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    My book club has been going strong since April which is very exciting! We each take turns picking books every month. So far the picks have been mostly basic thrillers, some romance and historical fiction. I prefer lit fic and science/nature non fiction.

    What do you think would be a good choice for me to challenge my more beginner members without it being too heavy, or containing too much complex language. I was thinking Cutting For Store by Abraham Verghese or something along those lines?

    by MidnightMarginalia

    5 Comments

    1. Ok-Enthusiasm-4226 on

      No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII By Robert Weintraub

      When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals By Jeffrey Masson

      All That Remains: A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes By Sue Black

      The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore

    2. Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren. An autobiography of a biologist that will give you interesting facts about plants and trees between chapters.

    3. As great as Cutting For Stone is, I would try to keep a book club pick under 350 pages. I’m limiting to publishing dates in 2022 or earlier to hopefully make the books easier to access for cheap or free.

      Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu

      The Measure by Nikki Erlick 

      Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason 

      Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson 

      Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai 

      Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

      The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi 

      Washington Black by Esi Edugyan 

      Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett 

    4. I agree with smtae, Cutting For Stone is a bit lengthy. I second the Lab Girl rec, and also suggest Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

    5. Emotional_Door7972 on

      Building Your Compass by Edon Kleine would be great for a book club because it has stand alone topics that are great for some brainstorming and pressure testing of ideas.

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