July Book a Club Nominations

[diamondsndaisies]

While you were mine by Ann Howard Creel

might contain triggers....on second thought, it contains a lot of triggers.

[diamondsndaisies]

May 23, 2016 16:28:10 GMT -5 ugaqueencity said:

May 23, 2016 16:26:14 GMT -5 diamondsndaisies said:

While you were mine by Ann Howard Creel

might contain triggers....on second thought, it contains a lot of triggers.

What sorts of triggers?

SPOILER: Click to show

{possible book spoiler.}
it is about a women who raises a baby girl that her roommate abandoned due to PPD during WW2 and then the dad comes back for her and they fall in love

Actual Book Description-

Everything she loved could so easily be lost.



The end of World War II should have brought joy to Gwen Mullen. But on V-J Day, her worst fear is realized. As celebrating crowds gather in Times Square, a soldier appears on her doorstep to claim Mary, the baby abandoned to Gwen one year earlier. Suddenly Gwen is on the verge of losing the child she has nurtured and loves dearly.



With no legal claim to Mary, Gwen begins to teach Lieutenant John McKee how to care for his child, knowing that he will ultimately take Mary away. What starts as a contentious relationship, however, turns into something more, and Gwen must open her heart to learn that love means taking chances.



While You Were Mine paints a vivid portrait of 1940s New York and tells an enchanting tale of the nature of love and trust.

[thechickencoop]

May 23, 2016 16:32:00 GMT -5 diamondsndaisies said:

May 23, 2016 16:28:10 GMT -5 ugaqueencity said:

What sorts of triggers?

SPOILER: Click to show

{possible book spoiler.}
it is about a women who raises a baby girl that her roommate abandoned due to PPD during WW2 and then the dad comes back for her and they fall in love

Actual Book Description-

Everything she loved could so easily be lost.



The end of World War II should have brought joy to Gwen Mullen. But on V-J Day, her worst fear is realized. As celebrating crowds gather in Times Square, a soldier appears on her doorstep to claim Mary, the baby abandoned to Gwen one year earlier. Suddenly Gwen is on the verge of losing the child she has nurtured and loves dearly.



With no legal claim to Mary, Gwen begins to teach Lieutenant John McKee how to care for his child, knowing that he will ultimately take Mary away. What starts as a contentious relationship, however, turns into something more, and Gwen must open her heart to learn that love means taking chances.



While You Were Mine paints a vivid portrait of 1940s New York and tells an enchanting tale of the nature of love and trust.

Ooooh that sounds good. All of my suggestions always contain triggers. Apparently I really like depressing books :/

[thechickencoop]

As per, I'll throw Hausfrau by Jill Essbaum out there. It is full of triggers, infidelity, depression, child death, omg on and on but it is so.fucking.good.

[thechickencoop]

What about something by Chuck Palahniuk? Invisible Monsters maybe? Just for something different.

[icedtea]

Random suggestions, some of which probably aren't super happy...

Girl at War by Sara Novic
The Stars Were Right by KM Alexander
How to Start a Fire by Lisa Lutz
Baghdad without a Map by Tony Horwitz
The Singer's Gun by Emily St. John Mandel

[rablissful]

My SO just bought me JK Rowling's adult book The Casual Vacancy so imma nominate that.

Also, Amy Pohler's Yes Please.

[butlerfan]

I got nothing since my suggestions are part of my multiple series that I'm reading (and behind on currently).

I liked the feel of the one we just read for May-easy read and funny so something like that would be great.

[kayladawn91]

I think A Man Called Ovewas nominated last month so I'll nominate that one again since it's still on my list. Also nominating Life as We Knew It and, since I'm enjoying Me Before You so much I'll nominate the sequel After You

[kayladawn91]

I also second both of the books rablissful posted and am adding them to my Goodreads List!

[diamondsndaisies]

May 23, 2016 17:57:12 GMT -5 thechickencoop said:

May 23, 2016 16:32:00 GMT -5 diamondsndaisies said:

SPOILER: Click to show

{possible book spoiler.}
it is about a women who raises a baby girl that her roommate abandoned due to PPD during WW2 and then the dad comes back for her and they fall in love

Actual Book Description-

Everything she loved could so easily be lost.



The end of World War II should have brought joy to Gwen Mullen. But on V-J Day, her worst fear is realized. As celebrating crowds gather in Times Square, a soldier appears on her doorstep to claim Mary, the baby abandoned to Gwen one year earlier. Suddenly Gwen is on the verge of losing the child she has nurtured and loves dearly.



With no legal claim to Mary, Gwen begins to teach Lieutenant John McKee how to care for his child, knowing that he will ultimately take Mary away. What starts as a contentious relationship, however, turns into something more, and Gwen must open her heart to learn that love means taking chances.



While You Were Mine paints a vivid portrait of 1940s New York and tells an enchanting tale of the nature of love and trust.

Ooooh that sounds good. All of my suggestions always contain triggers. Apparently I really like depressing books :/

So far, its been really good. I haven't finished it yet, but I have really enjoyed it.

[icedtea]

May 23, 2016 21:32:25 GMT -5 rablissful said:

My SO just bought me JK Rowling's adult book The Casual Vacancy so imma nominate that.

Also, Amy Pohler's Yes Please.

You may already know this/it may not matter, but in case it would help to know: The Casual Vacancy is one of the most depressing books I've ever [tried to] read. I actually had to put it down and not finish it, and I never give up on books. 

[moutonrouge]

I loved Hausfrau but I read it during a mental-illness-books phase I went through, and I agree it's dark.

I didn't love Yes Please; I like Amy Poehler but her writing is uneven and I just didn't think Yes Please was very funny - not like Bossypants.

The Casual Vacancy...the beginning is full of a lot of small town British political jargon that I didn't know, and I found it hard to get into it. I love intrigue and all that but I needed more hook to press on. I love love love the books JK Rowling wrote under her pen name (Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil). They're really well done detective novels.

My suggestions (and I apologize if they've been chosen before - I've been away for a while):
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Soldier Girls by Helen Thorpe
The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears
The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (The Fug Girls from GFY)

[billyhorrible]

May 24, 2016 6:42:19 GMT -5 icedtea said:

May 23, 2016 21:32:25 GMT -5 rablissful said:

My SO just bought me JK Rowling's adult book The Casual Vacancy so imma nominate that.

Also, Amy Pohler's Yes Please.

You may already know this/it may not matter, but in case it would help to know: The Casual Vacancy is one of the most depressing books I've ever [tried to] read. I actually had to put it down and not finish it, and I never give up on books. 

Same.