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Best books to read for a great book club discussion. Suggest books that your group has read that led to a lively discussion, whether people loved or hated them.
799 The Well and the Mine
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,959 ratings
799 The Gift of Rain
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 1,912 ratings
799 Day of War (Lion of War #1)
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 361 ratings
799 The Particular Sadness of L...
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3.14 of 5 stars 3.14 avg rating — 27,852 ratings
799 Wilderness Heart
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings
799 Death on the Nile
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 33,302 ratings
799 Revelations (Bloodlines, #3)
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 158 ratings
799 Torment (Bloodlines, #2)
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 213 ratings
799 The Dark Age (Survivors of ...
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings
799 Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1)
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 604 ratings
799 Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy...
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 154,213 ratings
799 Haven House
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings
799 Foster Fox: [A 10,000 Lakes...
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4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
799 Factotum
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 17,076 ratings
799 Chaperones
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
799 Wormwood
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 56 ratings
817 The Goose Girl (The Books o...
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 53,285 ratings
817 A Beggars Purse
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4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 41 ratings
817 What the Torah Teaches Us a...
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
817 Broken for You
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 6,311 ratings
817 Evertaster
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 140 ratings
817 All in the Mind
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4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
817 The Red Speck
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4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
824 Best Kept Secret
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 1,291 ratings
824 Deadline (Ollie Chandler #1)
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 2,843 ratings
824 Kinflicks
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 437 ratings
824 My Hero, My Ding: A Memoir ...
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4.61 of 5 stars 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings
824 America America
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 2,059 ratings
824 You Belong To Me
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 12,778 ratings
824 The Great Collapse (Survivo...
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 54 ratings
824 Cat And Mouse
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4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 29 ratings
824 Conjured (New England Witch...
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4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 113 ratings
833 My Abandonment
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 1,911 ratings
833 The Sum of All Fears (Jack ...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 22,384 ratings
833 Fresh
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4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings
833 Okay for Now
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 9,360 ratings
833 Dragon House
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 533 ratings
833 The Curse of Gremdon
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 82 ratings
833 The Promise of Stardust
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
833 The Informers
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3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 6,877 ratings
833 Spook House (Harmony, India...
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4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 49 ratings
833 The Loved, The Lost, The Dr...
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4.85 of 5 stars 4.85 avg rating — 33 ratings
843 Through the Narrow Gate, Re...
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 849 ratings
843 Pnin
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 6,938 ratings
843 From Beirut to Jerusalem
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 5,260 ratings
843 Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad...
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 8,626 ratings
843 The Undomestic Goddess
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 93,207 ratings
843 Lucky Charm
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3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 185 ratings
843 Momnesia
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3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 121 ratings
843 A Change in the Weather (Th...
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
843 New England Witch Chronicle...
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 245 ratings
852 If on a Winter's Night a Tr...
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 25,245 ratings
852 The Scent of Rain and Light...
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 9,223 ratings
852 Eleni
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 716 ratings
852 Skull Full of Kisses
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4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings
856 All Around the Town
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 12,594 ratings
856 Night Road
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 27,194 ratings
858 Nothing to Envy: Ordinary L...
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4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 13,523 ratings
858 Requiem for a Dream
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 17,868 ratings
860 The Summerhouse (Summerhous...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 5,518 ratings
860 The Water Is Wide: A Memoir
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 7,399 ratings
860 Burned (Burned, #1)
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 22,312 ratings
860 Finding Emma
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 1,200 ratings
864 Pulse (Pulse, #1)
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 870 ratings
864 Daughters of Dracula (The S...
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 177 ratings
864 The Other Wes Moore: One Na...
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3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 6,907 ratings
864 My Name is Mary Sutter
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 8,935 ratings
864 Short Stories for the Night...
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
869 Johnny Got His Gun
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 12,820 ratings
869 Forced Mate (God Princes of...
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3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 234 ratings
869 Dave Barry's Greatest Hits
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 1,871 ratings
869 World Without End (The Pill...
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 68,612 ratings
869 Extracted (The Lost Imperia...
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4.94 of 5 stars 4.94 avg rating — 18 ratings
874 Lincoln
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 4,064 ratings
874 Me & Emma
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 10,029 ratings
874 Bitter Frost (Frost, #1)
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 1,810 ratings
874 Forever Frost (Frost, #2)
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 983 ratings
874 Plain and Simple: A Journey...
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 1,481 ratings
874 Tandia
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 3,810 ratings
880 Rise of the Fire Tamer (The...
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 71 ratings
880 Where She Came From: A Daug...
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 44 ratings
880 Desperate Betrayal
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4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 39 ratings
883 Love's Unfolding Dream (Lov...
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 3,905 ratings
884 The Lies of Locke Lamora (G...
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4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 28,386 ratings
884 Under the Tuscan Sun
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 179,381 ratings
884 The Phantom Diaries (The Ph...
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 187 ratings
884 All the King's Men
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 25,661 ratings
884 First They Killed My Father...
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4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 7,080 ratings
884 Confessions of an Ugly Step...
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3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 36,868 ratings
890 Indian Killer
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 3,764 ratings
890 Blue Blood (Pulse, #4)
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 379 ratings
890 Silver Frost (Frost, #3)
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 829 ratings
890 Life's Blood (Pulse, #2)
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 555 ratings
890 Love Takes Wing (Love Comes...
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 3,729 ratings
890 The Bluest Eye
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 65,805 ratings
890 Old Filth
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 3,061 ratings
890 The Lost Hero (Heroes of Ol...
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4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 136,394 ratings
890 The Care and Handling of Ro...
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 759 ratings
899 How I Live Now
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 12,622 ratings
899 Jessica
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 3,023 ratings
2,658 books · 7,353 voters · list created June 13th, 2008 by Jessica (votes) .
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Jessica
Jessica
1804 books
91 friends
Jardley
Jardley
538 books
14 friends
amanda
amanda
146 books
27 friends
Colleen
Colleen
19 books
0 friends
Brandy
Brandy
983 books
30 friends
Donna
Donna
281 books
8 friends
M
M
1350 books
109 friends
Lindsey
Lindsey
457 books
36 friends

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message 1: by Jen (new)

Jen The author combines a love story, history and a gorgeous unusual setting to create a powerful novel that really makes you think and want to talk about.


message 2: by Deb (new)

Deb Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver


message 3: by Marla (new)

 Marla Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh and Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve and Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier were all big hits with our BBC Book Club. One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus and Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross were also favorites with excellent discussions.


message 4: by Travis (new)

Travis The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte is a great one for book clubs. She's the little known Bronte sister, compared to her far more famous siblings. Comparing her work to that of her sisters brought about quite a discussion in our group.


message 5: by Cat (new)

Cat Riley Home Repair by Liz Rosenberg and Open House by Elizabeth Berg were tops for my book club group. Excellent discussions ensued. We realized we all like books that make us laugh and cry. Laurie Colwin is up soon, and so is the Guernsey Literary Potato Pie book.


message 6: by Kono (new)

Kono Grant Cat-- your choices sound great! Recommend you also consider Dan Chaon's new novel after Home Repair and Open House when you are ready for something a bit darker. He's a great writer. Can't go wrong with jane Austen.


message 7: by Darienbo (last edited Oct 24, 2009 11:24am) (new)

Darienbo Had a great book discussion of HOME REPAIR with the author in Philly. So inspiring I had to pass it along. We all agreed it's good to have a book that makes you want to write, too, and has enough characters you can love.

I love the book about friendship Ann Patchett (sp?) wrote and think it would make a great discussion book. Also, to me Dostoevsky scares too many people away and should not. There is so much there to talk about!


message 8: by Shelby (new)

Shelby Harper The Hand that First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell


message 9: by Gerrie (new)

Gerrie Finger Prodigal Summer, yes.


message 10: by Sheryl (new)

Sheryl The Mansion by Henry Van Dyke


message 11: by Ðɑηηɑ (new)

Ðɑηηɑ A very good list, all my favs in one place :)


message 12: by Katie (new)

Katie I've just discovered this list. Is there anyway to search this very extensive list? I would love to be able to look at it in alphabetical order. Or is it solely based on votes. There is no way to go through so many pages and vote with any kind of rationality! Just wondering.


message 13: by Darbi (new)

Darbi Simmons This is just a random list of books that are featured in PEOPLE magazine! this is the worst list ever! No one put any thought into it at all.


message 14: by Tammy (new)

Tammy Corbett A great book to add to this list is The Sixth Extinction by d. leonard freeston. Couldn't put it down!


message 15: by Carla (new)

Carla Foft "Addressing Spirits" by Carla Foft would be a good choice for a book club. It's by a new author, so it has some really different perspectives. It's short, so the club can finish it quickly and get down to discussing it faster. Carla Foft discusses Spirits' Rights on her website and it has started some lively discussions. The book is fun and has received great reviews.


message 16: by Jim (new)

Jim Finished "Rare & Endangered Species" by Richard Bausch 1994. Every short story in this collection is top-drawer and insightful into the human condition. The characters and their thoughts/actions ring true and signify life's lessons. Writing this great should not go out of style


message 17: by Kim (new)

Kim There are so many books that I want to read! Time to prioritize!


message 18: by Leanne (new)

Leanne Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver. Lots of issues...great book!


message 19: by Paula (new)

Paula Darbi wrote: "This is just a random list of books that are featured in PEOPLE magazine! this is the worst list ever! No one put any thought into it at all."

Maybe your taste is different. It fits into my interests quite well.


message 20: by Paula (new)

Paula Leanne wrote: "Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver. Lots of issues...great book!"

Her bks were big about 12 yrs ago here. I liked them. Poisonwood had to be restarted due to the negative pic of missionaries, but there have been many like that and there is improvment these days.
Issues in Animal Dreams? Been a long time.


message 21: by Teri (new)

Teri Thomas The Sparrow The first book our Book Club ever read; outstanding writing and moral issues that beg great discussion.


message 22: by Andre (new)

Andre Io Deceneus Journal of a Time Traveler
This book will give a lot of things to argue about: a living universe, quit a strange way of time traveling and a lot of controversies related to cultural, politic, social, and finace phenomena.


message 23: by Marla (last edited Jan 29, 2013 12:38pm) (new)

 Marla Why are That Girl Started Her Own Country and The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club in the top 55 on this list?! I think someone is padding their votes to get them high on this list.

I use this list as a reference for our book club and this isn't the platform for authors' self promotion. Argh!


message 24: by Jack (new)

Jack Hi everyone,

I have created a new group called Goodreads All Sorts and I'd love for people to join it or just even just give it a look. It's a group that discusses anything and everything. There will be monthly group reads, movies, and music. There is a folder for everything you could think of. I'd really like if people could spread the word because I'd love for the group to be a success. Here is the link to the group:

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9...

Thanks very much,
Jack :-)


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