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Suggestions for a book for a book club please.

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Candid · 13/10/2011 18:39

I'm going to offer Brooklyn as a suggestion but does anyone else have anything that was really enjoyed by their bookgroup?

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skrumle · 21/01/2012 17:46

the help
how to be a woman
sacred hearts
a thousand splendid suns

have prompted the best discussion (and generally been read by everyone - if a book is too heavy we end up with half the folk not having finished it!)

DuchessofMalfi · 21/01/2012 17:40

A Gathering Light - Jennifer Donnelly
The Reader - Bernhard Schlink

JiltedJohnsJulie · 20/01/2012 18:09

The Sense of an Ending has proved our longest discussion to date.

funnypeculiar · 16/01/2012 10:41

We've done Brooklyn - went down quite well. Our best discussions have been:
A Fine Balance - Rohiton Mistry(if you haven't read that one, it's absolutely wonderful, but v long)
Barbara Kingsolver's Poisonwood Bible
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Thousand Years of Solitude
Madame Bovary
& Rebecca

stamp76 · 16/01/2012 10:35

I belong to a book group and we get sets of books from our local library. We get a long list to choose from and most of the titles are contemporary. It saves a lot of indecision. Its worth talking to your library to see service they can offer.

PosiesOfPoison · 08/11/2011 10:28

A means to Escape. Joanna Price. Brilliant.

mrswoodentop · 24/10/2011 13:23

Would second The Help,we also enjoyed The Hand That First Held Mine,we have also just read Sarah's Key which went down OK

Slubberdegullion · 24/10/2011 10:10

Madame Bovary provoked the longest book club evening to date here.

ck13 · 24/10/2011 10:04

How about 'The Accidental' by Ali Smith. We read it in my book club and everyone really enjoyed it, and there's plenty to discuss!

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Candid · 13/10/2011 18:45

Thanks :)

I'd forgotten about The Help. thats definitely going to be put forward.

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Cartoonjane · 13/10/2011 18:43

The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Its been one our most enjoyed reads ever. Also The Reader Bernhard Schlink and The Book Thief (cant remember who wrote that one). Funnily enough i was going to choose Brookyn but ended up choosing The Help instead.