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Five book club picks for a fun · long · avoiding sci-fi/fantasy group

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Top pick

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

Science, race, and ethics collide in this true story of HeLa cells

Four more your club will like

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    The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
    by Jonas Jonasson

    Forrest Gump meets Swedish absurdism - hilarious escapade through history

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    The Great Believers
    by Rebecca Makkai

    AIDS crisis Chicago and modern Paris intertwined - devastating and beautiful

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    Becoming
    by Michelle Obama

    Intimate memoir from First Lady to icon - universally engaging

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    Pachinko
    by Min Jin Lee

    Epic multigenerational saga with cultural richness

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