Friday Favorites

I thought it would be fun to start posting a little list of favorites on Fridays - this first posting will be a list of our book club's five favorite book club selections, in a list I'd like to call, "Five Favorite Book Club Selections." 

Here goes:
#1 - The Help by Kathryn Stockett - this was our selection for February or March of 2010 and it's still at the top of our list!  So excited to be seeing the movie this Saturday evening with the book club ladies.  I'll post our review afterwards!  My rating was 5 out of 5 stars.

#2 - Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler - funny, un-p.c., and completely offensive, Chelsea Handler is one of the authors that had us in stitches.  A small group of ladies even went to see her live when she came to Austin last year.  I rated this book 3 out of 5 stars.

#3 - My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult - our first selection for this book club group, the consensus on this book was that it was deeply moving, achingly sad, and had us in deep discussion - and even debate - more than any other book we've read for book club.  My rating:  5 stars.

#4 - Sweet Potato Queens' First Big Ass Novel by Jill Conner Browne and Karin Gillespie - this is just a good, fun book that is so relatable if you were ever in high school.  The perfect summer read (although we read it in the winter), the book also includes easy Southern recipes that the authors refer to as Funeral Food.  So fun!  This book got 3.5 out of 5 stars.

#5 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - although not everyone in our book club loved the book, Middlesex definitely sparked a lot of discussion, particularly along the lines of, "what the...," and "I can't believe his parents didn't....," or my personal favorite, "what would you do if YOU had a...."  I personally really enjoyed the historical aspect of the book, although it dragged a bit in places.  I gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Enjoy reading!
~Kristan