The Next Best Book Club discussion

Hi everyone!

I thought I would create a thread where we can pool our resources together for those who might need assistance with ideas for a particular reading task.

Feel free to ask for recommendations, or offer up books that you've enjoyed that can help others cross off a song....

Some book's I've read that might fit in with some of these songs. Hope these are helpful!

“Join the Gang” – Read a book that features a gang of some sort
Lord of the Flies

“There is a Happy Land” – Read a book with a child protagonist
The Girl with All the Gifts

“All the Madmen” – Read a book that deals with mental illness or features a character that is suffering from mental illness
Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight

“Station to Station” – Read a book that is basically a stream of consciousness
On the Road

“Be My Wife” – Read a book with Wife in the title
The Time Traveler's Wife

“Don’t Look Down” – Read a book about a character who finds himself in a bad situation The Collector

“Pablo Picasso” – Read a book that is about art or features a character who is an artist or works with art in some way
Artist in Residence

Some suggestions based on my recent reads:

“Please Mr. Gravedigger” – Read a book about murder, or that prominently features a murder - The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler

“Teenage Wildlife” – Read a book that revolves around a group of teenagers - Dare Me by Megan Abbott

“Tonight” – Read a book in which one of the characters die - You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

“Buddha of Suburbia” – Read a book that takes place in the suburbs - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Eugenides

“Where Are We Now?” – Read a book in which the main protagonist is lost (physically or mentally) - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (it's the latter of the two, as she had an accident and is trying to piece what happened together throughout the book.)

As anyone can tell, I'm into YA for the most part, but I thought I'd throw these out there anyway.

I just created a blog post recommending books that can be used towards a variety of the "post apocalyptic, end times" type of tasks.

You can see it here:

http://thenextbestbookblog.blogspot.c...

k., The Road absolutely fits for the end time, apocalyptic tasks. I was just pulling together a few of the titles I've read, there are a whole bunch more I could add. maybe at some point I'll do a part two to that list ;)

Sophie, reading is reading. Comics count. I agree that an entire series would count against one challenge task : )

Anyone have ideas or suggestions on a sell out book?
{1971- The Bewlay Brothers” – Read a book that’s been labeled as an author’s “sell out” title}

Anyone have any suggestions for this challenge?

“TVC 15” – Read a book that features a television show or in which the characters are obsessed with TV