Books for February!

Friends!  I am so excited to be hosting book club :)  Here are three books I've either had on my list for a while or that I already own and want to read :)


The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson  (my epidemiologist sister told me about this one :)


A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London's Flower Sellers by Hazel Gaynor


All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (it's winning all the awards)


I hope one of these looks good to everyone!

Book choices for January

Here are Ashley's choices for January:



The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan



You can check out reviews on Amazon and vote in the poll to the left!

December Reading Choices

I had a hard time with this one but here goes.....

Precious Bane, Mary Webb -- Reviews here.  We read this years ago for book club but only two people came, and I would love to discuss it with a larger group.  It's a lovely, lyrical book; the downside is that it's hard to find.  ILL is down so I can't tell if it's available there, but I have a copy to loan out.  It's ~$3 on Kindle/Audible/Abebooks.com, and I think it's worth the investment. Really, it's so good.

-- UPDATE:  The library has two copies available through interlibrary loan.

Go Set A Watchman, Harper Lee -- Her prequel to To Kill A Mockingbird.  Reviews here and the reviews are mixed, but I'd like to read and discuss.  There are lots of library copies but also a long backlog.

In Another Girl's Shoes, Berta Ruck -- Details and reviews here.  This book was written during WWI by a woman in England, so obviously, she didn't know the outcome of the war yet.  It's fun and light, and I like the insight into culture/ideas/social mores.  This is also out-of-print (I know; sorry to make it tricky), but $3 on Kindle.

Book choices for November

Sarah's choices for November...  Cast your vote in the poll to the right:

Screwtape Letters, CS Lewis (see Amazon reviews here)

The Butterfly and the Violin, Kristy Cambron (reviews for this here)

Book choices for June!

Here are Kirsten's choices for June.  Take a look and cast your vote!  There are no bad choices here, so good luck.....

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart-- http://www.amazon.com/Mysterious-Benedict-Society-Trenton-Stewart/dp/0316003956/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428677069&sr=1-1&keywords=mysterious+benedict+society

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee-- http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Mockingbird-Harper-Lee/dp/0446310786/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428677155&sr=1-1&keywords=to+kill+a+mockingbird

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde-- http://www.amazon.com/Importance-Being-Earnest-Oscar-Wilde/dp/1503331741/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428677242&sr=1-2&keywords=the+importance+of+being+earnest

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie-- http://www.amazon.com/Then-There-Were-None/dp/0062073486/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428677195&sr=1-1&keywords=and+then+there+were+none

Upcoming reading

This month, we are reading The School For Good and Evil by Soman Chainani.  Joanna is hosting at Christina's house.  See you there!

Sara chose The Giver by Lois Lowry for April's discussion and Danelle picked The Little Red Guard by Wenguang Huang for May.

Sorry

Sorry, cute Savage Readers! I posted my blog on here by mistake, even though I haven't been with your for like 7 years or something. I still miss you! Happy Reading!