Karie Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 For the month of October, I need to pick a good book for our book club to read. any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Also, are there any websites out there that you can direct me to that would have suggested discussion questions for these books. What I'm thinking of is having some discussion questions handed out ahead of the time we meet, so while we are reading the book, we can be thinking about the questions. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Any particular audience, genre, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakitty Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 The Time Travelers Wife...because, besides being an awesome book.....I think it would be a good one to discuss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn E Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well, I just finished reading The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham. I watched the movie and had a credit on paperbackswap so I thought I would read the book to see how it compared. The book was very well written, intelligent and thought-provoking. The book itself has great material for discussion; however, the similarities and differences between it and the movie would also make for fascinating discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Try this link. It's a list of popular books complete with discussion questions for book clubs. I highly recommend A Thousand Splendid Suns - there is a lot to talk about. Others on the list that I liked are Time Traveler's Wife (I agree with nakitty, it's awesome), The Secret Life of Bees, Kite Runner, Three Cups of Tea, To Kill a Mockingbird. I'm sure there are other good ones on that list but I'm just not familiar with all of them. You're so lucky you have a book club! All my friends that like reading and talking it over are far away. So I'm stuck with long-distance discussions for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Some recent ones from my book club that everyone enjoyed: Eat, Pray, Love The Glass Castle Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (but it's more of a novella than a book) In the Company of the Courtesan Some that had divided opinions: Love in the Time of Cholera The Patron Saint of Liars The Time Traveler's Wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerie in Chicago Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 DH just finished What Is The What and is planning on teaching it to his AP English kids this year. I haven't grabbed it from him yet, but peeked at a few pages while he was in the process of it and was very intrigued. I've heard good things about it from other places too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I loved The Glass Castle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 This is the most revitting story I have ever read! Its a series called The Voice in The Wind (3 parts) Amazing! They are by Francine Rivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makita Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Love the titles listed already... have to add Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 My Sister's Keeper by Piccoult (sp?). It is very good and I think would generate some, um, lively discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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