10 Books You Should Read With Your Book Club | What Makes a Good Book Club Pick? | Sick of Reading

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Hello friends, I know sometimes it can be hard to know what book to pick when it's your turn to choose a book for your book club. It's hard to know whether you'll like a book, and more importantly whether it will generate a lot of discussion, without having read it. So in this video I talk to you about 10 books that I think would make a good book club pick and why, to help you out if you need recommendation or 10!

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Books Mentioned
Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Days Without End by Sebastian Barry

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Sing, Unburied Sing by Jessmyn Ward

If I had Your Face by Frances Cha

Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jerdovski

The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

Queenie by Candice Carty Williams

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[elizgranada]

Yes to part 2, for sure! You are my favorite new booktuber I’ve been watching your videos all day! 😊

[robertgelblum]

Thank you so much for all these interesting suggestions, together with your very informative and helpful descriptions of the salient points of each book.

[lemonsherbertxx]

Mr Loverman is our bookclub read this month, I’m very excited!

[kirstenelizabeth]

I like how you said good book club books are "meaty"! Queenie was such a lovely read and was so relatable as a young woman and can see how it would be a great conversational pick for a group club!
I have Pull of Stars on shelf waiting to be read, I cant wait until I get to read it.

[LeanneRose]

I think 'book club' fiction is probably my favourite genre. Lots of things to discuss but without a writing style that is unnecessarily complex - and, as you say, NOT TOO LONG! I would LOVE a part 2! 💕

[MilenaReads]

What a fun idea to make this video! After hosting a monthly book club for a while now, I definitely think a good book for a book club is not necessarily a personal favourite! Accessible writing is definitely something that’s important!

[RosalindPeters]

Thank you for reminding me about The Bass Rock! I started listening to it on Audible a while back and the accents were so wobbly I couldn’t bear to carry it on 🤦‍♀️ but I would still like to read it!

[carriem]

Yes for a part 2! Maybe one with backlist books?

[rowenaeddy]

A useful and enjoyable video. I would love a part 2

[lucycrook]

Yes for part 2! Your recommendations are fab. I didn’t really like Girl Woman Other 🙈

[JanaHartley-yyor]

Try "The Afterlife of Billy Fingers"