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# Arlene's Book Club

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- [Book Club Discussion Questions: The Maid By Nita Prose](https://arlenesbookclub.com/book-club-discussion-questions-the-maid-by-nita-prose/) - Read the review here. Discussion Questions: 1. What do you think of the way the author revealed Molly's personality and character as the story developed? Do you think that the author did this on purpose? Why? 2. Molly talks differently than the other workers at the hotel. Do you think that her speech and mannerism
- [The Maid Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-maid-book-review/) - Book reviewed by Dinh. Review: Our book group chose the mystery genre, and we voted on The Maid by Nita Prose for our suggested read for this month. I usually don't do re-reads but I didn't mind re-reading this book. I read it two years ago when it came out and I don't remember what
- [The Maid By Nita Prose](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-maid-by-nita-prose/) - Please join us in reading The Maid by Nita Prose for our monthly suggested read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for June 30, 2024. Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret
- [Lessons In Chemistry Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/lessons-in-chemistry-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read the review here. Discussion Questions: Questions ahead contain spoilers ! 1. Did you enjoy Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus? What rating out of 5 stars would you give it? 2. Elizabeth stated that ''cooking is a serious science. In fact, it's chemistry." Does this make you look at cooking differently? 3. Did you
- [Lessons In Chemistry Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/lessons-in-chemistry-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh Review: I joined a new book club this year and the ladies voted for Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus for our first read! Alas, this would be a re-read for me. I read this book already two years ago when it came out. No matter; I do remember enjoying it
- [Lessons In Chemistry By Bonnie Garmus](https://arlenesbookclub.com/lessons-in-chemistry-by-bonnie-garmus/) - Please join us in reading Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus for our suggest monthly read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for April 30, 2024. Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is
- [Miracle Creek Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/miracle-creek-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read the synopsis here. Review: Miracle Creek has been on my to read list for a long time. It had fantastic reviews when it came out (2019) and has been recommended by friends on Goodreads. I don't know why it has taken us so long to get to this book, but
- [Miracle Creek Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/miracle-creek-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read the review here. Discussion Questions: 1. Have you heard of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT; a pressurized oxygen chamber) for curing autism and infertility before you read this book? 2. Who did you think started the fire at the beginning of the book? Did you think it was Elizabeth Ward who started the fire that
- [Miracle Creek By Angie Kim](https://arlenesbookclub.com/miracle-creek-by-angie-kim/) - Please join us in reading Miracle Creek by Angie Kim for our suggested monthly read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for February 29, 2024. A literary courtroom thriller about an immigrant family and a young single mother accused of killing her autistic son, Miracle Creek is a powerhouse debut
- [The Magnificent Lives Of Marjorie Post Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-magnificent-lives-of-marjorie-post-book-review/) - Book reviewed by Dinh. Read the synopsis here. Review: Upon reading the blurb on the book jacket, I was excited to get started on The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki. The book cover, with a picture of a woman's back, suggested that it may have lots of romance and I was hoping
- [The Magnificent Lives Of Majorie Post Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-magnificent-lives-of-majorie-post-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read the review here. Discussion Questions: 1. Before reading the book, did you know who Marjorie Post was? What was your impression of her at the beginning of the book? Did your opinion of her change by the end of the book? 2. Did you like Majorie? What do you admire about her? Were you
- [Love After Love Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/love-after-love-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read Love After Love book review. Discussion Questions: 1. What do you think of Solo's reaction to finding out the truth about the death of his father? Do you think he was over reacting? Was this pivotal in Solo's unhappiness? 2. Domestic abuse in Betty's life can be attributed to her husband drinking too much.
- [The Magnificent Lives Of Majorie Post By Allison Pataki](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-magnificent-lives-of-majorie-post-by-allison-pataki/) - Please join us in reading The Magnificent Lives Of Majorie Post by Allison Pataki for our suggested monthly read. We will be reviewing the book, along with our book club questions for October 31, 2023. Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening for
- [Love After Love Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/love-after-love-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Book Review I listened to Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud and the audio book was just amazing! What a delight - I loved to hear the Trinidadian accent! The author did such a fantastic job reading her own work. Most of the time I prefer to listen
- [Love After Love By Ingrid Persaud](https://arlenesbookclub.com/love-after-love-by-ingrid-persaud/) - Please join us in reading Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud for our suggested monthly book club read. We will be reviewing the book, along with our book club discussion questions for May 31, 2023. An electrifying novel of an unconventional family in Trinidad mended by their individual, and collective, quests for love After Betty
- [Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/finlay-donovan-is-killing-it-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: I don't know why Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano has not been talked about more since it's publication in 2021. I bet it's on people's 'to be read' pile! Here's a public service announcement: now is the time to move it to the top
- [Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/finlay-donovan-is-killing-it-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1. Harris Mickler was a bad guy and a predator. He drugged his victims and then blackmailed them. Did he get what he deserved when Fin switched the Rohypnol drug and he ended up with it? 2. Why do you think Fin decided to spy on Harris Mickler in the
- [Finlay Donovan Is Killing It By Elle Cosimano](https://arlenesbookclub.com/finlay-donovan-is-killing-it-by-elle-cosimano/) - Please join us in reading Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for March 31, 2023. "Getting the job done" for one single mom takes on a whole new meaning in Finlay Donovan is Killing It. Finlay
- [Dava Shastri's Last Day Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/dava-shastris-last-day-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read review here. Discussion Questions: 1.What do you think of voluntary euthanasia? Are you for or against it? Why? Do you have empathy for Dava making this decision? 2. Dava got pregnant by her boyfriend and then broke up with him when she went to study in England. She didn't know she was pregnant until
- [Dava Shastri's Last Day Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/dava-shastris-last-day-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Review: Dava Shastri's Last Day pulled me in right away with its beautiful book cover and the book jacket blurb. It was a promising start and I hoped it would continue to entice me. I really enjoyed this book and here's why you should check it out! Debut author Kirthana Ramisetti
- [Dava Shastri's Last Day By Kirthana Ramisetti](https://arlenesbookclub.com/dava-shastris-last-day-by-kirthana-ramisetti/) - Please join us in reading Dava Shastri's Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti for our suggested monthly read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for February 28, 2023. A dying billionaire matriarch leaks news of her death early so she can examine her legacy—a decision that horrifies her children
- [Yellow Wife Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/yellow-wife-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Red Yellow Wife review here. Discussion Questions: 1. What was your initial thoughts on Yellow Wife? Did the book pull you in right away? Was it a page turner for you? 2. Did you think Pheby was naïve in thinking that she would be free? Do you think freedom was a real possibility for her
- [Yellow Wife Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/yellow-wife-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: If you're looking for a compelling historical fiction novel to read, look no further! Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson hits the mark. This surprising gem was a fantastic read. Here's what I loved about Yellow Wife and why you should consider it for your next read! Story
- [Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson](https://arlenesbookclub.com/yellow-wife-by-sadeqa-johnson/) - Please join us in reading Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for January 31, 2023. In the tradition of Wench and Twelve Years a Slave, this harrowing story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in
- [Pachinko Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/pachinko-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis Discussion Questions: 1.Did you know what Pachinko was before you read the book? 2. Pachinko is a popular gambling machine in Japan. Why do you think the book is call Pachinko? What does the title of the book relate to? 3. What was your initial reaction to the book at the beginning? Did
- [Pachinko Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/pachinko-book-review/) - Read synopsis here. Review: Having read Pachinko by Min Jin Lee a few years back, I remembered that I enjoyed it but couldn't remember the details as it has been awhile. I was glad to re-read this book to see if I liked it as much as the first time around. I must admit, the
- [Pachinko By Min Jin Lee](https://arlenesbookclub.com/pachinko-by-min-jin-lee/) - Please join us in reading Pachinko by Min Jin Lee for our suggested monthly read. We will be reviewing the book, along with our book club discussion questions for June 30, 2022. In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her
- [Small Great Things Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/small-great-things-book-review/) - Book Review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: My interest was piqued on reading the blurb on the book jacket of Jodi Picoult's book Small Great Things. It looked like it will be a thought-provoking book! I have read a couple of Picoult's book so I know she's a decent writer and familiar with her
- [Small Great Things Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/small-great-things-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1. The title of the book, Small Great Things is adapted from Dr. Martin Luther King's speech "If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way." What does that mean? What does the characters do to show this? 2. The book is told in
- [Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult](https://arlenesbookclub.com/small-great-things-by-jodi-picoult/) - Please join us in reading Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult for our monthly suggested read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for April 30, 2022. Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth
- [The Storied Life Of A. J. Fikry Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-storied-life-of-a-j-fikry-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1. At the start of the book, A. J. has lots of preferences on books that he will read or not read but by the end of the book his preferences changed. What happened to make him change his preferences? Do you have specifics that determine what types of books
- [The Storied Life Of A. J. Fikry Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-storied-life-of-a-j-fikry-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: I was looking forward to reading The Storied Life Of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. The book jacket gave the hint of a promising read. I do like to read books in which the main character transform or blossoms by the end of the book! This
- [The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry By Gabrielle Zevin](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-storied-life-of-a-j-fikry-by-gabrielle-zevin/) - Please join us in reading The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin for our suggested monthly book club read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for March 31, 2022. On the faded Island Books sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is the motto “No
- [The Extraordinary Life Of Sam Hell Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-extraordinary-life-of-sam-hell-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: The Extraordinary Life Of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni has recently become a popular read because of recommendations through word of mouth. It was published in 2019 and now lots of people are reading it and recommending it. This is the first book I have read by
- [The Extraordinary Life Of Sam Hell Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-extraordinary-life-of-sam-hell-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1. Sam's mother told him that he was given extraordinary eyes because he was going to lead an extraordinary life. What do you think of her approach to his condition of ocular albinism? 2 ."God did not make you different, Fernando. He made you special." Sam teaches the same lessons
- [A Spool of Blue Thread Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-spool-of-blue-thread-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Please put your comments for A Spool of Blue Thread Book Club Discussion Questions in the comment section below. 1. A Spool of Blue Thread focuses on the three generations of the Whitshanks and their stories. There are many themes that pop up such sibling rivalry, love, death, etc. Which theme had the biggest impact
- [Circling The Sun Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/circling-the-sun-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discover books by Paula McLain! Discussion Questions 1. Circling The Sun is based on the life of a real person. Do you enjoy reading a novelist's interpretation of the person's life in story form or do you prefer a biographical format? 2. Did you think Beryl's father made the right decisions for her as she
- [Hamnet Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/hamnet-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis. Review: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell got our attention because its title name is interchangeable with Hamlet, which is a play written by William Shakespeare. I'm not a big Shakespeare fan but I'm familiar with the play Hamlet. We chose to read Hamnet partly because Maggie O'Farrell is a new
- [The Extraordinary Life Of Sam Hell By Robert Dugoni](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-extraordinary-life-of-sam-hell-by-robert-dugoni/) - Please join us in reading The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni for our suggested monthly book club read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for February 28, 2022. Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called “Devil
- [Happy Holidays!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/happy-holidays-3/) - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We wish you the best time over the holidays to spend time with you family and friends and a few books! If you're looking to do last minute shopping, check out our link for some best selling books on the largest online retailer. (Any purchases bought through this
- [Girl, Woman, Other Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/girl-woman-other-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read Girl, Woman, Other book review Discussion Questions: 1. Were you surprised by the lack of grammar in the book? Did you like the style of writing? Did the lack of grammar impede on your reading experience? What do you think the author was trying to achieve in not using grammar? 2. The book had
- [Girl, Woman, Other Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/girl-woman-other-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read summary here. Review: To be honest, I have not heard of Bernadine Evaristo's book Girl, Woman, Other that won the Booker Prize 2019. One of our readers recommended it and we took a look. The book's jacket blurb piqued our interest - themes of identity intersected with black British women
- [Girl, Woman, Other By Bernadine Evaristo](https://arlenesbookclub.com/girl-woman-other-by-bernadine-evaristo/) - Please join us in reading Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for November 30, 2021. Joint Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2019Teeming with life and crackling with energy — a love song to modern Britain and
- [The Book Woman Of Troublesome Creek Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-book-woman-of-troublesome-creek-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Review: I was very keen on reading The Book Woman Of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson after reading the blurb on the back. I have never heard about the blue-skinned people of Kentucky nor Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library program and was intrigued! My interest was also piqued by the
- [The Book Woman Of Troublesome Creek Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-book-woman-of-troublesome-creek-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1. Before reading The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek did you know about the Kentucky Pack Horse program that was introduced in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration (WPA)? Did you know about the blue-skinned people of Kentucky? Did it pique your interest that you did some research about
- [The Book Woman Of Troublesome Creek By Kim Michele Richardson](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-book-woman-of-troublesome-creek-by-kim-michele-richardson/) - Please join us in reading The Book Woman Of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson for our monthly read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for October 31, 2021. In 1936, tucked deep into the woods of Troublesome Creek, KY, lives blue-skinned 19-year-old Cussy Carter, the last living
- [Next Year In Havana Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/next-year-in-havana-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis. Review: The cover of Next Year In Havana by Chanel Cleeton is just beautiful! Who wouldn't want to read a book with such an enticing book cover? I read some great reviews on Next Year In Havana and was excited to see if it lived up to its hype.
- [Next Year In Havana Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/next-year-in-havana-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis. Discussion Questions: 1. Before reading Next Year In Havana, did you know much about the political history of Cuba? Did you learn much? Did it make you want to learn more? 2. The novel goes back and forth between Eliza Perez life in the 1950s and her granddaughter's Marisol Ferrera's trip to Cuba
- [Next Year In Havana By Chanel Cleeton](https://arlenesbookclub.com/next-year-in-havana-by-chanel-cleeton/) - Please join us in reading Next Year In Havana by Chanel Cleeton for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for September 30, 2021. After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and
- [The Midnight Library Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-midnight-library-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis. Discussion Questions: 1. At the start of The Midnight Library, Nora was depressed and anxious and nothing was going right for her. She had so many regrets. Why do you think Nora turned to suicide? Why did she think this was her only option? 2. What did you think of Nora? How did
- [The Midnight Library Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-midnight-library-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Review: I was thrilled to read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, which was the winner of Goodreads Choice Award for fiction I had previously read How To Stop Time (which I enjoyed immensely), and The Radleys, by Haig so I knew his style of writing. The Midnight Library has been
- [The Midnight Library By Matt Haig](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-midnight-library-by-matt-haig/) - Please join us in reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for August 30, 2021. Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the
- [Hamnet Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/hamnet-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis. Discussion Questions: 1. What was the significance that William Shakespeare was not mentioned by name but referred to as dad, husband, Latin tutor etc.? Why did the author not mention his name? 2. Agnes and her husband William, were they well suited? Why, why not? 3. What did you think of Agnes? Did
- [Hamnet By Maggie O'Farrell](https://arlenesbookclub.com/hamnet-by-maggie-ofarrell/) - Please join us in reading Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell for our monthly book club read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion question for July 31, 2021. A thrilling departure: A short, piercing, deeply moving new novel from the acclaimed author of I Am, I Am, I Am, about the death
- [A Thousand Splendid Suns Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-thousand-splendid-suns-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis. Discussion Questions: 1. "One could not count the moons that shimmers on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls." The title of the book, A Thousand Splendid Suns, comes from the 17th century poem 'Kabul' written by Saib-e-Tabrizi. Did you like the literary and cultural reference? Did you
- [A Thousand Splendid Suns Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-thousand-splendid-suns-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis. Review: If you have never read any of Khaled Hosseini's books, please do so now! His 2003 debut novel The Kite Runner was a fantastic book and was a five stars read! We were curious to see if his subsequent book, A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) was just as#
- [A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-thousand-splendid-suns-by-khaled-hosseini/) - Please join us in reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini for our suggested monthly read. We will be reviewing the book, along with our book club discussion questions for June 30, 2021. Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible
- [A Burning Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-burning-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1. What did you think of PT Sir initially? Did your opinion of him change by the end of the book? 2. Have you come across the term hijra before? What did you think of Lovely as hijra? How do you feel about Lovely? 3. What did you think of
- [A Burning Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-burning-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: I love reading books that are set in different countries and show the values and cultures of that country. A Burning, a debut novel by Megha Majumdar piqued my interest because it is set in modern India. Going in, I thought the book would be depressing, as
- [A Burning By Megha Majumdar](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-burning-by-megha-majumdar/) - Please join us in reading A Burning by Megha Majumdar for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for May 31, 2021. For readers of Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi, and Jhumpa Lahiri, an electrifying debut novel about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise—to the
- [A Woman Is No Man Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-woman-is-no-man-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: "I was born without a voice, one cold, overcast day in Brooklyn, New York. No one ever spoke of my condition. I did not know I was mute until years later, when I opened my mouth to ask for what I wanted and realized no one could hear me. Where
- [A Woman Is No Man Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-woman-is-no-man-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh Read synopsis here. Review: I always look forward to reading a book about different traditions and cultures. Etaf Rum's debut novel A Woman Is No Man hits that mark with a story about three generations of Palestinian- American women. There's been a lot of praises for this book so I was
- [American Dirt Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/american-dirt-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1.The book starts off with the brutal killing of 16 members of Lydia's family at her mother's house for her niece's quinceanera party. Did you think the horrific scene would set the tone for the book? How did this tragedy impact you and your reading experience? 2. In Chilpancingo, Lydia
- [A Woman Is No Man By Etaf Rum](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-woman-is-no-man-by-etaf-rum/) - Please join us in reading A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum for our monthly book club read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for April 30, 2021. "Where I come from, we keep these stories to ourselves. To tell them to the outside world is unheard
- [The Only Woman In The Room Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-only-woman-in-the-room-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: I do so love reading about women who have made an impact in the world! Their contributions to the world are not always well known and it's refreshing to discover historical women and see them in a different perspective. A few years back I read Enchantress of
- [Love Lettering Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/love-lettering-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis. Discussion Questions: 1. At the beginning of the book, Meg had a creative block. As her livelihood depended on her creativeness it was very important for her to get over the block. Can you relate to her struggles? What would you have done in her position? 2. Were you surprise to find out
- [Love Lettering Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/love-lettering-book-review/) - Book Review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: I am not a big romance reader in general and don't go out of my way to find romance books to read. In recent years I have branched out of my comfort zone and made myself choose a few a year to read. I mainly get disappointed
- [Love Lettering By Kate Clayborn](https://arlenesbookclub.com/love-lettering-by-kate-clayborn/) - Please join us in reading Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn for our monthly suggested read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for March 31, 2021. Meg Mackworth’s hand-lettering skill has made her famous as the Planner of Park Slope, designing beautiful custom journals for New York City’s elite.
- [The Only Woman In The Room Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-only-woman-in-the-room-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1.The book starts with the curtain call of Hedy's performance at Theater an der Wien. She was given multiple bouquets of flowers from an unknown admirer and was about to decline the grandiose gesture but thought better of it. She could not afford to take chances to offend anyone. Do
- [The Only Woman In The Room By Marie Benedict](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-only-woman-in-the-room-by-marie-benedict/) - Please join us in reading The Only Woman In The Room by Marie Benedict for our monthly book club read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for February 28, 2021. Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian
- [The Story Of Arthur Truluv Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-story-of-arthur-truluv-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1.What were your initial thoughts on Arthur Moses (aka Arthur Truluv)? How did your opinion of him change as you read the book? 2. Arthur visits his wife's Nola grave every day. He talks to her as if she were alive. What do you think of his way of coping
- [The Story of Arthur Truluv Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-story-of-arthur-truluv-book-review/) - Review by Dinh. Read synopsis. Review: I have been wanting to read a book that moves you and leave you satisfied at the end of it. I have found it in The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg. The Story of Arthur Truluv (2017) is the first novel in the Mason series. There are
- [This Tender Land Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/this-tender-land-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1. This Tender Land is a coming of age book that has spirituality as one of its main theme. What did you think about the spiritual path of the book? Did you find it too much? Did it put you off? 2. Were you surprised that Albert, Odie and Mose
- [The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-story-of-arthur-truluv-by-elizabeth-berg/) - Please join us in reading The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg for our monthly suggested book club read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussions question for January 31, 2021. An emotionally powerful novel about three people who each lose the one they love most, only to find
- [Happy Holidays 2020!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/happy-holidays-2020/) - Happy holidays readers! Thank you to all our readers who have supported us. We are so appreciative and wish everyone a Happy Holiday season! 2020 has been a challenging year with Covid-19 restricting our lives as we know it. It has been a difficult year and we wish everyone a safe and great new year.
- [This Tender Land Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/this-tender-land-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: Apparently if you liked Where The Crawdads Sing, then you'll love This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger according to Parade Magazine. There were so many praises for this book and it was so highly recommended that we had to check it out for ourselves! Having read
- [This Tender Land By William Kent Krueger](https://arlenesbookclub.com/this-tender-land-by-william-kent-krueger/) - Please join us in reading This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger for our montjly book club read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book lcub discussion questions for Novermber 30, 2020. 1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are
- [American Dirt Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/american-dirt-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: I was super excited to read American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins because of the controversy surrounding it. The book has been criticized because the author is white, not an immigrant, and her her use of stereotypes exploits Mexican immigrants, in addition to depicting an unauthentic story. I
- [American Dirt By Jeanine Cummins](https://arlenesbookclub.com/american-dirt-by-jeanine-cummins/) - Please join us in reading American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins for our monthly book club read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for October 31, 2020. Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of
- [The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo-book-review/) - Read synopsis here. Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid has been recommended by a bunch of readers on social media and its popularity has snowed balled so much that we were intrigued. We capitulated and chose it for our monthly read. This book is my introduction to Jenkins Reid's work.
- [The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1.What did you think of Evelyn Hugo? Did you admire or disapprove of her behavior? Why? 2. Did you find the book engaging right away, or did it take some time to engage you? Was it a page-turner? 3. Who was your favorite character? Why did you like them the
- [The Underground Railroad Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-underground-railroad-book-review/) - The Underground Railroad: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into womanhood—where even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her
- [The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo By Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/) - Please join us in reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for September 30, 2020. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life.When she chooses
- [The Liar's Girl Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-liars-girl-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1.Alison found out that her boyfriend Will was a serial killer. He killed other women as well as her best friend Liz. Alison left the country when he was caught and confessed to being the 'Canal Killer'. What would you do if you found out that your boyfriend was a
- [The Liar's Girl Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-liars-girl-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: The Liar's Girl was my introduction to Catherine Ryan Howard. I was looking forward to reading this book because it was nominated for the Edgar Award in 2019. Also I was keen on digging in a book set in Dublin, Ireland and by an Irish author. The
- [The Liar's Girl By Catherine Ryan Howard](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-liars-girl-by-catherine-ryan-howard/) - Please join us in reading The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard for our monthly book club read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for August 31, 2020. Will Hurley was an attractive, charming, and impressive student at Dublin's elite St. John's College-and Ireland's most prolific serial killer.
- [Pieces Of Her Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/pieces-of-her-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1.What did you think of Andy at the beginning of the book? Did you think she was coddled by her mother? Did your opinion of Andy change by the end of the book? 2. Andy left New York and returned to Belle Isle when her mother was diagnosed with breast
- [Pieces Of Her Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/pieces-of-her-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: I was super excited to read Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter. I am a fan of Karin Slaughter having read The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls, which were excellent! Heads up, you'll be in for a great treat so check them out! Having read some of
- [Beneath A Scarlet Sky Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/beneath-a-scarlet-sky/) - Beneath A Scarlet Sky: Book Review By Dinh. Synopsis: Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews
- [Lilac Girls Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/lilac-girls-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Please put your comments for Lilac Girls book club discussion questions in the comments area below. Here's a video of Martha Hall Kelly introducing Lilac Girls. Find Martha Hall Kelly: |Website | Facebook |Amazon Author Page | Discussion Questions for Lilac Girls 1. Lilac Girls was based on real people and real events that happened during
- [The Goldfinch Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-goldfinch-book-club-discussion-questions/) - We LOVE comments! Please put your thoughts on The Goldfinch Book Club Questions in the comments area below. 1. Did you enjoy The Goldfinch and would you recommend this book to your friends? 2. The Goldfinch is 771 pages long. Did it keep you engage while reading it? 3. Donna Tartt is very descriptive and goes into depth
- [Pieces Of Her By Karin Slaughter](https://arlenesbookclub.com/pieces-of-her-by-karin-slaughter/) - Please join us in reading Pieces Of Her by Karin Slaughter for our monthly book club read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for July 31, 2020. What if the person you thought you knew best turns out to be someone you never knew at all . .
- [The Wife Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-wife-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read summary here. Discussion Questions: 1.What were your initial impression of Angela? How did your opinion of her change over the course of the book? 2. What did you imagine Angela's history would be? Did it surprise you when you found out the secret she was trying to hide? 3. Which character did you like
- [The Wife Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-wife-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: This is my first book by author Alafair Burke and I am happy to report that The Wife did not disappoint! Burke is an author I would love to check out more. She has written eighteen crime novels and she was nominated for the Edgar Award for
- [The Wife By Alafair Burke](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-wife-by-alafair-burke/) - Please join us in reading The Wife by Alafair Burke for our monthly book club read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for June 30, 2020. His scandal. Her secret. When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed their romance would
- [The Life We Bury Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-life-we-bury-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. 1.What did you think of Carl Iverson initially? How did your opinion of him change as you got to know him? 2. At what point in the story did your opinion change about who killed Crystal Hagen? 3. Carl Iverson had a 'dying declaration'. Do you believe that people tell the truth
- [The Life We Bury Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-life-we-bury-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis. Review: The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens has been on my To Be Read (TBR) list for ages. I have heard great praises awhile back about it in the bookish community and I am so happy to have finally read it! I was expecting it to be good
- [The Life We Bury By Allen Eskens](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-life-we-bury-by-allen-eskens/) - Please join us in reading The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens for our monthly book club read. We will be reviewing the book, along with our book club discussion questions for May 31st, 2020. College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is
- [Eight Perfect Murders Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/eight-perfect-murders-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1.Do you think that there is such a thing as a perfect murder? 2. Have you read any of the following books that was listed on Mal's blog post Eight Perfect Murders? The Red House Mystery by A. A Milne (1922)Malice of Forethought by Anthony Burkley Cox (1931)The A. B.
- [Eight Perfect Murders Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/eight-perfect-murders-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis. Review: This is my first book by author Peter Swanson. I feel very late to the Peter Swanson fan party. I love to discover new authors to love and having read Eight Perfect Murders I can honestly say I will be checking out more of Swanson's work. Swanson's is
- [Dear Edward Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/dear-edward-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1.Which character's story on the flight list did you enjoy the most? Who did you relate to the most? 2.Why did people write letters to Edward? What purpose does it have for the people left behind? Which letter did you like the most? 3. Edward said that he would not
- [Dear Edward Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/dear-edward-book-review/) - Book Review by Dinh. Review: We are always looking for a great 5 stars read and I am so happy to have a read a fantastic book so early on in the year. This book is definitely going to be one of the best books in 2020! Story line Dear Edward was inspired by a
- [Eight Perfect Murders By Peter Swanson](https://arlenesbookclub.com/eight-perfect-murders-by-peter-swanson/) - Please join us in reading Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson for our monthly book club read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for April 30, 2020. Years ago, bookseller and mystery aficionado Malcolm Kershaw compiled a list of the genre’s most unsolvable murders, those that are almost
- [Dear Edward By Ann Napolitano](https://arlenesbookclub.com/dear-edward-by-ann-napolitano/) - Please join us in reading Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano for our monthly read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for March 31, 2020. Inspired by a true story of one child’s incredible survival--riveting, uplifting, unforgettable.After losing everything, a young boy discovers there are still reasons for hope
- [Olive, Again Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/olive-again-book-review/) - Book Review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: I was a bit hesitant in reading Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout, a sequel to Olive Kitteridge, not knowing if it would work to read the sequel without reading the first book beforehand. Our research showed that it would be okay but you never know for sure.
- [Olive, Again Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/olive-again-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1. Olive, Again had many humorous parts, which part of the book did you find the most funny? 2. There were many themes in the book. One of the main themes relates to old age and the problems older people face. Did it make you more aware of what you
- [Olive, Again By Elizabeth Strout](https://arlenesbookclub.com/olive-again-by-elizabeth-strout/) - Please join us in reading Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club questions for February 29, 2020. The iconic Olive struggles to understand not only herself and her own life but also the lives of those around her in the town
- [The Flight Attendant Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-flight-attendant-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussions Questions: 1. What did you think of the main character Cassandra Bowden (Cassie)? Did you like her? Why and why not? 2. Did your like or dislike of Cassie change as the book progressed? 3. Do you think Cassie was suited to her job as a flight attendant? What aspect of
- [The Flight Attendant Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-flight-attendant-book-review/) - Book Review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: This is the first book that I have read by Chris Bohjalian and I am glad that I read The Flight Attendant as an introduction to this author. I missed my local library book club reading for this book recently and I am glad I read this
- [The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-flight-attendant-by-chris-bohjalian/) - Please join us in reading The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian for our monthly suggested read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for January 31st, 2020. Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She's a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find
- [Best Books of 2019 and Happy Holidays!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/best-books-of-2019-and-happy-holidays/) - We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I wanted to do a quick post before I left for our Christmas vacation to wish our readers a great winter break and to do a quick recommendation for the best books of 2019. I hope you enjoy all the festivities, and or, a
- [The Clockmaker's Daughter Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-clockmakers-daughter-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: I was very excited to read The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton for our monthly read. I haven't read any of her books before and was keen to discover a new author to love. From the book jacket's description it seemed like a read I would totally
- [The Clockmaker's Daughter Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-clockmakers-daughter-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. 1.The book is told in lots of voices. Did you enjoy the numerous voices, or did you find it distracting and confusing? 2. Which character did you like the most? Why? 3. Elodie's mother Lauren Adler was a famous cellist. She died when Elodie was young and Elodie didn't get a chance
- [The Last Time I Saw You Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-last-time-i-saw-you-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1.Were you surprised by who the murderer was? Did you guess right? 2. Kate English and Blaire Barrington's friendship ended because of Simon and a difference in opinions. What did you think about the friendship between Kate and Blaire? Do you think that their friendship was tenuous? Have you fallen out with a
- [The Clockmaker's Daugther By Kate Morton](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-clockmakers-daugther-by-kate-morton/) - Please join us in reading The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton for our monthly book club read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion November 30, 2019. In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor on
- [The Farm Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-farm-book-club-discussion-questions/) - 1.The Filipinos in the book made sacrifices for their family in the Philippines. Ate, specifically, worked and sent money back to the Philippines in order to care for her son. She sacrificed herself for her child, would you do that? Would you go to all the lengths to provide for your child if you were
- [The Farm Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-farm-book-review/) - Read summary here. Review: I headed into The Farm by Joanne Ramos not knowing anything about it except what the book jacket said, and was surprised by how good it was! I didn't have any expectations and read it with an open mind and perhaps that's why I enjoyed this book immensely. Moreover, I could
- [The Paris Wife Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-paris-wife-book-review/) - The Paris Wife: Book Review by Arlene Review: Imagine, if you can, it is the 1920's and you are a young impressionable woman. You are at a crossroads in your life and you meet Ernest Hemingway at a party in Chicago before he became famous. You both fall deeply and passionately in love and there
- [A Gentleman In Moscow Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-gentleman-in-moscow-book-review/) - A Gentleman In Moscow: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: When in 1922, the thirty year old Count is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, he is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. An indomitable man of erudition and wit, Rostov must now live
- [Voyager Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/voyager-book-review/) - Voyager: Book Review by Dinh. Summary: In Dragonfly in Amber, the second book of the Outlander series, we left off with Claire telling Brianna Randall who her real father was and Claire's adventures as she time traveled to 1745. In Voyager, the 3rd book of the Outlander series we follow Claire and Brianna as they
- [The Farm By Joanne Ramos](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-farm-by-joanne-ramos/) - Please join us in reading The Farm by Joanne Ramos for our monthly book club read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for October 31, 2019. Nestled in the Hudson Valley is a sumptuous retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, private fitness trainers, daily massages—and all of it
- [The Light Of Paris Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-light-of-paris-book-review/) - Book review by Arlene. Review: "Paris In The Rain Is Still Paris"-Catherine Remini McReynolds, November 18, 1923. The Light Of Paris will give the readers of this wonderful novel a real glimpse of Paris, the streets, the shops, the clubs, the people, the history, the charm, the love and yes, "The Light of Paris." Through
- [The Light Of Paris Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-light-of-paris-book-club-discussion-questions/) - 1. How is Margie similar to her grand daughter Madeleine? What did they both want? 2. The book is written with Madeleine viewpoint in 1999 and what happened to her grandmother Margie in 1924. Did you enjoy the back and forth between the two stories in the book? Which story interested you more? 3. "How
- [The Light Of Paris By Eleanor Brown](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-light-of-paris-by-eleanr-brown/) - Please join us in reading The Light Of Paris by Eleanor Brown for our book club monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with the book club discussion questions for September 31, 2019. Madeleine is trapped—by her family's expectations, by her controlling husband, and by her own fears—in an unhappy marriage and a
- [The Last Time I Saw You Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-last-time-i-saw-you-book-review/) - Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: I was excited to read The Last Time I Saw You by Liv Constantine because I had read The Last Mrs. Parrish and loved it for its fast pace psychological thriller. I was hoping that this follow up book was going to be just as good. Did
- [The Goldfinch Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-goldfinch-book-review/) - If you are an avid reader, The Goldfinch is the kind of book that you only come across a few times that leaves a lasting impression on you. The characters in
- [Station Eleven Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/station-eleven-book-review/) - “Station Eleven”, authored by Canadian writer, Emily St. John Mandel is a truly inspiring piece of fiction, one that transcends time, space and the human spirit.
- [The Last Time I Saw You By Liv Constantine](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-last-time-i-saw-you-by-liv-constantine/) - Please join us in reading The Last time I Saw You by Liv Constantine for our monthly book club read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for August 31st, 2019. Dr. Kate English has it all. Not only is she the heiress to a large fortune; she has
- [The Female Persuasion Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-female-persuasion-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1.What is a definition of feminism? Who is a feminist? What does the book tell us about feminist and feminism in the 21st century? 2. Faith and Greer grew up in different eras. What has changed in their respective youths? Can you relate to the generational differences in feminism as the book progressed?
- [The Female Persuasion Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-female-persuasion-book-review/) - Book Review by Arlene. Read synopsis here. Review: I really enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it for any woman to read. I felt it was spot on in creating a story line and characters that it represented the time period of the early sixties and beyond when women's lib (as it was
- [Books That I Read! Mid Year Book Update 2019](https://arlenesbookclub.com/books-that-i-read-mid-year-book-update-2019/) - It's that time again to wrap up my reading progress for the first half of the year, 2019. I am ecstatic to report that I read more books than I could ever imagine. I read a total of 80 books in 6 months. That's a world record for me. I went over my Goodreads reading
- [The Female Persuasion By Meg Wolitzer](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-female-persuasion-by-meg-wolitzer/) - Please join us in reading The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer for our monthly book club read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for July 31st, 2019. To be admired by someone we admire—we all yearn for this: the private, electrifying pleasure of being singled out by someone
- [The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-seven-or-eight-deaths-of-stella-fortuna-book-review/) - Book Review by Dinh. Read synopsis here. Review: From the title, The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames I was thinking a murder mystery but it was not what I had expected. I had read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton last year and thought it would
- [The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-seven-or-eight-deaths-of-stella-fortuna-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1.Assunta Mascaro, Stella's mother was very religious. She believed in Jesus Christ and went to mass. When Assunta went into labor with her first child, the older women of Ievoli hung mint over her bed to ward off the Evil Eye. Why do you think that the women, who believed in God, also
- [Books To Movies 2019](https://arlenesbookclub.com/books-to-movies-2019/) - A Dog's Way Home is written by W. Bruce Cameron. The story is about a dog's journey home after she is separated from her owners. The Rhythm Section Release date: February 22, 2019. The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell is a about a woman seeking revenge after her family are killed in a plane crash.
- [The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna By Juliet Grames](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-seven-or-eight-deaths-of-stella-fortuna-by-juliet-grames/) - Please join us in reading The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames for our monthly book club read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for June 30, 2019. For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stella’s childhood is full of
- [Manhattan Beach Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/manhattan-beach-book-review/) - Book Review by Dinh. Read summary here. Find Jennifer Egan: Website | Facebook | Twitter Review: I always look forward to reading a book written by Pulitzer prize winner. Jennifer Egan won the prize for fiction in 2011 with A Visit From The Goon Squad. Manhattan Beach, Egan's latest novel, was named one of the
- [Manhattan Beach Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/manhattan-beach-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1. Anna Kerrigan was not wearing stockings or shoes on the beach when she met Dexter Styles when she was 11 years. Why did Styles say Anna was strong to her dad Eddie Kerrigan? Did that set the tone for who Anna would become? 2. Anna had to prove herself
- [ARC Review: A Shifting Of Stars By Kathy Kimbray](https://arlenesbookclub.com/arc-review-a-shifting-of-stars-by-kathy-kimbray/) - Book Review by Patty Noonan. A squandering emperor. A handsome stranger. A reluctant heroine. And the ancient magic that will capsize a kingdom.Seventeen-year-old Meadow Sircha watched her mother die from the wilting sickness. Tormented by the knowledge that the emperor failed to import the medicine that would have saved her, she speaks out at a
- [Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan](https://arlenesbookclub.com/manhattan-beach-by-jennifer-egan/) - Please join us in reading Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan for our monthly book club read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for May 31, 2019. Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial to the
- [Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1.The book starts off with descriptions of Eleanor's job. Eleanor had been working at her job since she was 21. She said that the owner felt sorry for her and gave her the job because she had a black eye and a broken arm in a sling. What impressions did you have of
- [Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine-book-review/) - Book Review by Dinh. Read summary here. Review: Eleanor Oliphant Is Comletely Fine by Gail Honeyman has been on my to read list for ages and I am glad that we decided to read it for our monthly read. Everyone I know who has read it has only high praises for it, so going in
- [Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine By Gail Honeyman](https://arlenesbookclub.com/eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine-by-gail-honeyman/) - Please join us in reading Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman for our monthly book club read. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for April 30, 2019. No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate
- [It's Always The Husband Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/its-always-the-husband-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1.Kate, Aubrey and Jenny were three young women from different backgrounds when they met at college. Did you think that they were likely to be best friends? 2. At the beginning of the book, who did you like the most of the three friends? Why? 3. Drugs and parties were a staple in
- [It's Always The Husband Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/its-always-the-husband-book-review/) - It's Always The Husband: Book review by Arlene. Read synopsis here. Review: Before I say anything else, let me say... do yourself a favor and do not sneak a peek at the end of this book!!! I feel this book is skillfully written and it deserves your attention page by page until the last page!
- [It's Always The Husband By Michele Campbell](https://arlenesbookclub.com/its-always-the-husband-by-michele-campbell/) - Please join us in reading It's Always The Husband by Michele Campbell for our suggested book club monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for March 31, 2019. Kate, Aubrey, and Jenny. They first met as college roommates and soon became inseparable, despite being as different as
- [The Breakdown Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-breakdown-book-review/) - The Breakdown: Book Review By Dinh. Goodreads Synopsis: Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods, on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, with the woman sitting inside—the woman who was killed. She’s been trying to put the crime out of her mind;
- [Where The Crawdads Sing Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/where-the-crawdads-sing-book-review/) - Where The Crawdads Sing: Book review by Dinh. Read synopsis. Review: I read some great reviews for Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. It's always nice to hear good hype about a book and hope that it will meet or beat the hype. So going in I had expected it to be good. Did
- [Where The Crawdads Sing Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/where-the-crawdads-sing-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions 1.The story starts with Kya's Ma leaving and Kya waiting for her to come back. Later Jodie, then her Pa also left. How do you think abandonment shaped Kaya's outlook in life. What repercussions did it have? Why did she leave? 2. Kya's dad started taking her out on the boat. Did you
- [5 Books On My To Be Read: What Should I Read Next?](https://arlenesbookclub.com/5-books-on-my-to-be-read-what-should-i-read-next/) - I don't know about you, but sometimes I am at a loss as to what to read next. I have just finished Becoming by Michelle Obama and Where The Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens and I not sure what I should delve into next. What do you think? What should I read next? Here are
- [Where The Crawdads Sing By Delia Owens](https://arlenesbookclub.com/where-the-crawdads-sing-by-delia-owens/) - Please join us in reading Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens for our monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for February 28, 2019. " For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot
- [Tony's Wife Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/tonys-wife-book-review/) - Tony's Wife: Book Review By Dinh. Find Adriana Trigiani: Website | Twitter |Facebook Read summary of Tony's Wife. Review: Let me just say that I just love the cover of Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani. The physical aspects of the book was nicely done, from the cover to the inside look of the chapters. This
- [Tony's Wife Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/tonys-wife-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis here. Discussion Questions: 1. Why was Saverio Armandonada's relationship with his dad Leone so strained after Saverio told his dad that he didn't want to work in the Ford Rouge factory and start a career in singing? Was Leone's response to Saverio typical of the Italian-American for that time? Can you understand Leone's
- [The Address Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-address-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read synopsis. Discussion Questions: The Address by Fiona Davis. 1. Have you read any other works by Fiona Davies? If so, did you find her writing style enjoyable and easy to follow? 2. Do you enjoy reading novels with parallel plots and story lines? 3. Do you feel Fiona Davis captured the parallel plot lines
- [Outlander Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/outlander-book-review/) - Outlander: Book Review by Dinh. This book has it all: history, time travel, mystery of the paranormal kind, violence, sex and a romance to die for. I give it five
- [After You Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/after-you-book-review/) - After You: Book Review by Dinh. Summary: The conclusion of the first book Me Before You (2012), left a very sad and very emotional ending with the death of Will Traynor. After You follows Louisa Clark's life as she struggles to cope with the aftermath of his death. We find Louisa living in a flat in London,
- [The Wicked King Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-wicked-king-book-review/) - The Wicked King: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself that strong.Jude has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were biddable. But he does everything in his power
- [Books And More Books! Wrap Up For Second Half Of 2018](https://arlenesbookclub.com/books-and-more-books-wrap-up-for-second-half-of-2018/) - I really outdid myself in reading in the second half of 2018. I read 56 books! This is the most amount of books I have ever done in six months, and I am very chuffed with my new record, so I am giving myself a pat on the back! Okay, let's move on and see
- [All The Light We Cannot See Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/all-the-light-we-cannot-see-book-review/) - This historical fiction novel is about two main characters; Marie-Laure, a young blind French girl and Werner an orphan German boy.
- [Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani](https://arlenesbookclub.com/tonys-wife-by-adriana-trigiani/) - Please join us in reading in reading Tony's Wife, a novel by Adriana Trigiani for our suggested book club reading. We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for January 31, 2019. Chi Chi Donatelli and Saverio Armandonada meet one summer on the Jersey shore before World War II. Chi
- [The Address Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-address-book-review/) - The Address: Book Review by Arlene. Read synopsis. Review: The Address by Fiona Davis, opens in London 1884. Sara Smythe, at the age of 30, after toiling as a maid, has worked her way up to being the head housekeeper at London's Langham Hotel only a month prior to obtaining the position of housekeeper. In
- [The Address by Fiona Davis](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-address-by-fiona-davis/) - Please join us in reading The Address by Fiona Davis for our monthly suggested book club reading.We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for December 31st, 2018. When a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house the Dakota, leads to
- [Happy Holidays!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/happy-holidays-2/) - Happy Holidays everyone! We wish you all the joy and happiness for 2019.
- [Top 10 Best Gifts For Book Lovers 2018](https://arlenesbookclub.com/top-10-best-gifts-for-book-lovers-2018/) - With Christmas approaching you’re probably searching for a perfect book for an avid reader. I am here to help with getting the best books for Christmas 2018 and discovering new favorites! Here's a list of the top 10 best gifts for book lovers that I personally recommend. I have read them all this year and
- [The Secrets Between Us Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-secrets-between-us-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read The Secrets Between Us synopsis. Discussion Questions: 1. The Secrets Between Us contained many themes, including family, love, friendship, poverty, modernity, globalization, tradition, and marriage to name a few. Which theme impacted you the most? Why? 2. The book explores the idea that we need more than just money to survive and to feel
- [The Secrets Between Us Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-secrets-between-us-book-review/) - The Secrets Between Us: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: Poor and illiterate, Bhima had faithfully worked for the Dubash family, an upper-middle-class Parsi household, for more than twenty years. Yet after courageously speaking the truth about a heinous crime perpetrated against her own family, the devoted servant was cruelly fired. The sting of that dismissal
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/happy-thanksgiving-2/) - Thank You! This is the time of year to be thankful and we wanted to thank all our readers. Thank you for visiting our site and checking out our book reviews and book club discussion questions. We hope you have enjoyed reading them. Thank you for all your support!
- [Raven Black Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/raven-black-book-review/) - Raven Black: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a splash of color on the frozen ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbor, Catherine Ross. The locals on
- [The Mars Room Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-mars-room-book-review/) - The Mars Room: Book Review By Dinh. Read synopsis. Find Rachel Kushner: Website| Facebook | Review: I am so glad that we chose to read The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner for our book club monthly read. It is not my usual type of read and it's nice to go outside the comfort zone once
- [The Secrets Between Us By Thrity Umrigar](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-secrets-between-us-by-thrity-umrigar/) - Please join us in reading The Secrets Between Us by Thrity Umrigar for our book club monthly read! We will be reviewing the book, along with our book club discussion questions for November 30, 2018. Poor and illiterate, Bhima had faithfully worked for the Dubash family, an upper-middle-class Parsi household, for more than twenty years.
- [The Mars Room Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-mars-room-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Read The Mars Room synopsis. Discussion Questions: 1. One of the last paragraphs at the end of the book says, "I emerged from the the tree and turned into the light, not slow. I ran toward them, toward the light." What do you think about the ending? Did the ending surprise you? Did you like
- [Guiness World Records 2018 Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/guiness-world-records-2018-book-review/) - Guiness World Records 2018: Book Review by Dinh. Review: I haven't picked up the Guinness World Records book to read in a long time. My twelve year old son loves the trivia of new and amazing world records and he recently got the 2018 edition from the library to read. He started asking me "Did
- [The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-mars-room-by-rachel-kushner/) - Please join us in reading The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner for our book club monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for October 31, 2018. From twice National Book Award–nominated Rachel Kushner, whose Flamethrowers was called “the best, most brazen, most interesting book of the year”
- [Commonwealth Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/commonwealth-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1. The kiss at the beginning of the book is pivotal in setting in motion the fate and lives of the families involve. Do you believe that it was fate, like Bert Cousins, or choice? 2. How are the children affected by the divorce (of Fix and Beverly Keating, and Bert and Teresa
- [Luckiest Girl Alive Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/luckiest-girl-alive-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1. What did you find most surprising in Luckiest Girl Alive? 2. Ani filmed the documentary introducing herself as Ani Harrison but then had to tape the introduction the second time where she introduces herself as TifAni FaNelli. Through out the book, her name varies from Tif, Finny, Ani to TifAni. What's the importance
- [Every Last Lie Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/every-last-lie-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1. After Clara finds out about Nick death it takes Clara a really long time to tell her daughter Maisie. Why do you think it took her so long to tell her daughter? What were her motives? 2. What is the significance the title of the book, Every Last Lie ? How does it
- [The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discover books by Lisa See! Discussion Questions: 1.The book starts off in 1988 with First Brother’s recounting his dream and A-ma saying “No coincidence, no story”. What are the main coincidences in The Tea Girl of Humming Bird Lane? Were these coincidences believable? How did these events shape your expectations of the story? 2. Akha
- [True Colors Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/true-colors-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discover books by Kristin Hannah! Discussion Questions: 1. Do you feel, after reading this book, that most people hide their "True Colors" in order not to hurt the feelings of other people? 2.Do you feel you know the "True Colors" of your own family members and close friends and do you question them in your
- [Brooklyn Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/brooklyn-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1. What part did Eilis’ sister, Rose Lacey, play in the decision for Eilis to emigrate? Given that Eilis’ three brothers immigrated to Birmingham, England, there was no work in Ireland, and Rose was the surrogate father and breadwinner, was it inevitable that Eilis should emigrate? 2. Before Eilis set off to America
- [Playing With Fire Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/playing-with-fire-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1. Have you read any or all of Tess Gerritsen's books before reading Playing with Fire? 2. What did you think of the picture on the cover of the book jacket as it related to the story line and did it draw your attention to being interested in reading this novel? 3. Have
- [The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1. The book is an epistolary genre, consisting of a series letters corresponded between the characters to form the story line. Did you enjoy this kind of storytelling? How effective was it in telling the story? What are the pros and cons of writing in this manner? 2. The members of The Guernsey
- [The Recipe Box Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-recipe-box-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1. What do you think about the author Wade Rouse using his grandmother's name as a pen name in honor of her? 2. Do you have your own recipe box or have you been handed down a recipe box from your mother or grandmother? 3. We are living in the age of technology
- [The Recipe Box Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-recipe-box-book-review/) - The Recipe Box: Book Review by Arlene. Check Synopsis Find Viola Shipman: Website | Facebook |Twitter | Review: I felt this was the perfect time of year, with autumn fast approaching, to do a review of The Recipe Box. My daughter Kim gave me this book as one of my Mother's Day gifts this year.
- [The Woman In The Window Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-woman-in-the-window-book-review/) - The Woman in the Window: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times . . . and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move into the house
- [The Recipe Box by Viola Shipman](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-recipe-box-by-viola-shipman/) - Please join us in reading The Recipe Box by Viola Shipman for our monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for September 30, 2018. Growing up in northern Michigan, Samantha “Sam” Mullins felt trapped on her family’s orchard and pie shop, so she left with dreams of
- [The Great Alone Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-great-alone-book-review/) - The Great Alone: Book Review by Dinh. Read Synopsis here. Find Kristin Hannah: Website| Facebook| Review: I was so excited to read Kristin Hannah’s latest book The Great Alone for our book club. Hannah is the author of the best selling novel The Nightingale, now a major motion picture. Hannah is a prolific writer and her other
- [Little Fires Everywhere Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/little-fires-everywhere-book-review/) - Little Fires Everywhere: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson,
- [Little Fires Everywhere Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/little-fires-everywhere-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1."The firemen said there were little fires everywhere." What does the title of the book mean in relation to the story? 2. The novel is set about two decades ago in the late 1990s. Some of the characters are supposedly blind to the colour of people. Do you feel that the attitudes toward
- [Brooklyn Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/brooklyn-book-review/) - Brooklyn: Book Review By Dinh. Synopsis: Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the years following World War Two. Though skilled at bookkeeping, she cannot find a job in the miserable Irish economy. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America--to live and work in a Brooklyn neighborhood
- [My Top 5 Young Adult Book Series Must Read!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/my-top-5-young-adult-book-series-must-read/) - I love to read Young Adult (YA) books and it's great to find a good series to fall in love with. Every few years I discover a new series that I absolutely love. I do find that I tend to read YA that is in the science fiction or fantasy genre, not the contemporary or
- [Little Fires Everywhere By Celeste Ng](https://arlenesbookclub.com/little-fires-everywhere-by-celeste-ng/) - Please join us in reading Little Fires Everywhere By Celeste Ng for our monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club questions for August 31, 2018. In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the
- [The Great Alone By Kristin Hannah](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-great-alone-by-kristin-hannah/) - Please join us in reading The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah for our monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for July 31, 2018. Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from
- [The Great Alone Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-great-alone-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1. Leni and her family had a fresh start in Alaska. Given the challenging landscape, do you think that they were going to survive in that harsh climate? Who do you think would be able to handle it, and what survival skills or kind of person do you think would be most adaptable
- [Midyear Book Update](https://arlenesbookclub.com/midyear-book-update/) - Well, in all this time we have not had any monthly wrap ups or updates on what we have been reading, so I thought it would be interesting to list all the books I have personally read since January, 2018 and give a quick line about how I felt about the books. I am actually
- [Summer Reads 2018: 10 Books On My Summer Reading List That I Can't Wait To Start!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/summer-reads-2018-10-books-on-my-summer-reading-list-that-i-cant-wait-to-start/) - Summer is here and I've put together my summer reads for 2018. Anyone who knows me well knows that I love to read thrillers in the summer. This summer, my reading list is mixed with only a few thrillers in sight! Reason being is that I have read so many thrillers lately and I am
- [I'll See You in Paris Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/ill-see-you-in-paris-book-review/) - I'll See You in Paris: Book Review By Arlene. Review: I'll See You In Paris is a perfect, interesting, and fun summertime read for on the beach, laying by the pool or sitting on your deck chair under the umbrella...wherever you choose to pick up that one good book that will entertain and possibly educate
- [I'll See You In Paris Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/ill-see-you-in-paris-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1. Did you think Michelle Gable did a good job in creating the three main character's lives, Laurel, Annie and the Duchess, in I'll See You In Paris? 2. Did you think Gladys Deacon (The Duchess) ended up being a crazy old lady or was she just shrewd in manipulating her actions with
- [Before We Were Yours By Lisa Wingate](https://arlenesbookclub.com/before-we-were-yours-by-lisa-wingate/) - Please join us in reading Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate for our monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for May 31st, 2018. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their
- [I'll See You In Paris By Michelle Gable](https://arlenesbookclub.com/ill-see-you-in-paris-by-michelle-gable/) - Please join us in reading I'll See You In Paris by Michelle Gable for our monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for June 30th, 2018. Three women, born generations apart. One mysterious book that threads their lives together. A journey of love, discovery, and truth… I’ll
- [Before We Were Yours Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/before-we-were-yours-book-review/) - Before We Were Yours: Book review by Dinh. Synopsis: Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all
- [Before We Were Yours Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/before-we-were-yours-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1 Before you read Before We Were Yours, did you know the historical side of adoption and that there was a black market for babies back then? 2. Do you think Queenie and Briny were at fault for losing their children? Was it viable for them to have more children? 3. Were you
- [Summer 2018 Comment Challenge!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/summer-2018-comment-challenge/) - Wow, another year has gone by and it's time again for the Summer Comment Challenge! The Summer 2018 Comment Challenge is hosted by Lonna @ FLYLēF and Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense. I have the pleasure of knowing these lovely ladies for almost 3 years in the blogosphere! Please click on their links to
- [The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society-book-review/) - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: January 1946: London is emerging form the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’d never met, a
- [The City of Brass Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-city-of-brass-book-review/) - The City of Brass: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power: on the streets of eighteenth century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trades she uses to get by – palm readings, zars, and a mysterious gift
- [Books To Movies 2018](https://arlenesbookclub.com/books-to-movies-2018/) - Read these books before they come out on the big screen! Check out books to movies 2018 and see the exciting line up for 2018. From The Jungle Book, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Mary Poppins to Ready Player One, Sharp Objects and more!
- [Sharp Objects Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/sharp-objects-book-review/) - Sharp Objects: book review by Dinh. Synopsis: Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. For years, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely
- [The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society-by-mary-ann-shaffer-and-annie-barrows/) - Please join us in reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows for our monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our discussion questions for April 30th, 2018. January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet
- [Playing With Fire Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/playing-with-fire-book-review/) - Playing With Fire: Book Review By Arlene. Review: I have been a devoted fan of Tess Gerritsen for many many years. In my opinion, her novels will keep you turning the pages until the final page of every book. Looking forward to her next novel was, and is, always something I look forward to reading.
- [Enchantress Of Numbers Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/enchantress-of-numbers-book-review/) - Enchantress Of Numbers: Book review by Dinh. Synopsis: The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth. But her mathematician mother, estranged from Ada's infamous and destructively passionate father, is determined to save her only child from her
- [Playing With Fire By Tess Gerritsen](https://arlenesbookclub.com/playing-with-fire-by-tess-gerritsen/) - Please join us in reading Playing With Fire by Tess Gerritsen for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing Playing With Fire along with our book club discussion questions for March 31st, 2018. In a shadowy antiques shop in Rome, violinist Julia Ansdell happens upon a curious piece of music—the Incendio waltz—and is immediately
- [Enchantress Of Numbers Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/enchantress-of-numbers-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discussion Questions: 1. In chapter 6, Sharp Is The Knife, And Sudden Is The Stroke, Ada’s grandmother dies and Wentworth estate goes to Lady Annabella Byron. Lady Byron’s annual income increased from five hundred pounds to four thousand five hundred pounds. Ada notes of her mother’s generosity in giving her aunt Augusta game from the
- [5 Best Romance Novels Worthy Of Reading](https://arlenesbookclub.com/5-best-romance-novels-worthy-of-reading/) - It's February and romance is in the air! With Valentine's Day almost here I thought it would be appropriate to do a recommendation of our 5 best romance novels that are worthy of reading. We have thoroughly enjoyed these romance novels and consider them to be in at least the top 100 best romance novels
- [Wonder Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/wonder-book-review/) - Wonder: Book Review By Willow. Please welcome on board our special guest reviewer Willow! Willow is 12 years old and lives in the UK, in a small town in Dorset. She has a younger brother and sister. Her hobbies are singing, reading books, and playing the piano. She also enjoys running and after school club
- [A Confederacy of Dunces Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-confederacy-of-dunces-book-review/) - A Confederacy of Dunces: Book Review by Tina A Confederacy of Dunces Review Ignatius J Reilly. Morbidly obese, slovenly, flatulent, more often than not extremely rude, yet highly educated and articulate, and at constant battle with modern society, its myriad perversions and the people living in it who dare commit "egregious offenses against taste
- [Where'd you go, Bernadette Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/whered-you-go-bernadette-book-review/) - Where’d you go, Bernadette: Book Review by Tina Please welcome on board our special guest reviewer Tina! Tina lives in the UK and works as a business journalist for the medical technology industry. When she is not reporting on the latest gizmos that keep your ticker ticking, Tina ricochets between a multitude of
- [Enchantress Of Numbers By Jennifer Chiaverini](https://arlenesbookclub.com/enchantress-of-numbers-by-jenifer-chiaverini/) - Please join us in reading our Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini for suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing Enchantress of Numbers as well as our book club discussion questions for February 28, 2018. The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined
- [The Blackhouse Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-blackhouse-book-review/) - The Blackhouse: Book Review By Dinh. Synopsis: When a grisly murder occurs on the Isle of Lewis that has the hallmarks of a killing he's investigating on the mainland, Edinburgh detective and native islander Fin Macleod is dispatched to see if the two deaths are connected. His return after nearly two decades not only represents
- [The Valley of Amazement Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-valley-of-amazement-book-review/) - In essence, this immense novel examines the complex relationship between mothers and daughters as well as intricate relationship between mixed races and mixed marriages.
- [A Stranger In The House Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-stranger-in-the-house-book-review/) - A Stranger In The House: Book review by Dinh. Synopsis: A present you can't remember. A past that won't let you go. You're home making dinner for your husband. You expect him any second. The phone rings- it's the call you hoped you'd never get. You jump in your car and race to a neighborhood
- [Top Gifts For Christmas: Top 10 Best Selling Books of 2017](https://arlenesbookclub.com/top-gifts-for-christmas-top-10-best-selling-books-of-2017/) - Christmas is rapidly approaching and what better way to share some joy than by giving the gift of books? This year we are not personally choosing our favorite books to recommend to our readers, but will be relying on the New York Times Bestseller list for the best books to read for 2017. Don't
- [Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín](https://arlenesbookclub.com/brooklyn-by-colm-toibin/) - Please join us in reading Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing Brooklyn along with our monthly book club discussion questions for January 31, 2018. Goodreads Summary: Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the years following World War Two. Though skilled at bookkeeping, she cannot find
- [The Stars Are Fire Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-stars-are-fire-book-review/) - The Stars Are Fire: Book Review By Dinh. Synopsis: In October 1947, after a summer-long drought, fires break out all along the Maine Coast, racing out of control from village to village. Twenty-four-year-old Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers. After an unimaginable night in which the fire forces them to huddle
- [The Stars Are Fire Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-stars-are-fire-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Discover books by Anita Shreve. Discussion Questions: 1. The epigraph is a quote from Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “Doubt thou the stars are fire; / Doubt thou the sun doth move; / Doubt truth to be a liar; / But never doubt I love.” What does it mean? What does it have to do with the novel
- [Happy Holidays!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/happy-holidays/) - Wishing our readers a Merry Christmas and for those that don't celebrate Christmas, Happy Holidays! We hope that you have a wonderful holiday. This year we will be in our new home and hosting an Italian Christmas! I am looking forward to catching up with family and getting stuffed on antipasto, lasagna, meatballs and sausages,
- [True Colors Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/true-colors-book-review/) - True Colors: Book Review by Arlene. Synopsis: The Grey sisters have always been close. After their mother’s death, the girls banded together, becoming best friends. Their stern, disapproving father cares less about his children than about his reputation. To Henry Grey, appearances are everything, and years later, he still demands that his daughters reflect his
- [The Stars Are Fire By Anita Shreve](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-stars-are-fire-by-anita-shreve/) - Please join us in reading The Stars Are on Fire by Anita Shreve for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing the book along with our monthly book club discussion questions for December 31st, 2017. In October 1947, after a summer-long drought, fires break out all along the Maine coast from Bar Harbor to
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/happy-thanksgiving/) - Happy Thanksgiving avid readers! I hope you will be enjoying Thanksgiving with your families on Thursday. It's always great to have good food and company this time of year. Thanksgiving is for giving thanks and this year I have lots to be thankful for. Firstly, I want to say thank you to all our readers
- [The Trespasser Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-trespasser-book-review/) - The Trespasser: Book Review By Dinh. Synopsis: Being on the Murder squad is nothing like Detective Antoinette Conway dreamed it would be. Her partner, Stephen Moran, is the only person who seems glad she’s there. The rest of her working life is a stream of thankless cases, vicious pranks, and harassment. Antoinette is savagely tough,
- [True Colors by Kristin Hannah](https://arlenesbookclub.com/true-colors-by-kristin-hannah/) - Please join us in reading True Colors by Kristin Hannah for our suggested monthly read! We will be reviewing True Colors along with our book club discussion questions for November 30, 2017. Goodreads Summary: True Colors is New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah’s most provocative, compelling, and heart-wrenching story yet. With the luminous writing
- [The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane-book-review/) - The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: In their remote Chinese mountain village, Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. For the Akha people, ensconced in ritual and routine, life goes on as it has for generations - until a stranger appears at
- [China Dolls Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/china-dolls-book-review/) - China Dolls: Book Review by Arlene Please click here to buy China Dolls by Lisa See. China Dolls Review: San Francisco 1938. Three young women are about to embark on a journey that will take them through their lives until 1988. They do not know each other. They are very different in their cultures and
- [Norse Mythology Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/norse-mythology-book-review/) - Norse Mythology: Book Review by Dinh. Goodreads Summary: Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that
- [The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See](https://arlenesbookclub.com/tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane-by-lisa-see/) - Please join us in reading The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See for our suggested monthly read. We will be reviewing The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane along with our book club discussion questions for October 31st, 2017. Goodreads Summary: Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming
- [Every Last Lie Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/every-last-lie-book-review/) - Every Last Lie: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: Clara Solberg's world shatters when her husband and their four-year-old daughter are in a car crash, killing Nick while Maisie is remarkably unharmed. The crash is ruled an accident…until the coming days, when Maisie starts having night terrors that make Clara question what really happened on that
- [Everyone Brave Is Forgiven Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/everyone-brave-is-forgiven-book-review/) - Everyone Brave Is Forgiven: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: London, 1939. The day war is declared, Mary North leaves finishing school unfinished, goes straight to the War Office, and signs up. Tom Shaw decides to ignore the war—until he learns his roommate Alistair Heath has unexpectedly enlisted. Then the conflict can no longer be avoided.
- [5 Great Fiction Books About The Immigration Experience](https://arlenesbookclub.com/5-great-fiction-books-about-the-immigration-experience/) - Immigration and globalization is a hot topic right now, particularly in the American landscape where immigration is hotly debated. I am a big fan of reading about the immigration experience whether it is biographical or not. I hope that by reading these books that it will allow you a window into the experiences of the
- [The Nightingale Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-nightingale-book-review/) - The Nightingale book review and recommendation: A must read; lyrical fiction in every way.
- [A Gentleman In Moscow Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-gentleman-in-moscow-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Book Club Discussion Questions for A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles.
- [Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica](https://arlenesbookclub.com/every-last-lie-by-mary-kubica/) - Please join us in reading Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica for our suggested monthly read. We will be reviewing Every Last Lie along with our book club discussion questions for September 31st, 2017. Clara Solberg's world shatters when her husband and their four-year-old daughter are in a car crash, killing Nick while Maisie is
- [Dark Places Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/dark-places-book-review/) - Dark Places: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” She survived—and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club—a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes—locates Libby and pumps her for
- [Luckiest Girl Alive Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/luckiest-girl-alive-book-review/) - Luckiest Girl Alive: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis HER PERFECT LIFE IS A PERFECT LIE. As a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani FaNelli endured a shocking, public humiliation that left her desperate to reinvent herself. Now, with a glamorous job, expensive wardrobe, and handsome blue blood fiancé, she’s this close to living the
- [5 Best Thrillers To Read This Summer](https://arlenesbookclub.com/5-best-thrillers-to-read-this-summer/) - If you are like me, summer is a fantastic time to read lots of beach reads. I have been asked on numerous occasions to recommend a book for the beach by friends so this post is dedicated to them (they know who they are!). Sometimes it's great just to read a book that relaxes you
- [Two By Two Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/two-by-two-book-review/) - Two by Two: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: At 32, Russell Green has it all: a stunning wife, a lovable six year-old daughter, a successful career as an advertising executive and an expansive home in Charlotte. He is living the dream, and his marriage to the bewitching Vivian is the center of that. But underneath
- [Luckiest Girl Alive By Jessica Knoll](https://arlenesbookclub.com/luckiest-girl-alive-by-jessica-knoll/) - Please join us in reading Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll for our suggested monthly read. We will be reviewing Luckiest Girl Alive along with our book club discussion questions for August 31st, 2017. HER PERFECT LIFE IS A PERFECT LIE. As a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani FaNelli endured a shocking, public
- [Circling The Sun Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/circling-the-sun-book-review/) - Circling The Sun: Book Review by Arlene Review: The life of Beryl Markham is intricately woven for us in this very readable novel by Paula McLain. Once again, as in The Paris Wife, McLain succeeds in creating a novel, based on the life of a remarkable, complex woman who lived in a time period of
- [The Bear And The Nightingale Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-bear-and-the-nightingale-book-review/) - The Bear And The Nightingale: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse’s fairy tales.
- [Golden Prey Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/golden-prey-book-review/) - Golden Prey: Book Review by Dinh. Summary: Lucas Davenport’s first case as a U.S. Marshal sends him into uncharted territory in the thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. The man was smart and he didn’t mind killing people. Welcome to the big leagues, Davenport. Thanks to some very influential people whose
- [Circling The Sun By Paula McLain](https://arlenesbookclub.com/circling-the-sun-by-paula-mclain/) - Please join us in reading Circling The Sun by Paula McLain for our monthly read. We will be reviewing Circling The Sun, with our monthly book club discussion questions for July 31st, 2017. Paula McLain, author of the phenomenal bestseller The Paris Wife, now returns with her keenly anticipated new novel, transporting readers to colonial
- [Commonwealth Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/commonwealth-book-review/) - Commonwealth: Book Review by Dinh. Summary: One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families. Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates
- [The Woman in Cabin 10 Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-woman-in-cabin-10-book-review/) - Synopsis: In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. The sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select guests
- [Liebster Award 2017](https://arlenesbookclub.com/liebster-award-2017/) - What is the Liebster Award? For those that are not familiar with the Liebster Award, it is an online award that bloggers give to other bloggers. The award is to recognize the blogger's work. From what I can gather in my research, it started in 2011 and continues to spread in the online blogging community,
- [Q & A with Mark Sullivan, Author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky.](https://arlenesbookclub.com/q-a-with-mark-sullivan-author-of-beneath-a-scarlet-sky/) - Conversation with Mark Sullivan, author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky, released May 1st, 2017, published by Lake Union Publishing, 524 pages in paperback. Nearly half a million people were killed in the Nazi occupation of Italy during World War II. But among those staggering losses, an incredible number of the most persecuted—some 40,000 Italian Jews—made
- [Commonwealth by Ann Patchett](https://arlenesbookclub.com/commonwealth-by-ann-patchett/) - Please join us in reading Commonwealth by Anne Patchett for our monthly pick. We will be reviewing Commonwealth along with our book club discussion questions for June 30th, 2017. One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother, Beverly—thus setting
- [Lilac Girls Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/lilac-girls-book-review/) - Lilac Girls: Book Review by Dinh. Summary: New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate but on the eve of a fateful war, her world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France. An ocean away from Caroline,
- [Armada Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/armada-book-review/) - Armada: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: Zack Lightman has never much cared for reality. He vastly prefers the countless science-fiction movies, book, and videogames he's spent his life consuming- and too often he catches himself wishing that some fantastic, impossible, world-altering event could arrive to whisk him off on a grand spacefaring adventure. So when
- [Summer Comment Challenge!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/summer-comment-challenge-2/) - I am so happy to be participating again in the Summer Comment Challenge hosted by Lonna @ Flylef and Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense (Click links for sign up information ). I had so much fun doing the Winter 2016 Comment Challenge and I am looking forward to doing the Summer Comment Challenge for June
- [Top 5 Tips On How To Read More!](https://arlenesbookclub.com/top-5-tips-on-how-to-read-more/) - Many of my busy mom friends have asked me how I have managed to read as much as I do so I decided it would be good idea to share my tips on how to read more! If you are like me, you love to read but find that you have limited time. Be it
- [Sweetbitter Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/sweetbitter-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Synopsis: "You will develop a palate. A palate is a spot on your tongue where you remember. Where you assign words to the textures of taste. Eating becomes a discipline, language-obsessed. You will never simply eat food again." These are the words that introduce us to Tess, the twenty-two year old narrator of Sweetbitter. Shot
- [Sweetbitter Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/sweetbitter-book-review/) - Sweetbitter: Book Review by Arlene. Review: The broken wine glass on the book jacket cover is the perfect silent opening line of my review. If you are a lover of good food and wine you might be drawn to read this debut novel by Stephanie Danler. If you choose to read this book after viewing
- [Lilac Girls By Martha Hall Kelly](https://arlenesbookclub.com/lilac-girls-by-martha-hall-kelly/) - Please join us in reading Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly for our monthly suggested read. We will be reviewing Lilac Girls along with our monthly book club discussions questions for May 31st, 2017. New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate but on the eve of
- [The Fifth Season Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-fifth-season-book-review/) - The Fifth Season: Book Review By Dinh. Synopsis: THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS. FOR THE LAST TIME. A season of endings has begun. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, from which enough ash spews to darken the sky for years. Or centuries. It starts
- [Gluten Actually Unbinds Us?](https://arlenesbookclub.com/gluten-actually-unbinds-us/) - We can all rest now, a very popular cereal has finally made it possible for us to eat together because as you know, this was a problem before their ingenuity kicked in. I admit, I like to read stuff while I eat and okay, do other stuff. Newspapers and magazines (and now online media) is
- [Political Correctness: Respect Or Overkill?](https://arlenesbookclub.com/political-correctness-respect-or-overkill/) - Hello! We've started a new category call The Back Room where you can come chat and have a laugh. Leave your political correctness at the door and have a laugh with us! Political Correctness: Respect Or Overkill? In business there many occasions where training and other materials are written and presented. In the past, when
- [Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler](https://arlenesbookclub.com/sweetbitter-by-stephanie-danler/) - Please join us in reading Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler for our suggested book club monthly reading. We will be reviewing Sweetbitter along with our monthly book club discussions questions for April 30, 2017. Sweetbitter is about a coming-of-age story about a 22 year old Tess who gets a job working at a renowned restaurant in New
- [The Nest Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-nest-book-review/) - The Nest: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in New York City as Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront their charismatic
- [The Martian Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-martian-book-review/) - The Martian book is a reality based sci-fi story of an astronaut who is left behind on Mars. If he is to survive planet Mars he must use all his skills...
- [A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-gentleman-in-moscow-by-amor-towles/) - Please join us in reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles for our suggested book club monthly reading. We will be reviewing A Gentleman in Moscow along with our monthly book club discussions questions for March 31st, 2017. Amor Towles, author of Rules of Civility, is a New York Times bestseller. Here's what being said about the
- [The Invasion of the Tearling Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/invasion-of-the-tearling-book-review/) - The Invasion Of The Tearling: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: With each passing day, Kelsea Glynn is growing into her new responsibilities as Queen of the Tearling. By stopping the shipments of slaves to the neighboring kingdom of Mortmesne, Kelsea has crossed the brutal Red Queen, who derives her power from dark magic and who
- [The Chemist Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-chemist-book-review/) - The Chemist: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life. She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was
- [The Underground Railroad Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-underground-railroad-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Arlene's Book Club discussion questions for The Underground Railroad with reviews and our recommendation.
- [Dark Matter Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/dark-matter-book-review/) - Dark Matter: Book Review by Dinh Synopsis: "Are you happy with your life?" Those are the last words that Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man Jason's never met smiles down at him
- [The Martian: Book Club Discussion Questions Part 1](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-martian-book-club-discussion-questions-part-1/) - For The Martian book club discussion questions, please state the question number with your comments below. Question 1. How realistic or believable do you think the author portrayed life on Mars? Question 2. What is the best part of the book and why? Question 3. After reading The Martian, what do you
- [Winter Comment Challenge](https://arlenesbookclub.com/winter-comment-challenge/) - I am so happy to be participating in the Winter Comment Challenge hosted by Lonna @ Flylef and Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense. The Comment Challenge is a way to get other bloggers to connect with you through comments and I am just so excited to meet some new bloggers! I love the wonderful
- [Top Christmas Gifts for 2015](https://arlenesbookclub.com/top-christmas-gifts-for-2015/) - Christmas is approaching so we have compiled the top Christmas gifts for 2015 for our avid readers. It can be hard to pick a book for our beloved bookworms for Christmas so we have taken the hard work out and done it for you. Now you don't have to just pick the best sellers and
- [Digital Books Vs. Paper Books](https://arlenesbookclub.com/digital-books-vs-paper-books/) - My thoughts.... So here's my thought: Digital Books Vs. Paper Books I was recently on the treadmill trying to exercise and read (Gathering Prey by John Sandford) at the same time. It was a pain in my backside having to hold the hardcover book and exercise simultaneously. It got me thinking that it would be
- [Summer Comment Challenge](https://arlenesbookclub.com/summer-comment-challenge/) - I am super excited to participate in the Summer Comment Challenge hosted by Lonna @ FLYLēF and Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense. The Comment Challenge is a way to get other bloggers to connect with you through comments and I am just so excited to meet some new bloggers! If you are interested in signing
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- [Killing Jesus Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/killing-jesus-book-review/) - Our honest review of Killing Jesus, book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. Find out the historical and political events that lead to the demise of Jesus of Nazareth.
- [Dune Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/dune-book-review/) - Dune: Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: Here is a novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet of Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble
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- [My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/my-grandmother-asked-me-to-tell-you-shes-sorry-book-review/) - Book Review by Dinh. Synopsis: "Granny has been telling these fairy tales for as long as Elsa can remember In the beginning, they were only to make Elsa go to sleep, and to get her to practice Granny's secret language, and a little because Granny is just about as nutty as a granny should
- [Interview with Author Vincent Czyz](https://arlenesbookclub.com/interview-with-author-vincent-czyz/) - Today we have an interview with author Vincent Czyz. It is our pleasure to welcome Vincent Czyz, author of The Christos Mosaic and Adrift in a Vanishing City.
- [The Postmistress Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-postmistress-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Please put your comments for The Postmistress book club discussion questions in the comments area below. 1. Did you think this book was well written and at times did you feel yourself “there”? 2. Would you recommend this book to a friend or another book club to read? 3. Did you find the central characters believable?
- [Fates and Furies Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/fates-and-furies-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Please put your comments for Fates And Furies book club discussion questions in the comment area below. Discussion Questions: 1. Lotto’s story is under Fates, and Mathilde under Furies, why do you think Groff divided the book like this? What the significance of it? 2. Lotto early years were very different to Mathilde. Lotto was told
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- [Ready Player One Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/ready-player-one-book-review/) - Ready Player One: Book Review By Dinh. Synopsis: In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenager Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade’s devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world’s digital confines- puzzles that are
- [Britt-Marie Was Here Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/britt-marie-was-here-book-review/) - Britt-Marie Was Here: Book Review By Dinh. Synopsis: Britt-Marie can't stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. She begins her day at 6 a.m., because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that sometimes people interpret her
- [The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-underground-railroad-by-colson-whitehead/) - Please join us in reading The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead for our suggested book club monthly reading! We will be reviewing The Undergrond Railroad along with our monthly book club discussions questions for February 28, 2017. The Underground Railroad is the winner of the National Book Award for 2016, #1 New York Times Bestseller, and was
- [Fates and Furies Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/fates-and-furies-book-review/) - Fates and Furies: Book Review by Dinh Synopsis: They meet in the final months of college, and by graduation, they had married. It's 1991. At age twenty-two, Lotto and Mathilde are tall, glamorous, madly in love, and destined for greatness. There are lean, romantic years that follow: potluck parties in a Manhattan basement apartment; a
- [China Dolls Book Club Questions, Part 2.](https://arlenesbookclub.com/china-dolls-book-club-questions-part-2/) - Please put the question number in your comments for China Dolls book club questions below in the comments area: 1. If you have read any of the other Lisa See books did you find China Dolls to be one of her best? 2. Did you feel the book ended with the way you
- [China Dolls Book Club Questions, Part 1.](https://arlenesbookclub.com/china-dolls-book-club-questions-part-1/) - Please put the question number in your comments for China Dolls book club questions below in the comments area: 1. After reading China Dolls were you surprised by the revelation of who actually betrayed Ruby? 2. The U.S.A. is made up of many different cultures. People from all over the world want to
- [The Art Forger Book Club Questions, Part 2.](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-art-forger-book-club-questions-part-2/) - Please put your comments for The Art Forger book club questions in the comments area below: 1. How did B.A. Shapiro's portrayal of Claire make you feels toward her? Are you connected to Claire as an artist? 2. The Art Forger is based in Boston, MA. How does B.A. Shapiro use the city as a
- [The Art Forger Book Club Questions, Part 1.](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-art-forger-book-club-questions-part-1/) - Please put your comments for The Art Forger book club questions in the comments area below. 1. B. A. Shapiro entwines 3 plots in the story line, moving back and forth, each revealing the theme of secrets and deceit. How do you find this helps to deepen the theme of the story? 2. The Art
- [The Secret Life of Violet Grant Book Club Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-secret-life-of-violet-grant-book-club-questions/) - Please put your comments for The Secret Life of Violet Grant Book Club Questions in the comments area below. 1. After reading The Secret Life of Violet Grant book, would you recommend it? Why? 2. Why do you think Vivian was immediately drawn so strongly to Violet's story? 3. Which part of the book
- [The Night Circus Book Club Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-night-circus-book-club-questions/) - We LOVE comments! Please put your thoughts on The Night Circus Book Club Questions in the comments area below. 1. While reading The Night Circus, did you feel it was one of those books you did not want to end? 2. Would you recommend The Night Circus to your friends who love to read? 3. As
- [The Valley of Amazement Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-valley-of-amazement-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Please put your comments for The Valley of Amazement book club discussion questions in the comments area below. 1. After reading The Valley of Amazement would you recommend this book to a friend to read? 2. Did you find the historical facts about the courtesan life to be believable and did you find the very
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- [Inferno by Dan Brown](https://arlenesbookclub.com/inferno-by-dan-brown/) - Please join us in reading our pick of the month book Inferno by Dan Brown. We will be reviewing Inferno along with our monthly book club discussion questions for July 31st, 2016. Inferno is the fourth book in the Robert Langdon series. Dan Brown's suspenseful thrillers began with Angels & Demon, followed
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- [The Last Painting of Sara De Vos Book Club Discussion Questions](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-last-painting-of-sara-de-vos-book-club-discussion-questions/) - Please put your comments in for The Last Painting of Sara De Vos book club discussion questions below in the comments area. Discussion Questions: 1. The setting of The Last Painting of Sara De Vos took place in various locations and time period. Did you find Smith's method of going back and forth and
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- [A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-spool-of-blue-thread-by-anne-tyler/) - Please join us in reading our pick of the month book A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler. We will be reviewing A Spool of Blue Thread along with our monthly book club discussion questions for August 31st, 2016. Anne Tyler is a New York Times Bestseller and A Spool of Blue Thread was nominated
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- [A Study In Scarlet Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/a-study-in-scarlet-book-review/) - This is my first e-book and I am glad that I started with this amazing detective novel that first introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. A Study in Scarlet
- [The Postmistress by Sarah Blake](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-postmistress-by-sarah-blake/) - Please join us in reading our pick of the month book The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. We will be reviewing The Postmistress and our book club discussion questions for June 30th, 2016. In this book about three women, debut novelist Blake weaves a story set in America and war torn Europe in 1940. The Washington Times says The
- [Extreme Prey Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/extreme-prey-book-review/) - Marlys Purdy is a crazy woman who has endured the political system long enough. She blames the political system for the loss of the farm she had with her
- [Big Little Lies Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/big-little-lies-book-review/) - Big Little Lies pivots on what happened on School Trivia Night. Dressed as Audrey Hepburn or Elvis Presley, the school function ends in a murder. Who did it?
- [Dragonfly in Amber Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/dragonfly-in-amber-book-review/) - After finishing the first book Outlander, I was very keen in reading the second book Dragonfly in Amber and finding out what happens next. We ended the first book
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- [The Little Paris Bookshop Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-little-paris-bookshop-book-review/) - The Little Paris Bookshop: book review by Arlene. I could not think of a better opening line for my review of The Little Paris Bookshop than a quote by Cicero:
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- [Over the Edge of the World Book Review](https://arlenesbookclub.com/over-the-edge-of-the-world-book-review/) - Over the Edge of the World: book review by Mike. Buy Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe Over The Edge of The World Recommendation: To all lovers of historical literature I highly recommend Laurence Bergreen’s “Over the Edge of the World”. If you are picking up this book, it
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- [The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-little-paris-bookshop-by-nina-george/) - Please join us in reading our pick of the month book The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George. We will be reviewing The Little Paris Bookshop for April 30th, 2016 along with our book club discussion questions. Nina George's The Little Paris Bookshop was a NY Times best seller, and has spent
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- [The Christos Mosaic by Vincent Czyz](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-christos-mosaic-by-vincent-czyz/) - Please join us in reading our pick of the month book The Christos Mosaic by Vincent Czyz. We will be reviewing The Christos Mosaic for February 29th, 2016 along with our book club discussion questions. Author Czyz has written Adrift in Vanishing City and is recipient of the 1994 Faulkner-Wisdom Prize
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- [The Martian by Andy Weir](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-martian/) - We will be reading The Martian by Andy Weir for September's book discussion. Review of The Martian and discussion to follow.
- [China Dolls by Lisa See](https://arlenesbookclub.com/china-dolls-by-lisa-see/) - Please join us in reading our pick of the month book China Dolls by Lisa See. China Dolls is on the New York Times best seller list and is named as one of the best book of the year by the Washington Post. Author Lisa See is international well known for Snow Flower and the Secret
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- [The Art Forger: A Novel by B. A. Shapiro](https://arlenesbookclub.com/the-art-forger-a-novel-by-b-a-shapiro/) - Please join us in reading The Art Forger: A novel by B.A. Shapiro, for our November pick of the month book. The Art Forger is a NY Times Bestseller and is the Boston Globe Best Crime Book of 2012. USA Today says "The Art Forger is a thrilling novel about seeing-and not seeing the secret
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