Suggestions for next book club selection

The only of those I have read is When Breath Becomes Air.

My book club read it and loved it. (I picked it.. and funnily it was not the book I meant to pick.) But it is a beautifully written book and a very easy read. We read it for our Nov/Dec book club because everyone is so busy we like to pick something short.

I am a big fan of Elizabeth Kostova and I think you would like her books.

www.elizabethkostova.com/

The Historian is excellent.

The only one of those I've read was Life After Life, which I thought was a most fitting title as it dragged on and on. I actually never finished it.

I have read Commonwealth, When Breath Becomes Air, and Homegoing.

I liked all three of them  - my first choice would be Homegoing, second would be When Breath Becomes Air.

I haven't read any of the books you have listed, but have looked at them. The Silent Wife by Kerry Fisher. Both are second wives to brothers. The book takes turns telling the chapters from each wives perspective.

I have read all of them except #7.  My thoughts:

1. I enjoyed this book, but it is more character driven - so depends on the tastes of your book club. 
2. Long book (our book club tries to avoid super long books) and some pretty dark material. I liked this book, but it's not for everybody.
3. Great book, but more of a meditative book. Could be some interesting discussion depending on how comfortable your book club is with discussing death.
4. I liked this one, although I have found it gets mixed reactions. 
5. Love this book!  
6. Love this book too - one of my top books of last year. So well written but also a great illustration of how events in our history affect every generation.

Out of the list above, I would probably pick Homegoing. 

Some other recommendations:

1. Last Days of Night by Graham Moore. Historical fiction about Edison and Westinghouse and the fight about electrical current. I know, sounds kind of dry, but written so well (the author one an Oscar for his screenplay of The Imitation Game and is adapting this one into a movie) and it was interesting. Our book club liked this one.

2. The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore. Our current book club book. I have heard an interview with the author and it sounded so interesting and I expect the book to be good (a friend read it and loved it). I think it will be good discussion - especially the creator's unique marriage situation (I find things like that always provoke a lot of talk!).

3. Eviction by Matthew Desmond. Nonfiction - one of the best books I read last year. I recommend this book to everybody - one of the best I've read about poverty. I was a little reluctant to read it, but it was such an engrossing read. Highly recommend it.

4. Dreamland by Sam Quinones. This book could've used some editing and the writing wasn't that great, but it was so interesting. It's nonfiction about the opiate epidemic - so very topical. Our book club also liked this one.

5. American War by Omar El Akkad. This is a recent release. Pretty bleak, but I think it would make for some awesome discussion. I've seen it billed as speculative fiction/dystopia and it's about a second American civil war in 2075. Even though set in the future, it's pretty topical too.

6. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood. Not a book to choose if you have any pearl clutchers in your club, but I think this book would be another good one for discussion and it was so well written. Some potentially controversial subject matter and reading it can be uncomfortable at times. But the author never tells you how to think and it provokes a lot of thinking and emotion - so it definitely makes an impact. 

7. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. YA about a teenager who witnesses her friend shot by a cop. Well written and should be good for discussion too (another hit for our book club. I have yet to know somebody who has read it and didn't like it).

8. The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich. I just finished this one and think it would make for good discussion too. It's non-fiction - blend of true crime and memoir - which sounds odd, but it works. Some heavier subjects, but done well.

Ooh, I liked this one too. Great book!

I read When Breathe Becomes Air, I too enjoyed it, but I'm not sure it's a book club kind of book. How often do you meet?

Oh how I love the peas! I've added loads of books to my kindle just as my dh and ds get ready to leave for 2 weeks. I can't wait to get in my hanging chair.

My book club is more of a social club so I don't know if you want my picks   

We enjoyed "Behind Closed Closed Doors" and "The Marriage Lie" ... we're not into deep stuff but both of these are good   

Our book club recently read "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown. Every one of us said this was a book we'd never pick, but we all loved it. Another we loved - and an easier read - was "A Man Called Ove" by Frederik Backman. That one has an Oscar nominated movie that came out last year (?).

carol

A friend recommended this non fiction book.

White trash: 400 years of untold history of class in the United States.

Of these I have read A Little Life and Homegoing. I tried to read Life after Life but could not finish it.

I would recommend Homegoing. I loved it! While A Little Life is one of my favorite books ever, it has triggers and is not for the faint of heart. It's also very long.

Commonwealth is near the top of my to-read list, and I think that would be a great option as well.

Lisa

Read A Man Called Ove!! Best book I've read in ages, and everyone else at work (in a library) has loved it, too!

I'm curious what people liked about When Breath Becomes Air - to me it just seemed very predictable and cliche.

I would think a good book for book club is Between the World and Me - amazing book