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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Top Book Club Picks in May

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Found this list in Shelf Awareness Pro's Monday, June 15, E-mail Newsletter and wanted to share.

I have read only a few of the books.  There are some I definitely want to read and know I am missing out on.

I have read:

Orphan Train
The Husband's Secret
Ordinary Grace

How about you?   What have you read?

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Top Book Club Picks in May

The following were the most popular book club books during May based on votes from more than 120,000 book club readers from more than 39,000 book clubs registered at Bookmovement.com:

1. The Girl on the Train: A Novel by Paula Hawkins
2. All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel by Anthony Doerr
3. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin
4. The Rosie Project: A Novel by Graeme Simison
5. Orphan Train: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline
6. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
7. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
8. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
9. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
10. Ordinary Grace: A Novel by William Kent Krueger

Rising Stars:

At the Water's Edge: A Novel by Sara Gruen
Go Set a Watchman: A Novel by Harper Lee

*Image courtesy of:

http://www.bellcountynewcomers.com/bookclubs.html



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23 comments:

  1. Marianne June 17, 2015 at 5:47 AM

    Interesting list. I have # 1 and # 2 on my waiting list and have read # 9, The Boys in the Boat with my book club. Great read.

    Happy reading,
    Marianne from
    Let's Read

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    1. ElizabethJune 17, 2015 at 9:19 AM

      Thanks for stopping, Marianne.

      Good to see you haven't read many either.

      I need to get "reading."

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  2. KayJune 17, 2015 at 6:49 AM

    I have read The Girl On The Train, Big Little Lies, The Husband's Secret and Ordinary Grace. The last one, Ordinary Grace, was read with my mystery book group. It was not a traditional mystery at all, but we had a great discussion.

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    1. ElizabethJune 17, 2015 at 9:20 AM

      Ordinary Grace was so good. I read it on my own and loved it.

      Good to see you have read four of them.

      I wonder if anyone has read all of them. That will be interesting.

      Thanks for stopping, Kay.

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  3. DebbieJune 17, 2015 at 12:36 PM

    I have read 8 of them. But I WANT to read the other 2. Does that count? LOL
    I have not read the Nightingale or Boys on the Boat.

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    1. ElizabethJune 17, 2015 at 12:42 PM

      It definitely counts. :)

      A WANT TO READ is as good as read. :)

      Thanks for stopping, Debbie.

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  4. UnknownJune 17, 2015 at 12:44 PM

    I think it's pretty amazing that I've read several of these. 5. Orphan Train: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline; 7. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty; 8. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty. I will read #1 soon; am on the waiting list for the ebook at the library. :)
    @dino0726 from
    FictionZeal - Impartial, Straighforward Fiction Book Reviews

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    1. ElizabethJune 17, 2015 at 1:12 PM

      Thanks for stopping, Diane.

      Great on the number you read.

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  5. Mary (Bookfan)June 17, 2015 at 1:19 PM

    I read 'AJ Fikry', The Rosie Project, The Husband's Secret and Ordinary Grace. My husband read The Boys in the Boat and liked it.

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    1. ElizabethJune 17, 2015 at 2:01 PM

      Didn't you love Ordinary Grace?

      Thanks for stopping, Mary.

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  6. Dani In NCJune 17, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    I haven't read any of these books, but I tend to read all the "hot" books late because I get 99% of my books from the library. "The Rosie Project" is the only one on my library waiting list. I either haven't heard of or am not interested in the rest of them.

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  7. Kathryn TJune 17, 2015 at 4:34 PM

    Hmm I have read four and have two on my bookshelf so I think I am doing okay! There are a couple of others I have been meaning to read so have just put Zevin's name into my brain for next time at the book shop!

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    1. ElizabethJune 18, 2015 at 3:21 PM

      Four is good, and others waiting is really good, Kathryn.

      Thanks for stopping, Kathryn.

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  8. KristenJune 17, 2015 at 7:21 PM

    2. All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel by Anthony Doerr (this one is one of our book club picks for this summer so I'll be reading it soon)
    3. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin (read this one for book club--and didn't love it as much as everyone else seems to)
    4. The Rosie Project: A Novel by Graeme Simison (read and loved this one and then talked my book club into reading it too)
    5. Orphan Train: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline (read and enjoyed this one on my own)
    8. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (have on my tbr shelves)
    9. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown (read and thoroughly enjoyed this one for book club)
    10. Ordinary Grace: A Novel by William Kent Krueger (read and was surprised by how I liked this one from book club although I figured out the mystery very early on)

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    1. ElizabethJune 18, 2015 at 3:22 PM

      Very nice list of books you have read.

      I LOVED Ordinary Grace too.

      Orphan Train was amazing.

      I need to read All The Light We Cannot See.

      Thanks for stopping, Kristen.

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  9. SukoJune 18, 2015 at 12:25 AM

    Elizabeth, I have not read any of these, although I've read about many of these! I think I should join a book club, one of these days. My reading and blogging have really slowed down this summer, but I hope to get my reading and blogging mojo back soon! :)

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    1. ElizabethJune 18, 2015 at 3:24 PM

      You will get caught up again. ENJOY your summer activities.

      I hope you eventually do get to read some of these books.

      Thanks for stopping, Suko.

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  10. Laurel-Rain SnowJune 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM

    I have read Girl on the Train, The Rosie Project, Orphan Train, Big Little Lies, The Nightingale, and The Husband's Secret. Loved them all!

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    1. ElizabethJune 21, 2015 at 4:21 PM

      Nice list of books you read.

      Thanks for stopping, Laurel.

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  11. Anne@HeadFullofBooksJune 21, 2015 at 2:33 PM

    I've read five of them:
    The Girl on the Train (meh)
    The Storied Life of AJ Fikrey (good)
    The Boys in the Boat (Fantastic)
    The Orphan Train (good)
    The Rosie Project (Very good)

    Thanks for the link up for the book club site. I am going there now.

    My Sunday Salon

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  12. ElizabethJune 22, 2015 at 2:03 PM

    I hope you love Ordinary Grace. I did.

    Thanks for stopping, Vicki.

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