[September 2021]
Gordon Korman
Average rating: 8.2857
Highest rating: 9
Lowest rating: 8
Number of voters: 7
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
An slightly-predictable tale of getting a second chance in life
20+ years of books. The description "First Monday" should be held loosely, but the "Reading Group" part is faithful and true.
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Gordon Korman
Average rating: 8.2857
Highest rating: 9
Lowest rating: 8
Number of voters: 7
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
The Sun Down Motel
[July 2021]
The Sun Down Motel
Simone St. James
Average rating: 6.37
Highest rating: 7.2
Lowest rating: 5
Number of voters: 5
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
A suspenseful thriller with some plot holes that somehow keeps you reading until the end
Fun activity: Your "going into hiding name" is: A random girl's name + The last name of your high school celebrity crush
Nothing to See Here
[June 2021]
Kevin Wilson
Average rating: 8.55
Highest rating: 10
Lowest rating: 8
Number of voters: 5
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
An unpredictable little allegory about caring for others and ourselves when life throws us unexpected challenges
"A perfect summer read" — Lindsay
The Yellow House
[May 2021]
Sarah M. Broom
Average rating: 8.9
Highest rating: 10
Lowest rating: 8
Number of voters: 4
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
Beautiful story of a house, a family, a life ponders how we let people into our lives and what we protect and hide
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
[April 2021]
Anissa Gray
Average rating: 8.25
Highest rating: 9
Lowest rating: 7.25
Number of voters: 5
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
An engaging story about family, relationships, and the ripple effects of incarceration
"Things are complicated and that's just how life is."
The Indigo Girl
[March 2021]
Natasha Boyd
Average rating: 6.08
Highest rating: 6.4
Lowest rating: 6
Number of voters: 5
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
"A really interesting person but not a very good book"
Sea Wife
[February 2021]
Amity Gaige
Average rating: 5.607
Highest rating: 6.75
Lowest rating: 3.5
Number of voters: 7
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
A great read for people who enjoy isolated couples arguing with one another and ambiguous endings
"The idea was great, but the ending… I don't know why or what." —Emily
The Henna Artist
[January 2021]
Alka Joshi
Average rating: 6.629
Highest rating: 7.5
Lowest rating: 5.5
Number of voters: 7
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
An interesting but underwhelming look at a woman business owner in India
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
[December 2020]
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb
Average rating: 8.75
Highest rating: 10
Lowest rating: 5
Number of voters: 8
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
A wonderful memoir that is like reading a good book and getting free therapy at the same time
Fun fact: This book received three ratings of "10" from our group... the most of any single book we've read
Musical Chairs
[November 2020]
Amy Poeppel
Average rating: 7.164
Highest rating: 7.75
Lowest rating: 6.75
Number of voters: 7
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
A simple but twisty story that is amusing and engrossing but unlikely to leave a lasting impression
The Night Circus
[October 2020]
Erin Morgenstern
Average rating: 8.25
Highest rating: 9
Lowest rating: 7
Number of voters: 4
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
A dreamy, fantastical, and wholly original piece of escapist modern fiction
The Nickel Boys
[September 2020]
The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead
Highest rating: 10
Lowest rating: 9
Number of voters: 4
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
A powerful, must-read book about systems of injustice
The Keeper of Lost Things
[June 2020]
Ruth Hogan
Average rating: 7.71875
Highest rating: 8.5
Lowest rating: 7
Number of voters: 8
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
For fans of sweet stories set in big British houses full of tea and nostalgia
My Sister, the Serial Killer
[May 2020]
My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Average rating: 6.5625
Highest rating: 8
Lowest rating: 5
Number of voters: 8
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
A curious little myster that had its funny moments but failed to resonate with our crew.
"A cross between So I Married an Axe Murderer and While You Were Sleeping…set in Africa." —Lindsay
Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After
[April 2020]
Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After
Heather Harpham
Highest rating: 10
Lowest rating: 7
Number of voters: 8
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
An excruciating but beautiful story about marriage and family and the difficulties of parenting a chronically ill child
A Place for Us
[March 2020]
Fatima Farheen Mirza
Average rating: 8.5
Highest rating: 9
Lowest rating: 8
Number of voters: 7
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
A challenging but intriguing and important read about the intergenerational cultural conflict between first-generation immigrants and their children
The Huntress
[February 2020]
Kate Quinn
Average rating: 7.2083
Highest rating: 8.5
Lowest rating: 6
Number of voters: 6
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
A middling historical fiction account of crime during wartime that was well-liked but predictable
Artemis
[January 2020]
Artemis
Andy Weir
Average rating: 5.8583
Highest rating: 6.5
Lowest rating: 4.9
Number of voters: 6
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
A moderately interesting but ultimately disappointing anthropological study disguised as crime thriller
Kudos to Rachel for her themed snacks though! Sweet space balls of fire, Star cheese crackers, Half moon cookies, and GUNK
The Admissions
[December 2019]
The Admissions
Meg Mitchell Moore
Average rating: 7.1333
Highest rating: 8.4
Lowest rating: 6.5
Number of voters: 6
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
An easy but somewhat shallow look at one somewhat shallow family in the throes of the college admission process and the admissions they make to themselves along the way
My Brilliant Friend
[November 2019]
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
Average rating: 7.7143
Highest rating: 10
Lowest rating: 5.5
Number of voters: 7
Percentage of voters who finished the book: 100
An unflinching and sometimes violent portrayal of adolescent friendship in 1950s Naples
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