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Ten Books I’d Love to Read With My Book Club
What a fun topic: the books I want to read with my book club. I belong to two book clubs, and in a perfect world I would make all the selections and everyone would love them! However, our world is not perfect and while I exert great strong-arm tactics influence over our book choices, I don’t always get my way. Nor do others always agree that my choices are impeccable. The following list includes some of my favorite novels and many books I have never read, but am dying to. All are classics or contemporary literary fiction that I think would create great discussion. And as a bonus, book club is a great excuse for clearing out the Kindle or shelves of unread books! Will I ever read these with my book club? Doubtful. But one can always dream!
Here are my choices:
1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. This is my all-time favorite book. Ever.
2. Persuasion by Jane Austen. My 2nd all-time favorite.
3. Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis. Because it is Lewis and his re-imagining of a classic myth.
4. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. One of the first mystery novels ever written. I loved Moonstone.
5. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Because I am a Southerner and have never read it. I know, I should be ashamed.
6. When Mockingbirds Sing by Billy Coffey. Coffey is a wonderful storyteller.
7. So Brave, Young and Handsome by Lief Enger. Another wonderful storyteller. Loved Peace Like A River.
8. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. A must read that I haven’t yet.
9. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Loved the movie, and we never read sci-fi.
10. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. Another must read literary novel with a sci-fi setting.
All these books are new to me but I do love the covers and by the sound of it, they really seem interesting.
My Top Ten Tuesday!
If you only read one from my list, make it The Count of Monte Cristo. And don’t watch the movie first. lol. Thanks for stopping by!
Excellent choices! My book club RARELY chooses classics and it makes me sad.
One of my groups reads current Christian fiction almost exclusively, which is ok since I love it. My other group is more eclectic, but we haven’t read any true classics yet. Thanks for stopping by.
Since I’m an English major, I love all of these books. I discuss these books in class all the time. It’s great. Good to know you like these books as well.
Thanks for sharing.
I accidentally did next week’s post on accident, but still check it out please. mine’s here
I too was an English major — many, many, many years ago. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I will make sure to check out your post. I am already working on next week’s list.
Great list! I need to check all of those books out! Here’s my Top Ten Tuesday list:
https://rabbitearsblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/top-ten-tuesday-5-top-10-books-i-would-use-in-my-rabbit-ears-book-club/
I will check it out. Thanks for stopping by!
You’re welcome!
Lots of classics in your list! It does seem like many of the classics tend to make for good discussions, with lots to talk about. 🙂 It’s been a while since I read it, but I loved Ender’s game (both the book and the movie). As I recall, the book goes a lot more into Ender’s thinking and strategy than the movie did, which I thought was pretty fascinating.
Karen, now I really need to read Ender’s Game! I’m hoping to get some classics on Page Turners’ list. I think our discussions would benefit. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting.