The Book Club.

The book club. For me a classic symbol of intelligence, and literary love. Exactly the sort of club I would love to belong to, but there is one problem. That problem is that I read a lot, and by a lot I mean 1-3 books in a week depending on where I am and what I am doing. Now I stopped reading so much for the last few academic terms, in order to learn... this was before I discovered my new reading spot.

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I have migrated from my bed with its feather duvet and soft pillows, to my window. Now this may seen strange but it means I can sit and read as though I was outside, but without needing to find earphones that work properly. Yes I am one of those people who listens to music while I read, as a result all the books I read have a soundtrack, that only I can hear. 

Now back to this problem of mine, I read a lot. It has got to the stage where I now read instead of doing college work, which is why I am writing this post, to help with this rediscovered addiction to reading and book shopping! 

To make things worse my notepad with my to-do list in, is my bookmark!

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So I have an idea. Probably one that no one will want to take part in...

An Online Book Club. One: it will control my reading habit, by one book every 2 weeks and two: I will discover books I would have never read before. 

So start I have reading list that I would like anyone who has read this far, to look at and comment their favourite. In my next post I will announce the winner and everyone will find a copy of this book, even if you have read it before and sit down with a cup of tea or coffee and some cake and just read. 

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The Help by Kathryn Stocket

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Rules of Civility by Amor Towles 

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The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald (The film is also fabulous and the soundtrack addictive!)

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 

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Eragon by Christopher Paolini 

 

This is how it will work once I have a winner, or I decide on a book, I will write a review and you can comment your views on the book, or if you have a blog write on there and tweet me the link! 

 

xo xo Miriam 

 

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6 comments:

  1. Marcia Strykowski4 June 2013 at 00:52

    Nice post! And a great idea with wonderful book choices. I think I like both THE HELP and THE GREAT GATSBY best---so hard to pick just one...

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  2. CoffeeChanelLipstick4 June 2013 at 19:15

    Thank you, firstly for reading and secondly for having such a good taste in books xx

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  3. Trish10 June 2013 at 00:55

    I definitely recommend The Kite Runner- it's a powerful book that would be interesting to discuss in a group :)

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  4. CoffeeChanelLipstick10 June 2013 at 11:53

    Yeah I have read A Thousands Splendid Suns, and I have heard that The Kite Runner is better so... Thank for reading! xxx

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  5. dresses in the attic29 June 2013 at 18:21

    Great post!
    I love a lot of the books you mentioned in your reading list. Especially The Kite Runner, which is a really good read. There is also the latest book by the same author, called And The Mountains Echoed. It is also, a pretty great read. :)

    Love, Em.

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  6. CoffeeChanelLipstick29 June 2013 at 19:57

    Thank you!
    The Kite Runner is so good, I haven't read his latest I shall add it to the reading list. If you liked it, check out The little coffee shop in kabul, similar but more focused on the women of Afgan
    Love, Miriam.

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