Picks · Fun · short · avoiding Horror, Romance
Five book club picks for a fun · short · avoiding horror, romance group
These books were chosen from our 150-book editorial catalog using the same matching algorithm we use on the quiz. They're a starting point — refine for your specific group with the 2-minute quiz.
Top pick
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
Father and son in a dead world - sparse prose, enormous emotional weight
Four more your club will like
- 2.The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agencyby Alexander McCall Smith
Gentle mysteries set in Botswana - refreshingly different
- 3.And Then There Were Noneby Agatha Christie
Ten strangers, ten deaths, zero trust - the mystery that started it all
- 4.Small Things Like Theseby Claire Keegan
Booker-shortlisted novella about moral courage in 1980s Ireland
- 5.Slaughterhouse-Fiveby Kurt Vonnegut
Time-hopping anti-war classic - short enough to read twice before meeting
Refine these for your specific group
These picks fit a fun · short · avoiding horror, romancegroup on average. The 2-minute quiz tunes them to your group's actual taste — and once you have a club going, ratings improve future picks.