Picks · Mixed · short · avoiding Thriller/Mystery
Five book club picks for a mixed · 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
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead
Pulitzer winner about a reform school - devastating and essential
Four more your club will like
- 2.Before We Were Strangersby Renée Carlino
Missed connections and second chances in New York City
- 3.My Year of Rest and Relaxationby Ottessa Moshfegh
Woman sedates herself for a year in pre-9/11 Manhattan - darkly funny
- 4.Slaughterhouse-Fiveby Kurt Vonnegut
Time-hopping anti-war classic - short enough to read twice before meeting
- 5.The Catcher in the Ryeby J.D. Salinger
Love it or hate it - Holden Caulfield guarantees a spirited discussion
Refine these for your specific group
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