Trone Memorial Library Book e-Club discussion

The Hate U Give was absolutely incredible. To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite book of all time (my dog is named Atticus and my sun conure is named Boo Radley), and I would go so far as to say that The Hate U Give may very well be the TKAM of my generation. The message is profound, the characters are well-written and well-developed, and it is the author's first novel! I truly hope this becomes what TKAM has become.


The author of The Couple Next Door has a new title being released this fall, and I was lucky enough to receive an ARC! A Stranger in the House certainly holds up to The Couple Next Door, and I've already made sure we will be ordering it upon its publication. I can't wait to hear what you think of it!


I think Nicole Hardy and I would be good friends. I listed to this on CD (she narrates her own audiobook). Having been raised fairly conservatively, I identified with much of what the author had to say and experienced. I really liked Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home, and this book had a similar feel. I love a good memoir about a relatable person, and this was definitely that.


This Impossible Light is another ARC I was lucky enough to receive. It is definitely YA fiction, and it was written by a spoken word poet who I find very talented. Shrinking Women is wonderful, and this book has a very similar message and feel.

Because I love a great picture book, I recommend these titles:


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Can't wait to hear about what you're reading!

I cannot believe school starts next week! What are you reading?


Fitness Junkie was really funny to me as a twenty-something powerlifter. That being said, I think readers who aren't 20-40 and/or interested in fitness would think it was really dumb.


Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend was suggested to me by my partner's grandma. I would have never read it otherwise. I ended up loving it! There were a few gender comments that didn't sit well with me, but the story was gripping, the characters were well-written, and the plot was intense. I would recommend it to any adult reader. Again, a literal grandma told me I had to read it.


In the Unlikely Event was written by Judy Blume and it is for that reason alone that I toughed it out. Feel free to pass on it.


The Handmaid's Tale is this post's required reading. Read it then find me - there is so much to talk about!

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