It’s Literally a Book Club started in April 2015. Every month or two, we select a new book to chat about over good food and good company (and good wine!).
On our TBR pile…
Here are the books on our list for the next few months:
- The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
- Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Past Reads
2018
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- We loved the 90s/early 2000s nostalgia. Looking forward to seeing how Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington transform this story into a miniseries! 4/5
- The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
- Great premise but we weren’t thrilled by the narrator or the ending. 2/5
- Watchmen by Alan Moore (illustrated by Dave Gibbons)
- A new medium for us, we all loved this one. Still very relevant! 5/5
- The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard
- Decent storyline, but we were not fans of the love story. 3/5
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
- While some of us found it helpful and full of common sense, others found it too “self-help-y”. 1/5
- The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes
- For fans of Downton Abbey, but not what we expected. 3/5
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Real, raw, relevant. Can’t wait to see the movie (out October 19!). 5/5
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
- A classic that didn’t fly with our crew – 1.5/5
- The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
- Similar in theme to The Nightingale and Lilac Girls – we loved it. 5/5
2017
- We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Read it for the sisterhood. Incredible. 5/5
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
- Read the book before seeing the movie! We loved how she put everything together. 4/5
- The Kept Woman by Karen Slaughter
- Katrina picked this one and didn’t realize it was part of a series (whoops!). That said, it was a decent cop thriller. 3/5
- Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
- For fans of The Nightingale, this stunner will make you feel all the feels. 4.5/5
- Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
- We love a good mystery – this one also scored a 3.5/5!
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer
- A bittersweet Wonderland origin story about the Queen of Hearts, we gave this one a 3.5/5
- The Circle by Dave Eggers
- The group was unimpressed by this one and gave it a 1/5
- Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
- Entertaining and insightful! 3.5/5
2016
- The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
- We all agreed that The Chemist was lacklustre and the writing immature. Harsh times but we gave it a 0.5/5
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- Both heart-wrenching and inspiring, this one is a major tear-jerker! Every single one of us cried. 5/5
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- This fantastic retelling of Beauty and the Beast was a fan-fave. 4.5/5
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- Beautiful and inspiring, this classic garnered a strong 4/5
- The Clasp by Sloane Crosley
- A mystery and a love triangle – so great! We gave it 3/5
- The White Russian by Vanora Bennett
- Intrigue and romance scored high in this one – we gave it a 3/5!
2015
- Enslavement by Winnipeg’s own Melinda Friesen
- We all enjoyed this one! 3/5
- The Secret History by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Donna Tartt
- This one was controversial! The average rating was 1/5
- The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie, the queen of mystery
- We gave this one 3/5
- The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
- 3/5 stars!
- Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberley McCreight
- 3.5/5 for this gem
- The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins
- We gave this one 3/5
Greatest Hits
All of these titles have earned a 4/5 or 5/5!
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- Watchmen by Alan Moore (illustrated by Dave Gibbons)
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
- We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
- Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
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