Caitlin Rozakis – Dreadful
Justin Cronin – The Ferryman
Ray Nayler – The Mountain In The Sea
David Grann – The Wager
Jeff Vandermeer – Annihilation
Michael Crichton – Timeline
M.J. Kuhn – Among Thieves
Haruki Murakami – 1Q84 (Book One)
S.A. Cosby – King of Ashes
Linden A. Lewis – The First Sister
Kay Chronister – The Bog Wife
Ethan Rutherford – North Sun
Antonia Hodgson – The Raven Scholar
Mark Z. Danielewski – Tom's Crossing
My friends and I started a book club last March. We just finished up Year 1. It's been a lot of fun and has led to some interesting discussions. What do you think of our picks?
Our favorites were North Sun, Annihilation, The Wager, King of Ashes, Bog Wife and Raven Scholar
Our stinkers were 1Q84 and Timeline. Everything else was either meh or decent. We are in the middle of Tom's Crossing right now so I don't have an opinion on it yet, but so far I'm enjoying it, even if it's a little long in the tooth.
What are your thoughts? Any good suggestions to add for future reading? Thanks!
by Oaf7724
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There are definitely some interesting books on your list.
What drew your group to these and what are the preferences of your book club members?
If you have a voracious bookworm in the group, he might have read some of these, but the following are worth a look:
Small Things Like These or Foster by Claire Keegan – both have been made into films that you could follow up with after if you wanted
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa – would recommend avoiding spoilers – this one was also turned into a film
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
True Grit by Charles Portis – a revenge western but highly entertaining and funny
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe – nonfiction but excellent book and has a great audiobook; if you all were okay with the David Grann book, this might be a good one
The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook – note that it’s quite graphic and gruesome at points but a great read
Some good selections!
My book club generally avoids any “book one” options, as you’re often left without being able to discuss a complete story. I think it’s particularly true for 1Q84, which I recall being released as one big novel? I quite liked 1Q84, but I can’t imagine *just* the first part of it being a satisfying read.
For your suggestion list, based on the vibe of some of your choices: *Wolf in White Van* by John Darnielle
Really interesting selection.
The Goblin Emperor,