The DeFranco Book Club discussion

So 50+ books in a year; what should/will we read?! I know Mister DeFranco has some he's wanting and it's his gig. But I would be doing a great disservice if I didn't at least mention a book or two of high caliber for us all to enjoy. So lets see what The Nation thinks.

What book (or two if you're like me and can't really decide) do you think Phil should put on his list that would completly blow the minds of everyone at the end of the week?

My picks:
1) The Way Of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
2) American Gods by Neil Gaiman

I second American Gods, but I would also like to suggest another great book by Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist.

I agree with you both and I would like to add

1.perks of being a wallflower
2.divergent

I love a good YA book for a nice read

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief

The Casual Vacancy by Rowling, J.K.

These all sound great! I've been wanting to read Feed by M.T. Anderson, so I'll throw that out there.

I say let's do American Gods as well, but also throw in a classic like One Hundred Years of Solitude by Marquez Gabriel Garcia

How about The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides?

Storm Front of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. It is a book series, but the first one is good nonetheless.

Tim wrote: "So 50+ books in a year; what should/will we read?! I know Mister DeFranco has some he's wanting and it's his gig. But I would be doing a great disservice if I didn't at least mention a book or two ..."

The Way Of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Couldn't agree more. Can't wait for the sequel!

I read Cloud Atlas before the movie came out. SOOOOOOOOO good!

A few books to consider, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, The Child Thief by Brom. ^_^

Might scare some people but I have to suggest Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott.

I feel like a couple classics like On the Road by Jack Kerouac or Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury are worth considering.

If you all end up liking "Outliers", Drive is an insightful look at what really motivates us, written in a similar style.

I have to wholeheartedly recomend Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin is an absolutely amazing and thought provoking novel that honestly changed the way I view the world.

Prey by Michael Crichton

1) Light Boxes: A Novel
2) Marcelo in the Real World

Something very short but really interesting. The Metamorphosis by Kafka

Anything written by John Green.
It also might be interesting to put in a book of poetry? Just to shake things up.

Little Princes by Conor Grennan would be an amazing book, not too long and GREAT story! So many good suggestions in this thread!

Oh man, so many great suggestions!

I'll second The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, recommend Thinks by David Lodge (AMAZING!), and request The 4 Hour Chef by Timothy Ferriss.

Also, Mark Forsyth's gemels The Etymologicon and The Horologicon would be a fun way to mix things up. I've only read the former of the two and it's fantastic.

Chantalle wrote: "A few books to consider, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, The Child Thief by Brom. ^_^"

Rothfuss's Name of the Wind is probably my favorite fantasy book of all time. It's truly amazing. However, I've decided to wait for the 3rd installment of the King Killer Chronicles before I read The Wise Man's Fear. I want to read them consecutively as soon as the 3rd is finally released.

Outliers is an excellent choice! I really like The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Best Seller, Pulitzer Prize Winner, National Book Critics Circle Award).The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

I also think Slaughterhouse-Five is really good, but some people like Cat's Cradle better.Slaughterhouse-Five; Cat’s Cradle

I hope you've already read the entire A Song of Ice and Fire series, but if not, DO IT!A Song of Ice and Fire

Sci-Fi: Isaac Asimov's Foundation series is good as well. I think you've read Ender's Game already, correct?Foundation; Ender's Game

Stephen King's got a few really good ones, The Stand, Insomnia, It.The Stand; Insomnia; It

I have read The Stand, and not sure if you can read that in a week.

Greg wrote: "I have read The Stand, and not sure if you can read that in a week."

True, Insomnia is probably the shortest of the Stephen King books and I'm not even sure that one is readable in a week. Same goes for the Ice and Fire books, those are looooooooong.

I guess it's just a matter of how much free time you want :)

Pranay wrote: "Prey by Michael Crichton"

Prey is awesome, Michael Crichton books in general are great reads!

Sarah wrote: "I read Cloud Atlas before the movie came out. SOOOOOOOOO good!
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I still need to read this!

Oh, and for some light Zombie fare:

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

Greg wrote: "I second American Gods, but I would also like to suggest another great book by Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist."

I haven't done either yet, but I've been wanting to read The Alchemist for a long time, good rec!

1. Drive by Daniel H. Pink
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Bonus! They are both on Amazon.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, and anything by P.G. Wodehouse. Everyone will/should love Wodehouse.

The Giver

A really great read.

Kyle wrote: "The Giver

A really great read."

I agree with Kyle! The Giver is an amazing book!

Lauryn wrote: "These all sound great! I've been wanting to read Feed by M.T. Anderson, so I'll throw that out there."
I'm reading that right now it's incredible!

Hate to sound pervy but Lolita is supposed to be an amazing book even though it is about a pedophile.

@kevin Lolita is an amazing book, it's written beautifully!

A Clockwork Orange!

Spencer wrote: "Kyle wrote: "The Giver

A really great read."

I agree with Kyle! The Giver is an amazing book!"

Thirded!

Lets get some John green in here and have the fault in our stars!!!

Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut

I suggest reading City of Bones by Cassandra Clare because the movie is released in August:)

My picks:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

I think we should read Enders Game by Orson Card Ender's Game

My suggestions:
1. This is a Book - Demetri Martin - a short, quick, very funny read
2. House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski - a longer read, but utterly fantastic
3. Catcher in the Rye - my all time favorite book, its a classic

Here be some suggestions:

1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
2. Soulless by Gail Carriger
3. Croak by Gina Damico
4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
5. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
6. Red Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells

If this is the only comment that I put in this club it is this
read
Wizard's First Rule

I think we should read The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien because it has all the awesomeness of Lord of the Rings, but it's shorter!

I would recommend the end specialist, it's about a cure for ageing and the ramifications of that. It is pretty great.

I suggest Looking for Alaska by John Green.