Looking for 2 suggestions for book club. (We have to vote for one of two.)
Ideally, the book needs to be available at a library without a year long waiting list. Prefer \*not\* suggestions from Oprah or Reese. Maybe something not super well known?
We are a group of 55+ year olds, not quite seniors yet.
We have been together for years. We have already read a lot, but great discussions were about books such as…
Cutting for Stone
A Tale for the Time Being
The Signature of All Things
Visit from the Goon Squad
The Goldfinch (I hated that)
A Gentleman in Moscow
suggestions appreciated!
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by Onakoni
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The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
Chorus of Mushrooms by Hiromi Goto
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Demon Copperhead
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
Beautiful Ruins
You seem to like historical fiction type of books. Here are some of my faves off the top of my head:
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
The Brothers K by David James Duncan
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradel
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fanny Flagg
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
The Red Tent by Anita Diamont
Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel
Properties of Thirst by Marianne Wiggins
Small World by Jonathan Evison
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Molokai by Alan Brennert
The Extraordinary of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
The Golden Gate by Amy Chua
Fallen Angels by Tracey Chevalier
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (this is actually my all time favorite fiction, followed by Jitterbug Perfume.)
Non-fiction that reads like fiction and has both modern and historical elements :
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Animal, Vegatable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver