YU Readers Club discussion

I will nominate Bunny by mona awad

To my knowledge it’s about a cult of girls in university who learn how to turn bunnies into people. It’s apparently really twisted and it might be a good time :)

I nominate We Have Always Lived in The Castle by Shirley Jackson

I haven’t read this book but I’ve heard great things about it, and it totally fits the tone for spooky szn! I’m not a fan of horror but this seems to be an adequate mix of uneasiness and good storytelling.
I also read The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (short story) and her writing style is gripping!

Hi ya'll, I would want to nominate The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

This book is a mystery/thriller, and is about a woman who is accused of murdering her husband and refuses to speak following the events. This novel follows the pov of a psychotherapist working within the facility the woman is kept at. Apparently it is a page turner!

I nominate The Institute by Stephen King

The novel is about a young boy named Luke Ellis who has supernatural powers. One night he is taken from his home by intruders and wakes up hours later in a room that looks exactly like his room at home except there are no windows and the door opens up into a hallway lined with multiple other rooms, each room inhabiting a child with powers, taken from the homes just like Luke. Luke must find a way out has children begin taken from the institute one by one and time starts running out.

It's the most recent release from the famous author and since its October I think the supernatural theme fits very well.

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
The story takes place in an imagined future, the year 1984 when much of the world has fallen victim to perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, historical negationism, and propaganda. Great Britain, known as Airstrip One, has become a province of a superstate named Oceania that is ruled by the Party who employ the Thought Police to persecute individuality and independent thinking. Big Brother, the leader of the Party, enjoys an intense cult of personality even though he may not even exist. The protagonist, Winston Smith, is a diligent and skilful rank-and-file worker and Party member who secretly hates the Party and dreams of rebellion. He enters a forbidden relationship with a co-worker, Julia.
-Wikipedia

I nominate Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

This book is a kind of sequel to the Shining, or so I've heard. You don't have to read the shining to understand or read this.

"Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist of The Shining) and the very special 12-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals."

I haven't read this yet but I figured with spooky season and with the movie coming out soonish it might be a good option!

I nominate Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky .
This book is a classic that I picked up this summer and have not gotten the chance to read yet and is considered by some to be one of the pinnacle achievements in Russian literature and literature in general.

Hi everyone! I’d like to nominate the book Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris.

It follows the story of an FBI agent, Clarice Starling, who must track down a killer by seeking the help of Hannibal Lector — who is himself locked away for gruesome acts that he committed. The psychological aspects of the book are something that is quite well-known as readers delve into the thought processes of the complex characters that Harris has woven. This psychological thriller is something I’ve wanted to read for a long time... and going by the theme of October, I think this would be a great read!

I second Igal nomination Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Nomination: "The Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice" by Zak Ebrahim

I saw his Ted Talk and I was fascinated and I thought his memoir book would be so interesting to read. The book is about him rejecting his father's radicalized beliefs (his father is a known terrorist) and follows him on his adolescent journey growing up in this environment and eventually coming to the understanding that "hate is always a choice-and so is tolerance." It is a short book 112 pages. I thought this would be a good book to start off with and maybe have a longer one to read during the winder break.

I second Ryan's nomination for 1984