Do you read anything other than the MFP boards?

_KrisMarie_
_KrisMarie_ Posts: 146
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My girl friends and I have a drinking/eating/gossiping club; I mean a book club! :wink: I'm looking for our next book of the month. Any suggestions? It can be fiction, non-fiction, doesn't matter.

Thanks! :flowerforyou:
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  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    Playboy articles
  • _KrisMarie_
    _KrisMarie_ Posts: 146
    Playboy articles

    That's some quality literature right there! :laugh:
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    Playboy articles

    That's some quality literature right there! :laugh:

    I alloted my brain five seconds to come up with the best response that would get the most laughs and that's what I came up with...
  • Hexahedra
    Hexahedra Posts: 894 Member
    Playboy has articles? :noway:
  • _KrisMarie_
    _KrisMarie_ Posts: 146
    Playboy articles

    That's some quality literature right there! :laugh:

    I alloted my brain five seconds to come up with the best response that would get the most laughs and that's what I came up with...

    It worked. :smile:
  • sub10orbust
    sub10orbust Posts: 706 Member
    books, articles
  • _KrisMarie_
    _KrisMarie_ Posts: 146
    books, articles

    Ok, so any book suggestions for our book club? Like I said, can be fiction, non-fiction...
  • Prettymisssparkles
    Prettymisssparkles Posts: 1,274 Member
    Yay for book clubs! What was the last book your club read? I think that the book (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?- by Philip K. ****) would be a good one for a group read. It's a strange one so it would prolly make for some interesting conversations. Oh and (1984-by George Orwell) is pretty good too.

    Though if you aren't into dystopian novels I wouldn't recommend those...


    Edit to say: LOL oops the guys last name was too potty mouth for MFP...(D 1 c k)
  • xvxCelticWandererxvx
    xvxCelticWandererxvx Posts: 2,890 Member
    Just smut.
  • sub10orbust
    sub10orbust Posts: 706 Member
    books, articles

    Ok, so any book suggestions for our book club? Like I said, can be fiction, non-fiction...

    medical books lol ;)
  • debbash68
    debbash68 Posts: 981 Member
    Adult pop up books!
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Yes, of course I read.
  • HeadsPoppingOutOfCups
    HeadsPoppingOutOfCups Posts: 115
    I just finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and loved it. It's about two women who were friends in historic China and how they grew up together. I'd recommend it for fellow women as it really stresses the importance of female friendship.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Barney's version. Awesome book.
  • jdm_taco
    jdm_taco Posts: 999 Member
    I like reading what's on bathroom walls.


    My favorite of all, "why are you reading this, the joke is between your legs?"
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I read 'You Are Special' every night. Makes me realize I am a snowflake.
  • fromtheghetto
    fromtheghetto Posts: 21
    Salem's lot by steven king
  • jboccio90
    jboccio90 Posts: 644 Member
    There is a world outside of MFP?!


    I am reading Jurassic Park right now
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,207 Member
    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil :)
  • karl39x
    karl39x Posts: 586 Member
    World War Z by Max Brooks
  • mspoopoo
    mspoopoo Posts: 500 Member
    Try
    The Psychology of Everyday Things
    Donald A. Norman

    or Freakanomics
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    Red Dragon- Thomas Harris

    Unless cannibalism makes you squeamish, then maybe not...
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    Nobody's suggested Starting Strength?

    Your book club would love that one.

    Otherwise, Mrs. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was a decent read.
  • elryn
    elryn Posts: 12 Member
    One thing to think about is sometimes a really good book doesn't necessarily make for a good book discussion! for your first few books it may be wise to avoid picking books that may lead to *too* much controversy and arguments (i.e. if you have club members who are socially very conservative and other members who are very liberal - be careful! lol) One of our guidelines is to avoid books that are longer than about 400 pages or so. That guideline came up after someone nominated a 1100 page novel.

    Some books we really enjoyed and had good discussions:
    The Help - Kathryn Stockett (fiction)
    Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt (memoir)
    The Color of Water - James McBride (kind of a memoir)
    The Unthinkable - Who survives when disaster strikes and why (non-fiction)
    The Things that Keep Us Here - Carla Buckley (fiction)
    Silas Marner - George Eliot
    Rocket Boys (aka October Sky) - Homer Hickam (memoir)


    Has your group decided how the reading list will be decided? I've seen:

    - group where whoever hosts picks the book
    - group that makes a list for the entire year
    - The small group I'm in discusses the current month's book, then at the end we have a nomination & vote for the next book. We typically have 3 to 5 books nominated. In the 1st round of votes each person votes for 2 titles that most appeal to you, and if there's a "tie" of finalists then we have a 2nd vote where you get to vote for only 1 title.
  • wamydia
    wamydia Posts: 259 Member
    World War Z -- Max Brooks
    Snow Crash -- Neil Stephenson
    The Dark Tower series -- Stephen King (although this is actually several books)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams
    Dune -- Frank Herbert

    Sorry, having trouble thinking of anything not SciFi right now. . . .
  • _KrisMarie_
    _KrisMarie_ Posts: 146
    Thanks everyone! I'll check out some of the suggestions.

    I was thinking about World War Z; heard it's way better than the movie, though I haven't seen that either.


    So far, we've read the following books in the club:

    50 Shades of Gray
    Cloud Atlas
    Beyond the Beautiful Forevers
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    Gone Girl


    Whoever is hosting gets to pick; I just wasn't expecting to be up so soon. I'm taking over for one of the ladies who is about to give birth. :smile: I wanted to read The Lovely Bones, but too many of us have already read it.

    Our group ranges from conservative to liberal, and we're everything from engineers to medical spa employees and one of us even has a PhD in medieval literature. So yes, the conversations can get rather animated. :tongue:

    Thanks again!!
  • yinkyo
    yinkyo Posts: 78 Member
    I'm partial to the Kushiel's series by Jacqueline Carey, though they can be a bit too graphic for some people, though from what I hear of 50 shades (having never read it) you may not have a problem.

    Also JPOD by Douglas Coupland is a really fun cute book, that may seem crazy at first, but it's written like a bunch of memos from an office building, with a story stuck in between. It's about some crazy characters who all get stuck in a special division office in a game development company all because their surnames begin with the letter J (all thanks to a Y2K bug in the system that sorts the divisions).

    Also American Gods by Neil Gaiman has always been a favorite of mine, and Neverwhere (if you like a more dystopian fantasy) or Stardust (for a more traditional quest fantasy) Also by Neil Gaiman.

    Lastly, for a dark mysterious fantasy, Faerie Tale by Raymond E Feist is AMAZING. Especially if you still believe in Faeries ^_^

    ETA: also I agree with the person who said Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, I think everyone should read this series, it's just brilliant.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Beyond 5/3/1
  • peopletalk
    peopletalk Posts: 519 Member
    honestly? "white oleander"

    oh sweet baby jesus! that book is too good.

    or "night"
    that one's amazing aswell :)
  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    The Perks of Being A Wallflower was good but slightly depressing.

    She's Come undone - Wally Lamb
    I Am Legend - Richard Matheson
    The Help
    Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis. I really felt like I knew the man after reading the book.

    I'm currently reading Enders Game (going to be a movie this year) by Orson Scott Card

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