July book club - #nominations

[wanderingheart]

Throw some books out there you'd like us to read in July!

Previous runner ups were: Cuckoo's Calling, Rebecca, The Penelopiad, The Glass Castle, and A Spool of Blue Thread.

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[rablissful]

Please nothing related to kids and triggers. Two months in a row of that. #plskthx

[wanderingheart]

Jun 23, 2015 19:25:28 GMT -5 rablissful said:

Please nothing related to kids and triggers. Two months in a row of that. #plskthx

I second this. Let's do a book that does not have an underlying theme of infertility. 

[ceejay]

Jun 23, 2015 19:26:45 GMT -5 wanderingheart said:

Jun 23, 2015 19:25:28 GMT -5 rablissful said:

Please nothing related to kids and triggers. Two months in a row of that. #plskthx

I second this. Let's do a book that does not have an underlying theme of infertility. 

I was thinking this too. Maybe we can pick a funny and lighthearted book for July?

[pismoduo]

I'll throw Neil Gaiman American Gods in there. It's not funny all the way through, but it has some amusing parts.

[rablissful]

Jun 23, 2015 19:33:39 GMT -5 @ismellbooks said:

Funny? We've got to read Yes Please then!

Or Bossypants

Or Aziz Ansari's "Modern Romance: An Investigation"

[ceejay]

Even though I said a funny book would be good for this month, I really would like to read Rebecca again (pippacricket).

I've heard good things about Bossypants so that could be a good pick too.

I found this book when searching "comedy" on Amazon: Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
(it has good reviews and looks like it would be fun to read)

[ceejay]

Jun 23, 2015 19:52:23 GMT -5 @ismellbooks said:

No. Scratch everything else I've suggested. Add this.



www.megcabot.com/princessdiaries/pd_v11_royalwedding.php

Fun! I didn't know there was a new book out! But since it's so new it might be difficult for us to get from the library...

[mill23]

I haven't read any reviews but would be down with reading Aziz Ansari's book. Mainly because he is hilarious on Parks and Rec and also for his awesome breakdown of feminism.

[thelittleredm]

I agree with taking a break from the heaviness that we've been reading in regards to child loss and infertility.

I feel like I have nothing to add, at the moment. The last book I read that cracked me up was about some lady's first experience having backyard chickens and it's way too easy for a whole month Lol

[longhornwino0907]

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Not funny, exactly, but fun, a page-turner, and so many pop culture references you'll think you're in a Gilmore Girls episode (albeit a strange, futuristic one)

[squeakyduck]

Jun 23, 2015 19:52:23 GMT -5 @ismellbooks said:

No. Scratch everything else I've suggested. Add this.



www.megcabot.com/princessdiaries/pd_v11_royalwedding.php

OMG, I need this. Why do I not have this already? BRB, buying and reading now. The question is, do I buy the ebook because convenient, or the real book to go with all the others I have? Both? 

[squeakyduck]

Jun 23, 2015 21:09:51 GMT -5 @ismellbooks said:

both, squeakyduck. both.

I went ahead and ordered it from amazon. It'll be here in two days. 

That gives me enough time to re-read the others, right? I read very fast. 

[mill23]

The humour section on Amazon is...strange. For some reason it is listing Bad Feminist on their best sellers for humour and it is definitely not meant to be a humour novel.

Other options: How to be a Woman by Caitlyn Moran made me laugh out loud on a plane, but my IRL bookclub hated it so. Not helpful maybe.

I've also had Lauren Graham's (from the Gilmore Girls) book on my list for a long time: Someday, Someday, Maybe
www.goodreads.com/book/show/16071745-someday-someday-maybe

[getzystark]

I loved Cuckoo's Calling. Audiobook is the way to go.

[wanderingheart]

Jun 23, 2015 22:07:34 GMT -5 pippacricket said:

Now that I've had my fajitas (nom nom nom), here's my list:

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith/JK Rowling

Agree to all three. My SIL is reading Where'd You Go, Bernadette, and she told me I would love it. Plus I'd already have it, ha.

[getzystark]

Jun 23, 2015 22:02:48 GMT -5 ****** said:

Jun 23, 2015 21:41:13 GMT -5 getzystark said:

I loved Cuckoo's Calling. Audiobook is the way to go.

I think Getzy has nominated this book since we started book club. I think she really likes it and wants us to share the experience...

I read it without you people because it never won!!!!

[cheshie6]

I'm re-submitting Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard for your consideration. It's a mix of Hunger Games and X-men if you like that kind of thing! It's the first book of a series and page wise isn't too long. One reviewer from Goodreads said: "Red Queen is Game of Thrones with Katniss as the Mockingjay with X-Men in a tantalizing YA twist of magical perfection."

Synopsis to pique interest: The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.  One reviewer from Goodreads said: "Red Queen is Game of Thrones with Katniss as the Mockingjay with X-Men in a tantalizing YA twist of magical perfection."

To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.

Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.

But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?

[thelittleredm]

Jun 24, 2015 10:49:12 GMT -5 cheshie6 said:

I'm re-submitting Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard for your consideration. It's a mix of Hunger Games and X-men if you like that kind of thing! It's the first book of a series and page wise isn't too long. One reviewer from Goodreads said: "Red Queen is Game of Thrones with Katniss as the Mockingjay with X-Men in a tantalizing YA twist of magical perfection."

Synopsis to pique interest: The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.  One reviewer from Goodreads said: "Red Queen is Game of Thrones with Katniss as the Mockingjay with X-Men in a tantalizing YA twist of magical perfection."

To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.

Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.

But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?

This looks fantastic!

[penguin129]

I was just at the library looking for books but couldn't get on here to see titles. Rebecca was good. I read it in high school and would read it again with you ladies.

[RajahMD]

Jun 24, 2015 10:49:12 GMT -5 cheshie6 said:

I'm re-submitting Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard for your consideration. It's a mix of Hunger Games and X-men if you like that kind of thing! It's the first book of a series and page wise isn't too long. One reviewer from Goodreads said: "Red Queen is Game of Thrones with Katniss as the Mockingjay with X-Men in a tantalizing YA twist of magical perfection."

Synopsis to pique interest: The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.  One reviewer from Goodreads said: "Red Queen is Game of Thrones with Katniss as the Mockingjay with X-Men in a tantalizing YA twist of magical perfection."

To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.

Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.

But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?

You had me at X-men.

[thelittleredm]

Oooh, so I was thinking of books and I really like Daisy Goodwin's two novels, "American Heiress" and "The Fortune Hunter".

[rablissful]

Jun 24, 2015 10:49:12 GMT -5 cheshie6 said:

I'm re-submitting Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard for your consideration. It's a mix of Hunger Games and X-men if you like that kind of thing! It's the first book of a series and page wise isn't too long. One reviewer from Goodreads said: "Red Queen is Game of Thrones with Katniss as the Mockingjay with X-Men in a tantalizing YA twist of magical perfection."

Synopsis to pique interest: The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.  One reviewer from Goodreads said: "Red Queen is Game of Thrones with Katniss as the Mockingjay with X-Men in a tantalizing YA twist of magical perfection."

To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.

Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.

But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?

[Andrea]

Jun 23, 2015 19:44:49 GMT -5 rablissful said:

Jun 23, 2015 19:33:39 GMT -5 @ismellbooks said:

Funny? We've got to read Yes Please then!

Or Bossypants

Or Aziz Ansari's "Modern Romance: An Investigation"

Aziz Ansari all day!