ONTD Book Club discussion

What are you dying to read next month?

Give us your contemporary and classic picks!

The Call of Cthulhu is my classics pick. I want something short and creepy.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

I've got nothin'. Still swimming through Les Mis.

Maybe literally because I only read it in the bathtub.

But seriously that bitch is a giant brick and I'll be at it for a while. I'm 1/3 down atm.

Oooo now that it's officially out, I've been looking forward to this:

Lexicon

And for the summer classic, maybe something beachy or oceany like Robinson Crusoe?

I'll second We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

Maybe The Great Gatsby.

I've been dying to read We Have Always Lived in the Castle, so yes to that!

I actually have We Have Always Lived in the Castle in my possession from the library, but i'm finishing up Heart-Shaped Box first.

We did Gatsby already in April, btw!

I want to suggest The Art of Love by ONTDer Anne Whitney, mostly because she could use some sales to help her achieve her goal of world domination and to pay me for promoting it while she sits at her cushy desk job. Plus, only $2.99 and total ONTD territory. One of the supporting characters is a RuPaul's Drag race loser.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-of-Love...

Another suggestion - perhaps Where'd You Go, Bernadette? I've heard good things about it, but then I learned it's written by a woman who worked on Arrested Development and I want to read it even more now. It'd be a great ONTD book, I think!

I second The Art of Love nom.

I have two contemporary picks on my to-read list this summer:

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The Shining Girls caught my eye after I read a review of it in the NYT. Also, some girl is hunting a time-traveling serial killer; how could I not want to read it?

The Heist is the beginning of a new series by Janet Evanovich, and I loved the Stephanie Plum series, so I really want to give that a try.

For contemporary, I think I'll nom This is How You Lose Her. I just finished it and really enjoyed it.

I nom Red Dragon, the Hannibal season finale made me want to know more and since it's such a long wait to next season, then the books will do.

I started Peter Pan last night, so I'll nominate that for Classic of the Month.

I second Where'd You Go Bernadette.

Laura wrote: "I've been dying to read We Have Always Lived in the Castle, so yes to that!"

This looks like a good read!

Gregory Maguire's Confessions of an Ugly Step Sister? I'm trying to find beach reads.

I have to admit, I'm kind of thinking of using July as my catch-up month for all the books I'm behind on for the year... I'm looking at you pile of classics and Lemony Snicket!

Yea I agree I'm only 20% through Life After Life lol it's taking a while. I like it tho!

How about Neil Gaiman's new book The Ocean at the End of the Lane?

Sophie wrote: "How about Neil Gaiman's new book The Ocean at the End of the Lane?"

Good one!!

I'm dying to read Ocean At the end of the Lane!

Oh yes I love Neil :) sounds good

The Ocean at the End of the Lane is so incredibly good. It's short, though; it feels more like a novella than a novel, but with Gaiman, even the shortest stories are filled with detail and memorable characters.

I won't have a nomination this month because I'm sure I won't have time to read along with everyone (like with the June pick), but whichever book(s) is/are chosen, I'll be sure to add it to my queue (if it's not there already).