Oh God the girl who fell the beneath the sea was on my tbr because of how pretty the cover is LMAO

The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski.

Thank u so much my friend I will be checking these out

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When American Psycho first came out I borrowed it from my local library. I seriously thought it should come with a warning label or be a restricted loan to adults only. But burn it? Nah.

Ready player one

These are just the ones that come to mind right now, but I'm sure there's more:

— Dune by Frank Herbert

— Hyperion by Dan Simmons

— 11/22/63 by Stephen King

— Brilliance by Marcus Sakey

— Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale

— The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

— The Gray Man by Mark Greaney

— I'd Like To Play Alone Please by Tom Segura

— Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

— The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

— Little Big Man by Thomas Berger

— Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

— The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

— Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

— The Martian by Andy Weir

— A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles

— The Drop by Dennis Lehane

— The Road by Cormac McCarthy

These come to mind either because they got me hooked on a specific author for a while, or they got me into a specific genre, but they're all wonderful either on their own, or the start to a great series. And I'm not sure how many comedians have written books, but Tom Segura's is genuinely funny. Haven't laughed while reading a book like that maybe ever.

Green Eggs and Ham

Ah, thank you for your words, reflections and the sympathy! I am still in healthcare but nowadays with less patient contact of that particular kind. I am also what could most closely be described as a hedge druid with some organised training, so you could say I do stand with a leg in each camp. It sometimes makes it easier, but sometimes not. Let us all help each other to the best of our abilities.

I thought I was the only one that thought she was overrated. I refused to read her books because the whole of my interest feed, Instagram, and even text messages from friends was to read her books. I didn't read it.

just a week ago my cousin visited me and gave me It Ends With Us and borrowed a few books of mine. I really didn't have anything to read at the moment so I tried reading it and it was good. I liked it so much. I guess it's because this book might have been a breather for me as I've been reading thrillers for the past few months.

I see a lot of hate comments to her book, particularly It Ends With Us, but hey, everyone has their preferences and likes.

I will be reading its sequel, It Starts With Us, but I won't be reading her other books coz I still think she's overrated. People read her books only because it's booktok famous and not because they actually want to read, that ticks me off.

...we talk about the books, not the club

Haven’t read her and probably never will because her genre isn’t my thing, but I’ve been on Booktube for a long time and a few years ago everyone loved her so I find it kinda weird that now that she’s gaining popularity they say her books are awful.

the fact that you placed the offence caused by mein kampf and the imagined offense from satanic verses in the same breath is very telling. It tells me you shouldnt have a say on this topic

mornings in jenin

the kite runner

beloved

invisible man

against the loveless word

pride and prejudice

I think it depends on your personal and financial situation. For example, if you have a book budget, would this blow the budget so you'd have no money for impulse buys later on?

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can’t pick between them so i’ll just list all 3😭

• Amelia Unabridged (Ashley Schumacher)

• The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea (Axie Oh)

• Caraval (Stephanie Garber)

I love a good library sale! One caveat is this usually works best with standalones. I haven't had any luck picking up a series this way. YMMV.

One person leads the discussion. They prepare questions or use the ones listed in the back of the book. Everyone goes around and talks if they have something to say.

Usually there's light refreshments or people bring stuff to share. Kind of depends on the location though, might not be allowed in the library.

At the beginning everyone might introduce themselves and there might be a break in the middle or at the end where people just chat.

I work in a bookstore and can tell you this has been infuriating the last few years. Quality control in printing has just dropped to near zero in some cases. I think this is definitely a multi-sided issue, but largely comes from a massive rise in self publishing. Lots of vanity presses let you print whatever with minimal work put into it. I’ve seen people mistakenly order $30 books that are entirely made of copy-pasted Wikipedia articles. Accidentally ordering a series that has the same name as the one they’re reading, but is clearly a ripoff. People copying-pasting entire books and making unofficial listings for them on Amazon/etc. It’s gone so out of control that at my store we can’t even accept local author’s works because we don’t know what their quality will be since it varies so much. Don’t get me wrong, some of my favorite books have been self published. But the industry is definitely taking over with a “print whatever you want, don’t bother editing” system.

Hey! I also just had my very first in-person book club meeting and I also have social anxiety, so I understand how you're feeling right now. I just wanted to reassure you that going there is the hardest step, everything that comes after that is so much easier. And fun! I know it's REALLY tempting to bail and stay home, but you will be so happy after it's done, and each following meeting is going to be even easier.

In my irl BC, there's just four people, so in a way I felt even more pressure to talk. And since the BC was my idea in the first place, I also felt like I needed to be ready to completely lead the discussion. Both of those fears turned to be unfounded because we barely even needed any questions to guide the discussion. We just had so much to talk about and what was supposed to be an hour max turned into two, and we could have gone longer.

You can do this, OP!

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carre

ACOTAR or the Shatter Me Series!!!

I read a few of her books (okay, maybe more than a few) while laid up with an injury last year. To me, they’re like the literary equivalent of a bag of potato chips— they’re a place to start and can hit the spot, but they’re mostly air and eventually, you’ll need something a little more nutritious.

In a group that large, there is probably no requirement to speak unless you want to, although groups vary.

Socially, if you keep attending, propinquity will likely help you become part of the group at a deeper level.

People discuss the book, but it can vary, whether people talk about plot or characterization, or whatever. If something surprised you, that can be a good thing to mention.