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Help! Its my book club tommorrow night and its my turn to choose the book, ideas please

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pepsi · 24/09/2008 17:14

This will be the groups 4th book, and now its my turn to choose, there will be 6 of us. So, can you recommened a good page turner thats not too sad thats got lots to discuss. We have read We Need to Talk about Keven, the Kite Runner and the the Empress Orchid, I wasnt keen on the latter but the first two had loads to talk about. Thanks.

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Bridie3 · 02/10/2008 12:18

Restitution by E Graham. It's quite new. Discussion points include the treatment of women civilians in times of war; the German resistance as an effective opposition to Hitler. But there's also a big love story or two.

Elasticwoman · 02/10/2008 12:10

I have enjoyed reading A Young Man's Passage by Julian Clary recently. Makes a change from anything baby or parenthood related.

LauraGas · 01/10/2008 20:03

Prob a bit late to say, but we've just read Q&A by Vikas Swarup. About a young Indian waiter who wins the Indian equivalent of "Who wants to be a millionaire". No one believes he could of known all the answers, and each chapter is about one question and what had happened to him in his life to make him know the answer. Very cleverly written and not one I would have picked up. It's my turn to chose next week and I'm a bit stumped so have enjoyed seeing the ideas here. Was thinking of The Time Traveller's wife but might look into some of the others listed above.

Twims · 28/09/2008 12:09

What did you chose?

MadBadandDangeroustoKnow · 26/09/2008 22:54

If you can cope with bleak ... The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood is another good one with plenty to discuss

Unless by Carol Shields, likewise

Salleroo · 26/09/2008 18:26

Just finished Notes on a scandal - definately some discussion starters there. Brilliant.

ChippyMinton · 25/09/2008 15:05

Bel Canto by Ann Patchet
My group just read it on another group's recommendation, and we all loved it.

Lucifera · 25/09/2008 14:10

We had a great discussion about Great Expectations and I really really enjoyed reading it - and I'm not generally a Dickens person.
Echo recommendations for Notes on an Exhibition, Never let me go, and Notes on a Scandal.

boogeek · 25/09/2008 09:12

LOL you'd be amazed.
(She used to rage about the fact that book...6 I think?...didn't have enough school stuff in it "and there isn't even a whole quidditch match")
No wonder I left.

rosmerta · 25/09/2008 08:38

boogeek, how on earth did she manage that? lol

pepsi, what did you choose in the end?

boogeek · 24/09/2008 22:28

Well, having some people in the group who hate the books makes for interesting discussions!
(Provided they don't do what one lady in my old group did and steer every single _conversation around to Harry Potter.)

Slouchy · 24/09/2008 21:31
janeite · 24/09/2008 21:06

I hated "Never Let Me Go" - sorry, Boogeek. Hated "The Remains Of The Day" too though.

PoppyFox · 24/09/2008 20:41

Elizabeth McGregor. Twas shite. Trawled through it hopeingit would get better.

boogeek · 24/09/2008 20:37

Yeah, the book thief or notes on a scandal were both good for discussion. As would be one of the "donor" novels (my group somehow ended up reading both, which was peculiar): either my sister's keeper by Jodi Picoult (sibling conceived and born in order to donate organs to ill sister) or never let me go by Ishiguru (children born and raised to be organ donors - much more chilling than Picoult).

Slouchy · 24/09/2008 20:35

here

Slouchy · 24/09/2008 20:33

Slightly lighter but brill with loads of layers - The Ice Child, ? Mcgregor. Will google. fab - thought provoking, real human interest stuff. And not a Book Club Classic type either.

EnchantedWithEdwardCullen · 24/09/2008 20:32

Twilight

squilly · 24/09/2008 20:31

Oryx and Crake was excellent and totally thought provoking.

If you wanted an old classic, Brave New World is good by Aldous Huxley. I think I must be doing my post apocolypse thing right now!

georgimama · 24/09/2008 20:02

Notes on a Scandal is brilliant, and quite chilling.

Why not a classic - The Great Gatsby or The Catcher in the Rye? Both quite short and very readable.

Bubbaluv · 24/09/2008 20:01

Cloud Street by Tim Winton.

MiaWallace · 24/09/2008 20:00

Another vote for the book thief

MrsCurly · 24/09/2008 19:55

Have just read Lionel Shriver's The Post Birthday World which was a great read

eekamoose · 24/09/2008 19:52

Hawkesmoor by Peter Ackroyd
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien

Just listing my two favourite books here, really. Perfectly good for a book group (not too long) - oldies but goodies .

nickytwotimes · 24/09/2008 19:52

Oh, Ali Smith is farking amazing too. 'Hotel World'