Chicks On Lit discussion

It is time to pick our next group reads. We will do it again in this thread rather than through nominations and voting polls. The reason for this is so that we can discuss potential books and see if we have enough excitement about a particular one to generate a group read and discussion leader.

With that said is there any book you would like to discuss and/or lead in the upcoming month(s)? Share with us the book and maybe what about it makes you want to dive into it. If you're unsure if it's a book from a previous group read just check the bookshelf it has all the books we've read.

If someone else nominates a book you would be willing to read and discuss, chime in and say so.

Depending on how quickly books get picked, we could start with a selected book in mid-June, or just plan on selecting books for July and August to give this time to play out and give people time to get copies of the books.

Let the discussion begin! :o)

Here are a few that I would like to read and discuss. They range from older to very newer.

"The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

"That Old Cape Magic" by Richard Russo

Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout

Links to Irene's suggestions:

The Remains of the Day

That Old Cape Magic: A Novel

The Burgess Boys

Thoughts? Interest? Other suggestions for books?

I'm thinking....trying to narrow down what I'd like to read over the summer that would make for a good discussion. :D
I really liked The Remains Of The Day, Irene.

Some books for consideration:
The Savage Detectives
In the Memory of the Forest
Galápagos
The Russländer

I didn't find any of these on the Bookshelf.

Some books from my to-read list:

Interpreter of Maladies
The Poisonwood Bible
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
In the Shadow of the Banyan

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I have read & enjoyed The Remains of the Day. Worthwhile read. I would only participate in the discussion from memory. It's not something I wish to re-read. That's not any indication of the quality of the book, though. I very rarely re-read.

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I did not check whether my listed nominations were past group reads. Sorry.

We have read "The Poisonwood Bible", and "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" in the years past, but the others are fair game. :o)

I read the Potato pie Society too and have enjoyed it.

I would like to read That Old Cape Magic and In the Shadow of the Banyan.

Adding Interpreter of Maladies - I missed that nomination at first.

I would be open to In the Shadow of the Banyoan and Interpreter of Maladies also.

I'd like to join in on:
In The Shadow of the Banyan
The Burgess Boys
That Old Cape Magic

I'd like to read these that have already been mentioned:
The Remains of the Day
In The Shadow of the Banyan
Interpreter of Maladies


And I'd like to read these books also:

The Lacuna
Mink River

I will join in reading The Lacuna.

I've been away farrrrrr too long. Have y'all read Me Before You by Jojo Moyes?

Such great suggestions! I would love to read In the Shadow of the Banyan, Galapagos, The Lacuna or Me Before You.

In Memory of the Forest sounds good.

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Me Before You and The Burgess Boys are my votes!

I like Burgess Boys too!

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I would contribute to The Lacuna, I read it some time ago as a buddy read (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...- beware of spoilers!!). Otherwise, I wouldn't commit to any of the other books, though I may join in depending on what's selected.

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I really want to read the The Burgess Boys.

I would go for The Burgess Boys, also!

Interperter of Maladies sounds the best to me.

I'd like to read the Burgess Boys!

WE HAVE SOME WINNERS for our summer reads!

We will be reading both The Burgess Boys, and In The Shadow of the Banyon this summer.

We will plan on starting the discussion for The Burgess Boys on July 1st, and starting the discussion for In the Shadow of the Banyan on August 1st.

8 votes
The Burgess Boys:Irene, Petra, Julie, Carrie, Sheila, Ladykaren, Nancy, Codi

7 votes
In the Shadow of the Banyan: Viola, Nell, Irene, Petra, Kathy, Stacie, Sheila

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6 votes
Interpreter of Maladies: Viola, Nell, Irene, Kathy, Sheila, Jayme
5 votes
The Lacuna Kathy, Stacie, Nell, Sheila, Jennifer
4 votes
That Old Cape Magic: A Novel: Irene, Nell, Petra, Sheila
Me Before You Carrie, Stacie, Julie, Sheila
3 votes
The Remains of the Day: Irene, Kathy, Sheila
Petra has read, Viola has read,
In the Memory of the Forest: Petra, Jayme, Sheila
Galápagos: Petra, Stacie, Sheila
2 votes
The RussländerPetra, Sheila
Mink River Kathy, Sheila
The Savage Detectives: Petra, Sheila

Whoo hoo. I really wanted to read Burgess Boys and now I have an excuse to push it up on my list.

Ladykaren wrote: "Whoo hoo. I really wanted to read Burgess Boys and now I have an excuse to push it up on my list."

And now I have an excuse to buy a new book this weekend! I'm in :)

Awesome!

I'm so excited!
BTW, is the nominating chick responsible for facilitating the discussion? If so, I would be leading Bergess Boys. Tara or Sheila, could you start the thread for that when it gets closer? I don't know how to initiate a new thread.

I'm looking forward to both reads.
There's a request list for The Burgess Boys at the library for both the book and the audiobook. I've put a request in for both. Hope one comes in on time for our read.

Irene, I will happily start the thread for Burgess Boys for you when it is time for the discussion to start.

I'm glad to hear everyone is excited about these reads.

I'm excited! I'm also SUPER glad we aren't starting in June. I'm broke. LOL

My library has my copy of The Burgess Boys on its way to me! Yay! I didn't think I'd get it in time (there was a queue for it) and now it's coming early.

Great Petra. Glad you were able to get a copy from your library. Better early than too late. :o)

Nice picks, ladies. I look forward to these reads and discussions!

Is this group still going to read in the Shadow of the Banyan? Its on my list so I sure would like to.

Yes, we will start the discussion for Shadow of the Banyon on August 1st. It got pushed off our group home page when I added Forever Amber as our next chunky, but it is still there, just hidden apparently because it is not till August, and the other two book discussions start in July.

Okay thank you Sheila.

Ok..so I need to have Shadow by August. .