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Question: I need ideas for books for a book club!!?
Technicallly, its not a "club!." My Boyfriend and I want to have our own personal book club :) I really don't read!. The only time I read, was when I had an assignment back in high school!. My major (Dietetics) in college doesn't really require me to read, other than texts books!. The last book I read for fun was about 2 months ago, James Patterson, The Beach House!. I really love this author and can read his books in about a few hours!. I also like romance :)
But my boyfriend really wants us to read very inciteful books about things we can have discussions on!. He's in Medical School (3rd year) so his time is limited, but pretty much anything interests him!.
Any suggestions appreciated, because I don't have the slightest idea where to begin!.
ThanksWww@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Thank the lord no one's said you-know-what!. (I think it's because all the kiddies went to bed :))
I would recommend "Love Warps the Mind a Little" by John Dufresne!.
also a good book my fiancee and I read was "The Perks of Being a Wallflower!." That's more of a teen book but pretty good book nonetheless!.
They're not too close to James Patterson but I'd say much better (IMO)!. The other answers are good too but I wanted to stray from the crowd a bit!.
I also thought of, since you said your BF doesn't have a lot of time on his hands, a short story collection from an author you both like!. Reading a short story once and a while to each other doesn't take long and if you can't get back to it for a while you won't forget like a book that's one story straight through!. Just a suggestion!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Atul Garawande's Complications: Notes on a surgeon's life (may have the subtitle off) is really fascinating!.
The New Yorker has good essays that can be read in small bites and shared cheaply!.
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult is a good medical/ethical dilemma book!.
Tim Obrien's Things they Carried is about the vietnam war, short chapters, powerful stuff!.
DaVinci Code or any Dan Brown is good suspense and thought provoking, too!.
David Sedaris is wickedly funny!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Robin Cook!.!.!.!.!.an American doctor/novelist who writes about medicine and topics affecting public health:
Critical
Fever
Crisis
Brain
Contagion
Terminal The Year of the Intern
Coma
Foreign Body!.!.!.released on 8/5/08
Tess Gerritson!.!.!.an interinst
Life Support
Bloodstream
Harvest
Just for fun read Made in the USA by Billie Letts
Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Firefly Lane by Kristin HannahWww@QuestionHome@Com
The Lovely Bones or My Sister's Keeper are probably the two best books I've ever read, and I read a book every few days, so, that's a lot of books!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I loved Lovely Bones, I forgot who wrote it, but it's adult non fiction!. For me it sparked so many questions and now it's my favorite book!Www@QuestionHome@Com
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton is really good and has some medical stuff he might know!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
don't ask any of my teachers
that's 4 sure!Www@QuestionHome@Com
the cay
or
hatchetWww@QuestionHome@Com
My sisters keeper! by jodi picoultWww@QuestionHome@Com
fear and loathing in las vegas
catch 22
portnoy's complaint
THAT IS ALLWww@QuestionHome@Com