With such a complex and layered story, there are a lot of discussion options for That Summer book club questions. Picking up what I thought was a New York Times recommended light-hearted beach read, I was definitely surprised once I actually started the book. While it is well written and cleverly laid out, this novel Read more
Discussing these The Wife Between Us book club questions with your reading group, you may notice an overall theme. Namely, how in this book things are so often not what they seem. In Vanessa and Richards’s marriage, they tended to see things very differently. Add in a mistress and a controlling older sister, and their ability Read more
One of my all-time favorite novels from Jenny Cogan, Little Beach Street Bakery makes an excellent reading choice for any book club. It’s a story of how no matter what the circumstances are that brought you there, it’s never too late to completely transform your life. Anyone who has ever gone through a major upheaval Read more
The beauty of reading a book like Shadow and Bone for your book club is that Fantasy truly can unlock the imagination. It’s easy to insert yourself into the story of someone who lives a life relatively close to yours. To think about what you would do in a situation not that far out of Read more
If you are looking for Conversations with Friends book club questions, you have come to the right place. Now a tv adaptation as a mini-series on Hulu, this debut novel by Sally Rooney will undoubtedly be making the rounds of book clubs in the near future. And it’s easy to see why. 21-year-old college students Read more
Maybe your book club has read other works by Jenny Colgan. Maybe you would like to take the advice suggested in my review of Where Have All the Boys Gone and read this book as a look at how much her writing style and storytelling have grown over the years. Maybe you are looking for Read more
If you are looking for the next True Crime book to add to your book club list, you can’t do much better than Girl A. Dark and riveting, Girl A by Abigail Dean is an in-depth look at the psychology of how childhood trauma can playout for the adults involved. Be ready for some deep Read more
With all of its moral gray areas, These Tangled Vines the novel is likely to spark some passionate debate in your book club. Questions like, who is right or wrong based on their actions? Does true love justify all behavior? Would you have done things differently? All of these are topics sure to have your Read more
Anatomy of a Scandal is a complex book that brings up a lot of moral and ethical questions. Do the privileged get held to a different standard than your average joe’s? How does a person’s position, especially in the government, get them out of scrapes? This book is incredibly topical in the era of the Read more
If you are looking to tackle Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine with your book club, I applaud your choice! This is a fantastic debut novel by Gail Honeyman. She manages to deal with a lot of heavy topics with a wit and humor that feels rare. She also has a unique writing style where even Read more