Each January, my book group gets together to pick our reading list for the entire year. It’s a difficult task and I know for a fact that some of us have been known to get all worked up over what to suggest, etc. We makes lists, we take notes and then when the evening arrives, we are not 100% confident that the group will like what we’ve brought. There’s nothing worse than the group shooting one of your suggestions down.
I remember pitching The Road by Cormac McCarthy back in 2007. I think I read two sentences and almost everyone said that it was too dark and depressing. I, of course, read it on my own and am still in awe of it. Several of the members have since read it on their own and agree. Was it my delivery then? Did I not SELL it? It would have been a great discussion book don’t you think?
However, this year…all of my suggestions were selected (The Meaning of Night, Mister Pip, and Banker to the Poor). All were well received too. Whew! I don’t think I pitched them any differently than I do any other book. I think I was just lucky!
My group meets on January 22nd and my hands are already sweatin’. As you can see from the graphic above, I already have some titles in mind. That graphic does not truly illustrate my complete list as there are too many to list and if I really think about it, I can easily come up with at least a dozen to pitch.
Here’s where you come in. If you could choose one book to pitch, what would it be and why? We are a varied group and read a lot of different genres but we haven’t been too interested in “bubblegum” lit (my term) or romance novels. It’s also been awhile since we’ve read a classic.
You think you can help me with this? Sometimes it’s harder to come up with just one!
(Note: the format is all screwy on this post and I haven’t a clue why!)
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