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Picks · Mixed · short · avoiding Horror, Non-Fiction

Five book club picks for a mixed · short · avoiding horror, non-fiction 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

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

by Ottessa Moshfegh

Woman sedates herself for a year in pre-9/11 Manhattan - darkly funny

Four more your club will like

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    Beach Read
    by Emily Henry

    Light but substantive enough for discussion

  2. 3.
    Slaughterhouse-Five
    by Kurt Vonnegut

    Time-hopping anti-war classic - short enough to read twice before meeting

  3. 4.
    Such a Fun Age
    by Kiley Reid

    Racial profiling incident upends two women's lives - timely and sharp

  4. 5.
    Normal People
    by Sally Rooney

    Will-they-won't-they with class tension that divides book clubs

Refine these for your specific group

These picks fit a mixed · short · avoiding horror, non-fictiongroup 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.