Picks · Fun · short · avoiding Thriller/Mystery
Five book club picks for a fun · short · avoiding thriller/mystery 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
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
Neurosurgeon facing terminal cancer reflects on mortality - profound and brief
Four more your club will like
- 2.The Storied Life of A.J. Fikryby Gabrielle Zevin
Love letter to books and bookstores - meta fun for book clubs
- 3.My Year of Rest and Relaxationby Ottessa Moshfegh
Woman sedates herself for a year in pre-9/11 Manhattan - darkly funny
- 4.The Rosie Projectby Graeme Simsion
Neurodivergent professor searches for love with spreadsheets - charming and funny
- 5.Mexican Gothicby Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Gothic horror with a sharp-witted heroine
Refine these for your specific group
These picks fit a fun · short · avoiding thriller/mysterygroup 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.