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I think it would be a good idea to have a month where we read group reads that we never got around to. A kind of catch up month. What do you think?

Our Past Group Reads

Link to past group reads

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak - August/September2011
American Gods - Neil Gaiman - August 2011
The Magic Toyshop - Angela Carter - August 2011
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs - September 2011
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern - September 2011
White is for Witching - Helen Oyeyemi - October 2011
The Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes - November 2011
Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman - December 2011
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen - December 2011
Room - Emma Donoghue - December 2011
The Raw Shark Texts - Steven Hall - January 2012
Florence and Giles - John Harding - January 2011
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - January 2011
11/22/63 - Stephen King - February 2012
Under the Dome - Stephen King - February 2012
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - February 2012
The Waiting Room - F. G. Cottam - February 2012
The Help - Kathryn Stockett - February 2012
The Bone People - Keri Hulme - March 2012
A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness - March 2012
The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey - April 2012
Life of Pi - Yann Martel - April 2012
Alice I Have Been - Melanie Benjamin - May 2012
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Patrick Süskind - May 2012
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller - June 2012
The Sealed Letter - Emma Donoghue - June 2012
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez - July
Gillespie and I - Jane Harris - July
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury - August
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror - H. P. Lovecraft - August


Our Current Group Reads - September

Fevre Dream - George R. R. Martin

The Lighthouse - Alison Moore




Link to July's Group Reads

Link to August's Group Reads


If you have read, or are reading, any of our group reads please join in discussions - all the threads are open indefinitely and the more opinions the better:)

That's a brilliant idea. There are loads I missed that I still really want to read. :-)

I like the idea of a catch up month - hopefully I can get The Night Circus converted so I can finally finish reading it on my kindle.
I might give one of the Stephen Kings a try as well as I skipped both if those - which one should I go for?

Sounds like a good idea. There are a couple I didn't get a chance to read, so it would give me a chance to catch up with those :)

Agreed. I have a few that I never got round to, I might opt for Gillespie and I :)

Brilliant idea! Have so many I missed. Room, American gods and under the dome jump out at me on first look

Jo wrote: "I like the idea of a catch up month - hopefully I can get The Night Circus converted so I can finally finish reading it on my kindle.
I might give one of the Stephen Kings a try as well as I skippe..."

Under the Dome I just couldn't get on with and I'm glad I didn't read anymore (I read over 100 pages) because I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have liked the explanation for the dome. I read 11.22.63 and I think that will be my last King for a while.

Aimee wrote: "Brilliant idea! Have so many I missed. Room, American gods and under the dome jump out at me on first look"

I loved American Gods and Room is a very quick read:)

Kirsty wrote: "I think it would be a good idea to have a month where we read group reads that we never got around to. A kind of catch up month. What do you think?"

Fab idea!! Have an urge to buy new stuff so will have a peek through the ones I wanted to read so can join in again x

Lou wrote: "Kirsty wrote: "I think it would be a good idea to have a month where we read group reads that we never got around to. A kind of catch up month. What do you think?"

Fab idea!! Have an urge to buy n..."

Welcome back!

Kirsty wrote: "Jo wrote: "I like the idea of a catch up month - hopefully I can get The Night Circus converted so I can finally finish reading it on my kindle.
I might give one of the Stephen Kings a try as well ..."

I found the ending of Under the Dome a real let down. It completely ruined the book for me.

Ok, might give it a miss afterall tehn :P

Me too, have converted The Night Circus so will finish that and then mabe just carry on with

I think I'm going to either read or . Possibly both if I get time.

Oh dear, I am way behind with my reading. I am still on March.

Sounds good to me. I've been away from here for a bit as work has been full on and we are in the process of moving house so there is quite a bit I have missed. I think I will go for as I picked it up the other day on offer in Sainsburys for 2.99!

You got a good deal there! I've had on my bookshelf for a little while now, so I'm going to try and get around to reading it this month too. The original group read coincided with me getting my first job, so I missed that completely. I'm looking forward to it, though!

Hopefully you enjoy it. Let us know what you think about it as you're reading, or afterwards -- the threads from the group read are still open in the "Past Group Reads" section.

Yes I will do thanks :)

I've read A Discovery of Witches and couldn't put the kindle down. Also read the 11/22/63 - again, a book I couldn't put down.

Karen wrote: "I've read A Discovery of Witches and couldn't put the kindle down. Also read the 11/22/63 - again, a book I couldn't put down."

Karen, I loved A Discovery of Witches, did you see the 2nd book is now out in hardback?

I absolutely adored both A Discovery of Witches, and 11.22.63. They might be fairly recent releases, but they're already two of my all-time favourite books. I have the second book, Shadow of Night, on my TBR pile. I keep promising myself I'll get to it soon :)

Vicky wrote: "Karen wrote: "I've read A Discovery of Witches and couldn't put the kindle down. Also read the 11/22/63 - again, a book I couldn't put down."

Karen, I loved A Discovery of Witches, did you see th..."

Yep - waiting for it to drop in price a little more in the Kindle version, so it's on my watch list. From all the reports, it's just as good as the first one! *Starts dribbling at the thought!*