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Susanne Reading I Woke Up This Morning by Stuart Ayris

10 Sep 2012, 07:13 AM | Post: #1

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Bookclub: Suggestions for the book to read during October

Please list your suggestions for the book to read during October 2012.

Suggestions will be taken until 21 September, or as soon as we reach 10 suggestions, whichever is the earliest. On the 22nd, a second thread will be posted with a poll for voting on your book choice. The winning title will become our Book for October. We have room for 10 books on the poll.

On 14 October 2012, the book's thread will be opened and the discussion will begin.

Please keep cost in mind when suggesting books. Try to keep suggestions under £5.

Please tell us:

•Book Title
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•Price range
Why you are recommending the book

Please note that suggestions and the voting on books in the KUF Bookclub is open to active KUF members only.

Note to authors: Please do not recommend your own books - please keep that to the promotion pages. Thank you.

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B J Burton Reading Complete Works of H P Lovecraft

10 Sep 2012, 09:33 PM | Post: #2

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RE: Bookclub: Suggestions for the book to read during October

There's been an upsurge in interest in the work of Ford Madox Ford, mainly driven by Tom Stoppard's adaptation currently serialised on the BBC and the recent documentary, also on the BBC.
The series is called Parade's End, the name of the tetralogy comprising the author's four novels published in the 1920s and set around WW1.
The first three of the books is available as a trilogy for only 77p Parade's End
I wouldn't suggest the whole trilogy for one month's Book Club read, but may I suggest buying the trilogy and we only read the first novel called 'Some Do Not.'
Given that Graham Greene, Peter Ackroyd, A S Byatt and W H Auden all rave about his work, Ford comes pretty highly recommended.

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10 Sep 2012, 10:42 PM | Post: #3

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RE: Bookclub: Suggestions for the book to read during October

I would like to nominate The Absolutist by John Boyne
Currently £3.67
My review is on the review thread - I loved this book!

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17 Sep 2012, 04:29 PM | Post: #4

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RE: Bookclub: Suggestions for the book to read during October

I was going to re-recommend the book I recommended last month Broken Places which is an incredible story, but I see the book has now gone way up in price, so I'm going to have to think again. I'll be back! Big Grin

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18 Sep 2012, 08:48 AM | Post: #5

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RE: Bookclub: Suggestions for the book to read during October

I'm going to recommend a book by KUF author, Helen Smith.

The Miracle Inspector by Helen Smith.

A dystopian thriller set in the near future. England has been partitioned and London is an oppressive place where poetry has been forced underground, theatres and schools are shut, and women are not allowed to work outside the home. A young couple, Lucas and Angela, try to escape from London - with disastrous consequences.

The book is £1.99. I downloaded it recently when I came across a review Helen had posted, but I haven't got around to reading it yet. Sounds interesting.

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19 Sep 2012, 07:29 AM | Post: #6

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RE: Bookclub: Suggestions for the book to read during October

Any suggestions?

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19 Sep 2012, 10:36 AM | Post: #7

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RE: Bookclub: Suggestions for the book to read during October

I would like to recommend The Physics Of The Dead - A Supernatural Mystery by Luke Smitherd.

I really enjoyed this book, its about two dead guys trapped in the centre of coventry trying to stay sane while looking for ways to escape. It's currently priced at £1.74 on amazon.

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RE: Bookclub: Suggestions for the book to read during October

(19 Sep 2012 10:36 AM)Pete1974 Wrote: I would like to recommend The Physics Of The Dead - A Supernatural Mystery by Luke Smitherd.

I really enjoyed this book, its about two dead guys trapped in the centre of coventry trying to stay sane while looking for ways to escape. It's currently priced at £1.74 on amazon.

Sounds interesting!

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19 Sep 2012, 12:21 PM | Post: #9

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RE: Bookclub: Suggestions for the book to read during October

(10 Sep 2012 10:42 PM)Jonnyboy Wrote: I would like to nominate The Absolutist by John Boyne
Currently £3.67
My review is on the review thread - I loved this book!

This book is now £4.53. Still, I would be happy to pay that from what I've heard of it.

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19 Sep 2012, 01:29 PM | Post: #10

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RE: Bookclub: Suggestions for the book to read during October

I am going to suggest Florence and Giles by John Harding£1.99. The story is based on Henry James's Turn of the Screw. This is in the theme of a Gothic Horror novel.

I also like the idea of the first book in the Parades End series.

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