I can't say enough about the benefits that come from having this unique and consistent community in my life. Plus, and no accident that I note this second, it keeps me reading. Not only am I reading a book every month, I'm exposed to different books and authors than I would be if I were reading on my own (we all help pick books and have very different styles and interests). In theory, we've read 88 books (8 years, 11 books a year - no selection for the month of December), some of which have been crowd pleasers, others universally disliked. Eight years and 88 books in, here's our list of all-time favorites (as voted on by the book club):
1. All the Light We Cannot See
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2. Let the Great World Spin
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3. Little Bee
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4. Dark Matter
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5. The Imperfectionists
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6. We Were Liars
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7. The Hunger Games
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8. The History of Love
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