For the past few years, we didn't have a December meeting because of the whole Final Exams thing or Members Going Home thing. What we typically do was read a series or multiple books and meet in January. Last year we read Divergent and Insurgent. This year we are thinking of doing something similar:
A) read two books and have a "compare and contrast" or
B) reading a series (or at least part of it).
A) read two books and have a "compare and contrast" or
B) reading a series (or at least part of it).
Below I've listed some suggestions. Feel free to recommend more, please fill out the suggestion form.
Compare and Contrast:
Cultural:
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Myth/Fantasy:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
vs Vicious by V. E. Schwab
Works Written by the Same Author:
The Kite Runner
vs A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseni
vs Vicious by V. E. Schwab
Works Written by the Same Author:
The Kite Runner
vs A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseni
Series:
(You are not obligated to read the entire series. Maybe 2 to 3 books in the series.)
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks
Eon by Allison Goodman
The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Sprawl (Neuromancer) by William Gibson
The Dune Chronicle by Frank HerbertThe Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks
Eon by Allison Goodman
The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Sprawl (Neuromancer) by William Gibson
The Seven Realms Quartet by Cinda Williams Chima
The Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness
The Lunar Chronicle by Marissa Meyer
Half World by Hiromi Goto
The Lotus War by Jay Kristoff
Department 19 by Will Hill
The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss
Don't see anything you like? Fill out a Recommendation/Feedback Form, or tell us over on Facebook.
You have until Wednesday to send in your suggestions. (Which also happens to be the last day you can vote on the changes happening to the uOttawa Bookworms.)
Happy reading.
The Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness
The Lunar Chronicle by Marissa Meyer
Half World by Hiromi Goto
The Lotus War by Jay Kristoff
Department 19 by Will Hill
The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss
Don't see anything you like? Fill out a Recommendation/Feedback Form, or tell us over on Facebook.
You have until Wednesday to send in your suggestions. (Which also happens to be the last day you can vote on the changes happening to the uOttawa Bookworms.)
Happy reading.
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