Book Suggestions for April
 

If you have a book (or two) you want to read post here by March 24th then we'll set up a poll for the weekend thru midnight March 28th then decide which book we will read for April...that way if you need a few days to pick it up you'll have time!

Please only leave 1 or 2 book suggestions. Depending on who has read what we might pick 2 books for the month and you can read 1 or both of them.

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

My suggestion(s) for April are:

Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen

or

The Things We Do For Love by Kristin Hannah

Madame Tussand: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran

Guernica by Dave Boling

I've read The Help and Water For Elephants and enjoyed them both. I'd certainly jump in on the discussion if you decide to go with one of them.

On my list to read/continue reading and would love some discussion! :)

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Writing Motherhood by Lisa Garrigues

what about

Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult

The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

These are on my To Read List:

Half of a Yellow Sun by by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Shangai Girls by Lisa See

maybe have to have categories - mysteries, nonfic, chick lit, romance... ;)

I can't wait to read...

Heart of the matter - Emily Griffin

lol..so true! I tried to pick books that were more mainstream then my norm.

I second Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah. Or I also want to read On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah.

I love all Kristin Hannah books.....Winter Garden, Firefly Lane and True Colors are my favorite of hers. I can read any of hers though.

The Help and Water for Elephants is on my wishlist and I would gladly read those! :thumbup:

The Birth House by Ami McKay
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown

The Paris Wife
The Help

or how about a classic - these are on my list which I haven't read since college

Northanger Abbey
Tender is the Night
The Sun Also Rises

I second this one!

I'd love it if we had a choice of two books. There are are few mentioned that I've already read. If not, I will still gladly join in the discussion if one of those is picked.
Here are a couple of more suggestions.
Shades of Gray
Madame Tussaud
I second the above. I read "Tale of Two Cities" last year with my son, he had to read it for school, and I really enjoyed it. This one has my interest piqued.
Hourglass
Jen

Across The Universe by Beth Ravis
and I second Water for Elephants :)

and for classics add pride & prejudice or jane eyre - i'd love to reead

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Firefly Lane by Kristen Hannah
Sing Me Home by Jodi Picoult
Tara Road by Maeve Binchy

I would love to do the book club but I just started a new series and wont be able to put it down til I am done reading it all. So my suggestion would be

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

I am currently on Book 3 in the series just started it though only about 90 pages in.

not this one - I would be 188th in line for it at the library and we have 55 branches so it could take awhile - sorry:(

I'm a complete Outlander addict (listening to book 2 on audio right this minute, in fact). I refuse to admit how many times I've read Outlander (and Voyager, too). :blink:

The help by Kathryn Stockett
Sing you home by Jodi Picoult

Another for The Help by Kathryn Stockett, it's been on my Kindle for 2 month and I haven't got around to read it yet.

I'm interested in these 2 already mentioned and 1 new one:

Madame Tussand: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
The Paris Wife
and Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women

I've read The Help, Water for Elephants and a few of the others mentioned. I'm happy to join in the discussion of those. :)

Well I haven't read any that have been mentioned (except Pride & Predjuduce :p ), so I'll refrain from offering any up and just enjoy which ever is picked cause they will be all new to me!!! :thumbup:

I've had this one on my to read list for a while. Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese

The Help and Water for Elephants are both on my to read list - so I put in another vote for both of those. Water for Elephants movie hits Theaters on April 15th.

I like the sound of this one Celeste suggested: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown.

I'm crossing my fingers for the one chosen not to have tooooo many tears & heartbreaks?!! ...had anough of those this year already.

I read Water for Elephants a couple of years ago but it was really good and a quick read so I could definitely read it again :)

ditto!! :)

I just read this book a few weeks ago and I really liked it. Good story and development of the characters. I really liked it.

I read the Help and it was really good. I've been wanting to read Water for Elephants since it came out but haven't gotten around to it.

It's seriously sooooo good. On page 161 of Voyager as of this morning. My friend who got me addicted says I should totally listen to it on tape because that way you get the whole feel of the Scottish accents and what not! :D

great suggestions so far! i've added so many new books to my goodreads to read list to remember in the future lol Keep em coming!

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin

oh these all sound good...ill read whatever is suggested..just need to know ahead of time to get at my local library!

ditto.

I second Jennifer's take on Sing You Home. I'm #25 on the library waiting list. But I'd love to decide now that it's going to be May or June's read so that people have a chance to get it from the library if they want to.

it's brand new so I'm sure ev1 is waiting in line to read it. I'd love to read it this summer though to give ev1 a chance to pick it up!

For those who have mentioned wanting to read The Help, I wholeheartedly encourage you to read it. Fantastic book.

all of these books are so great. i'm adding to my goodreads to remember for later!

sing you home is an awesome book. i bought the audio version and love it! def. something to read this summer once the list is down.

as for suggestions, dont really have any. i will just go along with the flow this month :)

Last day to get those suggestions in! I'll set up a poll in the AM to choose!

Just wanted to add that I have no suggestions, but I'm super excited to read whatever gets decided. :)

They're both excellent . . . nothing alike, of course, but I'd definitely recommend either of them highly.

Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger

I love Kate Morton!:thumbup:
Downloaded the sample from Kindle, looks like a very promising book.