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Welcome, Michele, Nell, Jordan, Anshul, Per, Andrea, and Meredith!!

I second brave new world

FYI standings are updated!!

Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for April 2018 book-of-the-month suggestions. This discussion is for a brand new category called BOOKSHELF CATCH-UP.

This is a catch-up book club, after all. For this category, you can nominate any book that the group has previously read. For a list of books that the group has previously read and discussed, please see the bookshelf.

The following books are NOT eligible as we have reread them as a group within the last twelve months:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

I'll start off by suggesting a group read that I personally missed - Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for April 2018 book-of-the-month suggestions. This discussion is for the CLASSICS CATEGORY.

As a reminder, books that qualify for this category must have a publication date 1969 and before. If the book you wish to nominate was published in 1970 or after, please make your suggestion on the Modern Classics/Popular Reads thread.

Will start off by suggesting Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.

Hello all! Starting up the monthly discussions for April 2018 book-of-the-month suggestions. This discussion is for the MODERN CLASSICS/POPULAR READS CATEGORY.

As a reminder, books that qualify for this category must have a publication date 1970 and after. If the book you wish to nominate was published 1969 or prior, please make your suggestion on the Classics thread.

I'll start off by suggesting The Gunslinger by Stephen King.

Cheryl wrote: "I think I read this decades ago, but I'm def. looking forward to reading it together with others. I've ordered an annotated edition, but if it doesn't come soon I'll just read it online.

Has anyon..."

I loved the importance of being Ernest. Was one of the few books in high school that I read for class that I actually liked

voting summary: Title Author Recs
A Tale of Two Cities Dickens, Charles 20
The Kite Runner Hosseini, Khaled 14
Memoirs of a Geisha Goldne, Arthur 14
Ready Player One Cline, Ernest 14
Dune Herbert, Frank 13
A Clockwork Orange Burgess, Anthony 9
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Kesey, Ken 6
All the Light We Cannot See Doerr, Anthony 6
The Martian Weir, Andy 5
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas 4
Neverwhere Gaiman, Neil 3
One Hundred Years of Solitude Marquez, Gabriel Garcia 2
Alice in Wonderland Carroll, Lewis 1
Life of Pi Martel, Yann 1
Little Women Alcott, Louisa May 1
Peter Pan Barrie, J.M. 1
To Kill a Mockingbird Lee, Harper 1

voting breakdown:
Name Book Vote
Kaseadillla A Tale of Two Cities
Marcos A Tale of Two Cities
Renee A Tale of Two Cities
Martina A Tale of Two Cities
Martina Dune
Cheryl A Tale of Two Cities
Jamie A Tale of Two Cities
Brian Memoirs of a Geisha
Brian The Kite Runner
Sarah Suchon Memoirs of a Geisha
Sarah Suchon The Kite Runner
Cassinator Dune
Chrissy Dune
Chrissy A Tale of Two Cities
Kaseadillla Dune
Kyra One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Leesa A Tale of Two Cities
Leesa Ready Player One
Kerri Dune
Kerri Memoirs of a Geisha
Anahit Dune
Anahit A Tale of Two Cities
Linda The Kite Runner
Jen The Kite Runner
Melissa The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Melissa A Clockwork Orange
Melissa A Tale of Two Cities
Carolyn Neverwhere
Carolyn One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ilyssa A Tale of Two Cities
Ilyssa One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Sophie A Clockwork Orange
Thomas A Clockwork Orange
Thomas The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jen The Kite Runner
Caitie The Kite Runner
Caitie Ready Player One
Amanda Memoirs of a Geisha
Amanda The Kite Runner
Sierra Memoirs of a Geisha
Debbie Dune
Debbie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Quinty A Tale of Two Cities
Quinty Memoirs of a Geisha
Quinty The Kite Runner
Chelsea A Tale of Two Cities
Maddie The Kite Runner
Maddie Ready Player One
Maddie A Clockwork Orange
Maddie Life of Pi
Audre A Tale of Two Cities
daniel Dune
M The Kite Runner
Kerri A Clockwork Orange
Kerri Ready Player One
Kimberly A Tale of Two Cities
Kimberly Dune
Kimberly Memoirs of a Geisha
Jamie Ready Player One
Jacqueline Neverwhere
Alr5323 A Tale of Two Cities
Alr5323 Memoirs of a Geisha
Dorothee A Tale of Two Cities
Dorothee The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Hannah The Martian
Megan A Tale of Two Cities
Megan A Clockwork Orange
Megan The Martian
Megan Ready Player One
Reagan The Kite Runner
Quinty A Clockwork Orange
Quinty One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
M One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Tara Memoirs of a Geisha
Tara Ready Player One
Zeljka The Martian
Rowen The Martian
Rowen Alice in Wonderland
Kerstin Ready Player One
Susan The Kite Runner
Susan Memoirs of a Geisha
Susan Ready Player One
NancyJ All the Light We Cannot See
NancyJ The Kite Runner
NancyJ Memoirs of a Geisha
NancyJ Little Women
NancyJ Peter Pan
NancyJ To Kill a Mockingbird
Allegra Ready Player One
Kaseadillla Ready Player One
Marcos All the Light We Cannot See
Susan All the Light We Cannot See
Mary Memoirs of a Geisha
Mary The Martian
Jessica Ready Player One
Leslie One Hundred Years of Solitude
Leslie All the Light We Cannot See
Leslie Memoirs of a Geisha
Maike A Clockwork Orange
Quinty All the Light We Cannot See
Isti Dune
Isti The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Lea Dune
Lea A Tale of Two Cities
Kristin Neverwhere
Kristin Ready Player One
shelley The Kite Runner
sissy Memoirs of a Geisha
angel Dune
angel Ready Player One
shanela One Hundred Years of Solitude
shanela A Clockwork Orange
vanimira Dune
vanimira A Tale of Two Cities
Jessica All the Light We Cannot See

E wrote: "I would like to suggest Brave New World and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Brave New WorldThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Hi E - we have not read either of those books as a group, so unfortuantely not eligible here. But both great books! So pleae hold onto these recs for other threads opening up soon. The first comment of all BOTM threads explain what it eligible for each category. Thanks!

Title Author Recs
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Tyson, Neil deGrasse 20
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race Shetterly, Margot Lee 15
I am Malala Yousafzai, Malala 13
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Moore, Kate 10
Born a Crime Noah, Trevor 10
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Vance, J.D. 7
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Grann, David 6
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Skloot, Rebecca 6
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Alexander, Michelle 5
Thinking, Fast and Slow Kahneman, Daniel 5
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Eddo-Lodge, Reni 5
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Diamond, Jared 5
No Place to Hide Greenwald, Glenn 4
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bryson, Bill 4
Freakonomics Levitt, Steven D. 4
America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines Collins, Gail 4
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo Schumer, Amy 3
Modern Romance Ansari, Aziz 3
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between Graham, Lauren 3
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Roach, Mary 3
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Brown, Dee 3
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Nafisi, Azar 3
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride Elwes, Cary 3
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Cain, Susan 3
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Manson, Mark 3
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt #1) McCourt, Frank 3
Who Rules the World? Chomsky, Noam 3
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America Isenberg, Nancy 2
Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011 Goodman, Lizzy 2
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit Douglas, John E. 2
The Tongue Set Free (The Memoir Trilogy #1) Canetti, Elias 2
A People's History of the United States Zinn, Howard 2
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Strayed, Cheryl 2
Travels with Herodotus Kapuscincki, Ryszard 2
Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring Rose, Alexander 2
The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness Poundstone, Paula 2
Into the Wild Krakauer, Jon 2
Orange is the New Black Kerman, Piper 2
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Harari, Yuval Noah 2
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE Knight, Phil 2
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century Tuchman, Barbara 2
The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures Mahnke, Aaron 2
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Carmon, Irin; Knizhnik, Shana 2
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders Marquet, L. David 2
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century Mortimer, Ian 2
How the Irish Saved Civilization Cahill, Thomas 2
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death Doughty, Caitlin 1
Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel Wainwright, Tom 1
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie Des Barres, Pamela 1
Unstoppable: My Life So Far Sharapova, Maria 1
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Ambrose, Stephen E. 1
Resistance: A French Woman's Journal of the War Humbert, Agnes 1
Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey Into Minor League Hockey Smith, Doug 1
Enemies: A History of the FBI Weiner, Tim 1
All the President's Men Bernstein, Carl; Woodward, Bob 1
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Heath, Chip; Heath, Dan 1
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Gladwell, Malcolm 1
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ Goleman, Daniel 1
Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence Goleman, Daniel 1
Alexander Hamilton Chernow, Ron 1
When Breath Becomes Air Kalanithi, Paul 1
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying Kalanithi, Paul 1
John Adams McCullough, David 1
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone Brown, Brene 1
Infidel Ali, Ayaan Hirsi 1
Lab Girl Jahren, Hope 1
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Desmon, Matthew 1
The Scent of Water: Grace for Every Kind of Broken Zacharias, Naomi 1
Stealing Lincoln's Body Craughwell, Thomas J. 1
The Infinity of Lists Eco, Umberto 1
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 Luttrell, Marcus 1
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging Junger, Sebastian 1
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life Yong, Ed 1
Ego is the Enemy Holiday, Ryan 1
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Sinek, Simon 1
Leaders Eat Last Sinek, Simon 1
The Secret Game: A Basketball Story in Black and White Ellsworth, Scott 1

too long to post individual votes

Title Author Recs
The Diary of a Young Girl Frank, Anne 16
Night (The Night Trilogy #1) Wiesel, Elie 13
In Cold Blood Capote, Truman 12
The Communist Manifesto Marx, Karl 9
Walden Thoreau, Henry David 7
The Prince Machiavelli, Niccolo 7
The Autobiography of Malcolm X X, Malcolm; Haley, Alex 6
Down and Out in Paris and London Orwell, George 6
A Room of One's Own Woolf, Virginia 6
Silent Spring Carson, Rachel 5
The Origin of Species Darwin, Charles 4
A Movable Feast Hemingway, Ernest 4
The Art of War Tzu, Sun 4
The Republic Plato 3
Profiles in Courage Kennedy, John F. 2
The Origins of Totalitarianism Arendt, Hannah 2
Democracy in America de Tocqueville, Alexis 2
The Feminine Mystique Friedan, Betty 2
How to Win Friends and Influence People Carnegie, Dale 2
Homage to Catalonia Orwell, George 2
History of My Life, Vols. I & II Casanova, Giacomo 1
Pedagogy of the Oppressed Freire, Paulo 1
If This Is A Man (Auschwitz Trilogy #1) Levi, Primo 1
The Second Sex de Beauvoir, Simone 1
The Wealth of Nations Smith, Adam 1
Capitalism and Freedom Friedman, Milton 1

Voting summary:
Name Book Vote
Kyra A Movable Feast
Mary A Movable Feast
Renee A Movable Feast
Susan A Movable Feast
Mary A Room of One's Own
Melanie A Room of One's Own
Sarah Suchon A Room of One's Own
Shaneka A Room of One's Own
Sophie A Room of One's Own
Tara A Room of One's Own
Ian Capitalism and Freedom
Penguin_Mustard Democracy in America
Shaneka Democracy in America
Allegra Down and Out in Paris and London
Hannah Down and Out in Paris and London
Kyra Down and Out in Paris and London
Leslie Down and Out in Paris and London
Marcos Down and Out in Paris and London
Renee Down and Out in Paris and London
Kyra History of My Life, Vols. I & II
Leslie Homage to Catalonia
Marcos Homage to Catalonia
Ian How to Win Friends and Influence People
Innastholiel How to Win Friends and Influence People
Marcos If This Is A Man (Auschwitz Trilogy #1)
Allegra In Cold Blood
Amanda In Cold Blood
Angel In Cold Blood
Debbie In Cold Blood
Jasmine In Cold Blood
Jenn In Cold Blood
Kimberly In Cold Blood
Lea In Cold Blood
Melissa In Cold Blood
Rusty In Cold Blood
Satrina In Cold Blood
Tori In Cold Blood
Alr5323 Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Amanda Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Chrissy Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Debbie Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Ian Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Kaseadillla Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Kimberly Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Lea Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Marcos Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Martina Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Melanie Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Susan Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Tori Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
Kevin Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Amanda Profiles in Courage
Kyra Profiles in Courage
Daniel Silent Spring
Jen Silent Spring
Maya Silent Spring
Melanie Silent Spring
Tara Silent Spring
Ian The Art of War
NancyJ The Art of War
Rowen The Art of War
Susan The Art of War
Allegra The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Brian The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Caitie The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Daniela The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Melanie The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Susan The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Caitie The Communist Manifesto
Jessica The Communist Manifesto
Kaseadillla The Communist Manifesto
Katie The Communist Manifesto
Kevin The Communist Manifesto
Kyra The Communist Manifesto
Melanie The Communist Manifesto
Sarah Suchon The Communist Manifesto
Shaneka The Communist Manifesto
Amanda The Diary of a Young Girl
Angel The Diary of a Young Girl
Audre The Diary of a Young Girl
Cassinator The Diary of a Young Girl
Daniela The Diary of a Young Girl
Ian The Diary of a Young Girl
Jen The Diary of a Young Girl
Jenn The Diary of a Young Girl
Jessie The Diary of a Young Girl
Kaseadillla The Diary of a Young Girl
Lea The Diary of a Young Girl
Marcos The Diary of a Young Girl
Marcos The Diary of a Young Girl
Quinty The Diary of a Young Girl
Rowen The Diary of a Young Girl
Sarah Suchon The Diary of a Young Girl
Innastholiel The Feminine Mystique
NancyJ The Feminine Mystique
Brian The Origin of Species
Innastholiel The Origin of Species
Kaseadillla The Origin of Species
Katie The Origin of Species
Innastholiel The Origins of Totalitarianism
Kevin The Origins of Totalitarianism
Alr5323 The Prince
Ian The Prince
Kaseadillla The Prince
Katie The Prince
NancyJ The Prince
Renee The Prince
Stephanie The Prince
Kaseadillla The Republic
Katie The Republic
Penguin_Mustard The Republic
Melanie The Second Sex
Ian The Wealth of Nations
Anahit Walden
Dorothee Walden
Kaseadillla Walden
Katie Walden
Kyra Walden
Linda Walden
Penguin_Mustard Walden

Welcome, Skye, Dina, and Amanda!

Amanda - we recently read And Then There Were None as a group! Check out the discussion in the "Classics" folder.

Sarah wrote: " love the Percy Jackson series! But I have no interest in Hunger Games and The Maze Runner just about bored me to sleep. ..."

Have you read the Lockwood & Co. series? I'm obsessed. Percy Jackson was good, but then I read The Screaming Staircase and I'm in love.

Kaseadillla
Germany

On the Edge
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309 pages

Silent Blade
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Debbie wrote: "Okay I am stuck...How do I add a book again...."

Hi Debbie, check out the first post - should be able to answer your questions. If not, please feel free to reach out!

Hello all - starting up discussions for the FEBRUARY 2018 BOTMs. This discussion is for the group's poll selection for the MODERN CLASSICS/POPULAR READS category: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

This discussion will be SPOILER-FREE. If you have already finished the book and want to discuss, hop on over to the spoiler-filled discussion HERE .

Happy reading!
Kasey