Collegedale Public Library discussion

For July, we will be reading a book from a celebrity book club. Here are some celebrity book clubs:

Reese Witherspoon's book club: https://hello-sunshine.com/book-club

Today bookclub #ReadwithJenna: https://www.today.com/read-with-jenna

Oprah's Book Club: http://www.oprah.com/app/books.html

GMA Book Club: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/bo...

Emma Watson's Feminist Book Club-Our Shared Shelf-https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

I own several books that are on either Reese's list or Jenna's list. Trying to decide which to read...maybe more than one. A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum, Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn, The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister, and This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett. Has anyone read any of these and can recommend?

Awesome pick, Jay! I really loved that book!

Jay wrote: "I will be reading Becoming by Michelle Obama. I checked it out from the Collegedale library the other day. It was an Oprah's Book Club pick in late 2018."

Kelly, I listened to the audio version of "This is the Story of a Happy Marriage" read by the author and I really enjoyed it. I thought some of the essays were better than others, but it's definitely worth a listen (or read). Thanks for all the links! This will make it fun to see what I want to read for July's challenge.

Thanks for the recommendation, Sheri! I think this is a fun challenge category too!

Sheri wrote: "Kelly, I listened to the audio version of "This is the Story of a Happy Marriage" read by the author and I really enjoyed it. I thought some of the essays were better than others, but it's definite..."

I have read A Woman is No Man. It wasn't well written IMO which was disappointing.

Are there any celebrity book club that aren't the usual selections? I'm tired of the "literary" stuff; it's all starting to blend together to me

Try Emma Watson's book club. That is the only one that I know of that doesn't do contemporary selections. Sara wrote: "Are there any celebrity book club that aren't the usual selections? I'm tired of the "literary" stuff; it's all starting to blend together to me"

Thanks for the input! Rebekah wrote: "I have read A Woman is No Man. It wasn't well written IMO which was disappointing."

I am reading "My Dark Vanessa" which was an Oprah Book Club pick for March. After reading "American Dirt" which Oprah picked for January and had some controversy around it, Oprah decided to take "My Dark Vanessa" off of her list when it had some controversy about it stir up. So, I wanted to see what it was all about, even though the controversial issues surrounding it seemed to have gone away.

John, keep us posted. "My Dark Vanessa" is on my Want-to-Read list as well, so I'm eager to hear what others think about it.

I have been interested in My Dark Vanessa as well, so I am interested in what you think of it. How did you like American Dirt ?

John wrote: "I am reading "My Dark Vanessa" which was an Oprah Book Club pick for March. After reading "American Dirt" which Oprah picked for January and had some controversy around it, Oprah decided to take "M..."

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I ended up reading A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum. I really enjoy learning about other cultures and this one filled the bill!

haven't read this one yet, but I chose The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. it's an older Oprah book club choice and I've had it on my Kindle for several years but never read it.

I love Sue Monk Kidd, though wasn't my favorite book by her. Happy reading!

Rebekah wrote: "haven't read this one yet, but I chose The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. it's an older Oprah book club choice and I've had it on my Kindle for several years but never read it."

I enjoyed reading My Dark Vanessa, it is a very dark, awful subject, but I knew that going in. I thought the author did a great job with character development and the dialogue was great. The only thing is I thought it was a little long and it could have ended without dragging it on a little bit at the end. Overall, well worth my time, I am reading Lolita now, which is one of the books the characters reference and seems to be a basis for this book also.

It is on my TBR list. I should try it since you liked it.

John wrote: "I enjoyed reading My Dark Vanessa, it is a very dark, awful subject, but I knew that going in. I thought the author did a great job with character development and the dialogue was great. The only t..."

Thanks for the update on My Dark Vanessa...definitely on my TBR list.

I finished an Invention of Wings recently and I thought it was just ok. could have been better!

I read this several years ago. It is definitely my least favorite from this author. Have you read The Book of Longings?

Rebekah wrote: "I finished an Invention of Wings recently and I thought it was just ok. could have been better!"