The Next Best Book Club discussion

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Rid Of Me (1993) 13/13
“Rid Of Me”- Finally give in and read that one book that keeps popping up in your feed
“Missed” – Read a book you didn’t get to read in the year it released
“Legs” – Read a book with a body part on the cover
“Rub 'Til It Bleeds” – Read a book that contains a lot of blood
“Hook” – Read a book that features fish or fishing
“Highway '61 Revisited” – Read a book that takes place on the open road
“50Ft Queenie” – Read a gender bending book
“Yuri-G” – Read a book where the main character has a unique or uncommon name
“Man-Size” – Pick up some feminist fiction and read the fuck out of it
“Dry” – If you read a book that left you unsatisfied, take credit for it here
“Me-Jane” – Read some fantasy or a fairy tale retelling
“Snake” – Read a book with an animal on the cover
“Ecstasy” – Read a book that you immediately fall in love with


To Bring You My Love (1995) 9/10
“To Bring You My Love” – Read a sprawling, epic novel that covers a lot of time or distance
“Meet Ze Monsta” – Read some good old fashioned horror
“Working For The Man” – Read a book where the protagonist is a pencil pusher / works a hum-drum job
“C'Mon Billy” – Read a book with a person’s name in the title
“Teclo” – Read a book that features a made-up language or strange slang
“Long Snake Moan” – Read a book with witchcraft, voodoo, or weird ass weirdness going on
“Down By The Water” – Read a book that takes place on, in, or near water
“I Think I'm A Mother” – Read a book about parenthood of any kind, in any form
“Send His Love To Me” – Read a book that has letters, emails, or texts in it
“The Dancer” – Read a book that features music or dancing


Dance Hall at Louse Point (1996) 12/12
“Girl” – Read some YA
“Rope Bridge Crossing” – Read a book with some action and adventure
“City Of No Sun” – Read something that’s really dark
“That Was My Veil” – Read a book to escape the world and take credit for it here
“Urn With Dead Flowers In A Drained Pool” – Read a post apocalyptic book
“Civil War Correspondent” – Read historical fiction or a book that is based on an historical event
“Taut” – Read a collection of flash fiction
“Un Cercle Autour Du Soleil” – Read a book that was translated
“Heela” – Read a book in which one of the characters is “saved”
“Is That All There Is?” – Read a book that left you feeling like WTF
“Dance Hall At Louse Point” – instrumental freebie, read anything and take credit for it here
“Lost Fun Zone” – Read a book that others might consider a guilty pleasure


Is this Desire (1998) 11/12
"Angelene” – Read a book with a kickass female protagonist
“The Sky Lit Up” – Read a book with end of the world / alien invasion type shit
“The Wind” – Read a book that heavily features one of the four elements (earth, air, water, fire)
“My Beautiful Leah” – Read a book about a main character who is sad or suffers from mental illness
“A Perfect Day Elise” – Get some fresh air and go read outside
“Catherine” – Finally read that book you’ve jealously watched others read and love
“Electric Light” – Read a digital book
“The Garden” – Read a book that mostly takes place outdoors
“Joy” – Read a book with a one word title or that has an emotion in the title
“The River” – Read a book about transformation
“No Girl So Sweet” – Read a book that makes you swoon
“Is This Desire?” – Read a book that doesn’t fit neatly into one genre


Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000)12/12
“Big Exit” – if you DNF a book, take credit here
“Good Fortune”- Read a book you picked up at a book sale or bought for crazy cheap
“A Place Called Home” – Read a book that takes place in your hometown/state
“One Line” – Read a book of poetry
“Beautiful Feeling” – Read a book that gives you all the feels
“The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore” – Read a book that features sex and/or drugs
“This Mess We're In” – Read a book that’s a hot hot mess
“You Said Something” - Read a book that takes place in a big city
“Kamikaze” – Read a book that features flying or outer space
“This Is Love” – Read a book by a favorite author
“Horses In My Dreams” – Read a book that prominently features an animal (bonus points if the author isn’t a dickhead and animal doesn’t die)
“We Float” – Read whatever the fuck you want and take credit for it here

Uh Huh Her (2004) 11/13
“The Life And Death Of Mr. Badmouth” – Read a book by an author who is no longer living
“Shame” – Read a book you would not want someone to catch you reading
“Who The Fuck?” – Read a book by a new-to-you author
“The Pocket Knife” – Read a coming-of-age story
“The Letter” – Read a book about writing
“The Slow Drug” – Read a book that takes you a while to warm up to
“No Child Of Mine” – Read a book that features a child protagonist
“Cat On The Wall” – Read a book with an animal on the cover
“You Come Through” – Read a book a buddy recommends for you
“It's You” – Read a book told in second person or a book that breaks the fourth wall
“The End” – Read the last book of a series or published by an author
“The Desperate Kingdom Of Love” – Read a book you desperately wanted to love but didn’t
“The Darker Days Of Me And Him” – Read a book about a break up


White Chalk (2007) 10/11
“The Devil” – Read a book about angels, devils, demons, or religion
“Dear Darkness” – Read a book that takes place primarily at night
“Grow Grow Grow” – Read a book has repetitive words in the title
“When Under Ether” – Read some science fiction
“White Chalk” – Read a book with a white cover
“Broken Harp” – Read a book that disappointed you
“Silence” – Read a book when no one else is around
“To Talk To You” – Listen to an audio book
“The Piano” – Read a ghost story or a story about murder
“Before Departure” – Read a book while you’re on a trip / travelling
“The Mountain” – Read a book that’s been sitting in your TBR pile for a long time


A Woman A Man Walked By (2009) 6/10
“Black Hearted Love” – Read a Halloween themed book
“Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen” – Read a book with a number(s) in the title
“Leaving California” – Read a book set in a state you used to live in, or written by an author who lives there
“The Chair” – Read a book in your most comfy reading spot
“April” – Read a book with a month in the title
“A Woman A Man Walked By / The Crow Knows Where All The Little Children Go”- Read a book with a ridiculously long title
“The Soldier” – Read a book about war, or in which a war is taking place / in the background
“Pig Will Not” – Read a book set on a farm or featuring farm animals
“Passionless, Pointless” – read a book that literally made no sense
“Cracks In The Canvas” – Read a banged up, used book


Let England Shake (2011) 10/12
“Let England Shake” – Read a book set in a different country
“The Last Living Rose” – Read a book with flowers on the cover
“The Glorious Land” – Read a book where setting and place is very much its own character
“The Words That Maketh Murder” – Read some murder mystery / noir
“All And Everyone” – Read a book that features a large cast of main characters
“On Battleship Hill” – Read a book in which nature takes over / cli fi
“England” – Read a book written by an author from another country
“In The Dark Places” – Read a book that’s dark and twisted
“Bitter Branches” – Read a book that takes place mostly outdoors / in the woods
“Hanging In The Wire” – Do a buddy read and then chat with your buddy about it online
“Written On The Forehead” – Read a book that makes you frequently furrow your brow
“The Colour Of The Earth” – Read a book with earth tones on the cover


The Hope Six Demolition Project (2016) 10/11
“The Community Of Hope” – Read a book that could be considered a sell out
“The Ministry Of Defence” – Read a dystopian novel
“A Line In The Sand’ – Give a genre you didn’t like a second chance
“Chain Of Keys” – Read a book you’ve been hesitant to pick up
“River Anacostia” – Read a book that features religion
“Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln” – read a book that’s an homage to something/someone
“The Orange Monkey” – Read a book that’s a bit bizarre
“Medicinals” – Read a book that deals with drug use or addiction
“The Ministry Of Social Affairs” – Read a book that addresses social injustice in some way
“The Wheel” – Read a book with an inanimate object in the title
“Dollar, Dollar” – Go ahead and buy yourself a book, then read it as soon as you bring it home

Good luck!!!

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

To Bring You My Love
“Long Snake Moan” – Read a book with witchcraft, voodoo, or weird ass weirdness going on

Dance Hall at Louse Point
“Heela” – Read a book in which one of the characters is “saved”

Le Livre des Âmes by Carina Rozenfeld

Rid Of Me
“Missed” – Read a book you didn’t get to read in the year it released

The Hope Six Demolition Project
“The Wheel” – Read a book with an inanimate object in the title

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Uh Huh Her
“Who The Fuck?” – Read a book by a new-to-you author

Let England Shake
“The Colour Of The Earth” – Read a book with earth tones on the cover

The Changeling by Victor LaValle

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
“Big Exit” – if you DNF a book, take credit here

White Chalk
“Broken Harp” – Read a book that disappointed you

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Rid Of Me
“50Ft Queenie” – Read a gender bending book
“Yuri-G” – Read a book where the main character has a unique or uncommon name

Le Livre Des Lieux by Carina Rozenfeld

Is this Desire
“The Garden” – Read a book that mostly takes place outdoors

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
“A Place Called Home” – Read a book that takes place in your hometown/state

Le Livre du Temps by Carina Rozenfeld

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
“Kamikaze” – Read a book that features flying or outer space

White Chalk
“Before Departure” – Read a book while you’re on a trip / travelling

The Duke's Daughter Part 1: Assumptions and Consequences by Shana Granderson A Lady

To Bring You My Love
“Send His Love To Me” – Read a book that has letters, emails, or texts in it

The Hope Six Demolition Project
“The Ministry Of Social Affairs” – Read a book that addresses social injustice in some way

The Duke's Daughter Part 2: Highs and Lows: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Shana Granderson A Lady

To Bring You My Love
“I Think I'm A Mother” – Read a book about parenthood of any kind, in any form

Is this Desire
“Electric Light” – Read a digital book

The Duke's Daughter Part 3 - Conclusions: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Shana Granderson A Lady

A Woman A Man Walked By
“The Chair” – Read a book in your most comfy reading spot

Let England Shake
“All And Everyone” – Read a book that features a large cast of main characters

Krabat & the Sorcerer’s Mill by Otfried Preußler

Dance Hall at Louse Point
“Un Cercle Autour Du Soleil” – Read a book that was translated

A Woman A Man Walked By
“Pig Will Not” – Read a book set on a farm or featuring farm animals

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Rid Of Me
“Rid Of Me”- Finally give in and read that one book that keeps popping up in your feed

Is this Desire
"Angelene” – Read a book with a kickass female protagonist

Reflection by Elizabeth Lim

White Chalk
“Dear Darkness” – Read a book that takes place primarily at night

The Hope Six Demolition Project
“River Anacostia” – Read a book that features religion

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
“The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore” – Read a book that features sex and/or drugs

Uh Huh Her
“It's You” – Read a book told in second person or a book that breaks the fourth wall

Marry in Haste by Daniella Harwood

Is this Desire
“My Beautiful Leah” – Read a book about a main character who is sad or suffers from mental illness
“The River” – Read a book about transformation

Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger

To Bring You My Love
“To Bring You My Love” – Read a sprawling, epic novel that covers a lot of time or distance

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
“Horses In My Dreams” – Read a book that prominently features an animal (bonus points if the author isn’t a dickhead and animal doesn’t die)

L'Arbre-miroir by Christian Léourier

Uh Huh Her
“The Desperate Kingdom Of Love” – Read a book you desperately wanted to love but didn’t

Let England Shake
“The Glorious Land” – Read a book where setting and place is very much its own character

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

To Bring You My Love
“The Dancer” – Read a book that features music or dancing

Is this Desire
“The Wind” – Read a book that heavily features one of the four elements (earth, air, water, fire)

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

White Chalk
“When Under Ether” – Read some science fiction

A Woman A Man Walked By
“The Soldier” – Read a book about war, or in which a war is taking place / in the background

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

A Woman A Man Walked By
“Passionless, Pointless” – read a book that literally went nowhere / made no sense (made no sense because of the non-binary writing -__- )

Let England Shake
“Written On The Forehead” – Read a book that makes you frequently furrow your brow (same reason as above,, non-binary writing makes reading a book really hard)

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Rid Of Me
“Legs” – Read a book with a body part on the cover

Let England Shake
“Hanging In The Wire” – Do a buddy read and then chat with your buddy about it online

The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

Dance Hall at Louse Point
“Rope Bridge Crossing” – Read a book with some action and adventure

White Chalk
“The Devil” – Read a book about angels, devils, demons, or religion

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

Rid Of Me
“Highway '61 Revisited” – Read a book that takes place on the open road

Is this Desire
“Catherine” – Finally read that book you’ve jealously watched others read and love

Everless by Sara Holland

Rid Of Me
“Man-Size” – Pick up some feminist fiction and read the fuck out of it

Is this Desire
“Joy” – Read a book with a one word title or that has an emotion in the title

Evermore by Sara Holland

White Chalk
“White Chalk” – Read a book with a white cover

Let England Shake
“Bitter Branches” – Read a book that takes place mostly outdoors / in the woods

Part of Your World by Liz Braswell

Is this Desire
“A Perfect Day Elise” – Get some fresh air and go read outside

The Hope Six Demolition Project
“The Community Of Hope” – Read a book that could be considered a sell out

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
“Beautiful Feeling” – Read a book that gives you all the feels

White Chalk
“The Mountain” – Read a book that’s been sitting in your TBR pile for a long time

The Elite by Kiera Cass

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
“You Said Something” - Read a book that takes place in a big city

A Woman A Man Walked By
“Leaving California” – Read a book set in a state you used to live in, or written by an author who lives there

The One by Kiera Cass

Dance Hall at Louse Point
“That Was My Veil” – Read a book to escape the world and take credit for it here

The Hope Six Demolition Project
“The Ministry Of Defence” – Read a dystopian novel

Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass

Dance Hall at Louse Point
“Girl” – Read some YA
“Taut” – Read a collection of flash fiction

A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

To Bring You My Love
“Working For The Man” – Read a book where the protagonist is a pencil pusher / works a hum-drum job

Let England Shake
“The Last Living Rose” – Read a book with flowers on the cover

Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight

Dance Hall at Louse Point
“Lost Fun Zone” – Read a book that others might consider a guilty pleasure

Uh Huh Her
“Shame” – Read a book you would not want someone to catch you reading

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

Rid Of Me
“Ecstasy” – Read a book that you immediately fall in love with

Let England Shake
“Let England Shake” – Read a book set in a different country

Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier

White Chalk
“Silence” – Read a book when no one else is around

Let England Shake
“England” – Read a book written by an author from another country

Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier

Is this Desire
“No Girl So Sweet” – Read a book that makes you swoon
“Is This Desire?” – Read a book that doesn’t fit neatly into one genre

The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz

Uh Huh Her
“The Slow Drug” – Read a book that takes you a while to warm up to

Let England Shake
“In The Dark Places” – Read a book that’s dark and twisted

The Duchess of Devonshire

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
“This Is Love” – Read a book by a favorite author
“We Float” – Read whatever the fuck you want and take credit for it here

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

To Bring You My Love
“Down By The Water” – Read a book that takes place on, in, or near water (cheating a little here)

Uh Huh Her
“The Pocket Knife” – Read a coming-of-age story

The Sin Eater by Megan Campisi

Dance Hall at Louse Point
“Civil War Correspondent” – Read historical fiction or a book that is based on an historical event

Uh Huh Her
“No Child Of Mine” – Read a book that features a child protagonist

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

Dance Hall at Louse Point
“Dance Hall At Louse Point” – instrumental freebie, read anything and take credit for it here

The Hope Six Demolition Project
“Dollar, Dollar” – Go ahead and buy yourself a book, then read it as soon as you bring it home

An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

Rid Of Me
“Me-Jane” – Read some fantasy or a fairy tale retelling

The Hope Six Demolition Project
“Chain Of Keys” – Read a book you’ve been hesitant to pick up

Alias Thomas Bennet by Suzan Lauder

To Bring You My Love
“C'Mon Billy” – Read a book with a person’s name in the title

Dance Hall at Louse Point
“Is That All There Is?” – Read a book that left you feeling like WTF

Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita

Dance Hall at Louse Point
“City Of No Sun” – Read something that’s really dark

White Chalk
“Grow Grow Grow” – Read a book has repetitive words in the title

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
“Good Fortune”- Read a book you picked up at a book sale or bought for crazy cheap

Uh Huh Her
“The Letter” – Read a book about writing

A Chance Meeting: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by E.A. Batten

The Hope Six Demolition Project
“Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln” – read a book that’s an homage to something/someone
“The Orange Monkey” – Read a book that’s a bit bizarre

The Archive of the Forgotten by A.J. Hackwith

Rid Of Me
“Rub 'Til It Bleeds” – Read a book that contains a lot of blood (books bleed ink, close enough XD )
“Dry” – If you read a book that left you unsatisfied, take credit for it here

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Lord Byron

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
“One Line” – Read a book of poetry

White Chalk
“To Talk To You” – Listen to an audio book