5 of The Best 'Book Club' Books
Book clubs have had more of an increasing buzz around them in recent years, with people wanting to share their newfound lockdown reads. Many have rediscovered their love for books, and what a rediscovery this has become! But what books really are the best to read and discuss within your book club? Ones that will have you discussing for hours the beautiful imagery, your favourite character or the character you never believed actually did it in the new whodunit read. Well here are 5 of the best books to bring to your book club, a variety of books that will satisfy anyone’s book addictions.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing is one of the most glorious and idyllic books you and your book club can immerse yourself in. At the moment a holiday abroad is not something that is looking likely for anyone this summer, so why not just transport your imagination away to all the places within this novel. Owens’ idyllic descriptions produce beautiful imagery within the imagination, matched with the gripping storyline following the troubled life of a young girl living on a marsh. Not only will it make you want to go somewhere tropical right away, but you will be completely thrown into the story of this young girl.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Honeyman’s novel Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is one that is the definition of an un-put-downable story. The story is about a young woman who is absolutely fine. Going about her life in the same way every day, every week, every year, nothing needs to change. She doesn’t ever feel the need to be anything more than just fine, her life is all perfectly okay exactly the way it is. But one day she strikes up a friendship with a new colleague and her life is disrupted for the first time in years. The novel follows Oliphant along her journey of friendships and changes. It is one of those books that you just want to give a hug and do not want to end.
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Now this is one thriller that you will be talking about with your book club for weeks. There are definitely certain things you will just not. See. Coming. The story follows one psychologist’s attempt to uncover a mystery by working with a patient that refuses to speak. Some would say it’s an impossible case, but this is one that he is determined to solve. The twists and turns that follow will shock you providing such an intense and addictive read. The absolute definition of a page turner, this book will have you and your book club HOOKED.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Midnight Library is simply one of the most wonderful things to come out of 2020, and boy did we need some good to come out of that year. The most recent publication from Matt Haig offers a thought-provoking read, stirring up many interesting talking points on life and regrets. It presents a library that is situated between life and death, one where you’re offered up different stories of your life that you are able to experience. Different decisions and changes can affect every outcome in life, and this novel presents such an interesting perspective on life’s decisions. Not only does the novel provide such an enriched story, it leaves you with a different outlook on life. Haig’s novel is definitely one for the book club, discussions will be endless!
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
The Family Upstairs is the number one suspense novel for your book club. Every twist and turn will take you by surprise, leading to suspecting every character has some new secret up their sleeve. There is just one house, three dead bodies and a crying baby, no-one ever quite knew what happened in that house. With secrets uncovered and the determination for such a mystery to solve, this unpredictable thriller will have you gripped from cover to cover.
