
The little Chinese Seamstress.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 17-Nov-09 23:05:17
Crow Lake - Mary Larson, The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd - I think these both fit the brief.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 17-Nov-09 22:18:05
Kicking myself for forgetting The Color Purple! Excellent book which generated a really good discussion.

But I think OP has already done her book shopping.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 17-Nov-09 12:23:49
Oh and also The Colour Purple.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 17-Nov-09 12:23:22
We have recently read

Suite Francaise - Irene Nemerovsky
The Accidental (divided the group!)
The History of Love - Nicole Krauss
Everything is Illuminated - Jonthan Safran Foer
The Book Thief (but I see you've done that)....

can't think of any more off the top of my head at the mo but these all led to good dicussions.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 16-Nov-09 10:10:29
The Great Gatsby - lots to discuss (money, gender, sex, race ...)
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 20:55:31
Ameriacn Wife by Curtis Sittenfield

Run by Ann Pratchett

Spies by Michael Frayn
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 20:21:10
I've read it and enjoyed it. Quite a quick read for this time of year. What about the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas? My BG just read that and we had an interesting discussion.
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