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Tuesday Book Club Title for February

Egan's A Pilgrimage to Eternity book cover.

Join us at the February 8th meeting of the Killingworth Library Tuesday Book Discussion Group as we discuss A Pilgrimage to Eternity: from Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith by Timothy Egan. Moved by his mother’s death and his Irish Catholic family’s complicated history with […]

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The January Mystery Book Club Selection

Jack Reacher: Killing Floor by Lee Child.

    The book club reviewed The Killing Floor by Lee Child on January 20, 2022.  We rated the book a 4.5 overall, with several 5’s.  The author has a wonderful way of ending a chapter leaving you excited about getting on to the next chapter. Ex-military […]

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Tuesday Book Club Title for January

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro is the novel to be discussed at the January 11th meeting of the Killingworth Library Tuesday Book Discussion Group. From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those who […]

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Book Club Combo Holiday Meetup!

Tana French's The Searcher novel cover.

  Fifteen people participated in the December 16, 2021 Holiday Book Discussion at the BarrelHouse. It was a fun evening and overall, in keeping with the Mystery Book Club practice, on a scale from 1 to 5, “The Searcher” by Tana French had an average rating of […]

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The November Mystery Book Club Selection

Here's an alt tag for the image: Walk the Wire by David Baldacci.

We reviewed Walk the Wire by David Baldacci on November 18, 2021.  Although in the past we enjoyed his books, this one was rated poorly. The overall rating was 1.5 out of 5.  We felt that it was unrealistic, disjointed, and difficult to stay with. When Amos […]

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Tuesday Book Club Title for November

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson.

November 9 at 1:00 pm Caste by Isabel Wilkerson is the novel to be discussed at the November 9th meeting of the Killingworth Library Tuesday Book Discussion Group. Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people’s lives and behavior and […]

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The October Mystery Book Club Selection

This Tender Land: A novel by Krueger.

    We reviewed This Tender Land by William Kent Kruger on October 21, 2021.  We enjoyed his writing and the story of a group of orphans who go on a desperate journey to find a better life.  We rated the book 4.4. In the summer of […]

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Tuesday Book Club Title for October

Brit Bennett's The Vanishing Half novel cover.

October 12 at 1:00 pm The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett is the novel to be discussed at the October 12th meeting of the Killingworth Library Tuesday Book Discussion Group. The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern […]

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The September Mystery Book Club Selection

Here's an alt tag for the image: `The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen`

We reviewed The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen on 9/16/21  and again loved the author. His style of writing is always interesting. This book was exceptionally brutal and due to this lowered this rating to 4.0. We look forward to reading more of his books in the […]

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Tuesday Book Club Title for September

The Lions of Fifth Avenue book cover.

September 14 at 1:00 pm “The Lions of Fifth Avenue” by Fiona Davis is the novel to be discussed at the September 14th meeting of the Killingworth Library Tuesday Book Discussion Group. The novel spans 80 years (1913-1993) and 3 generations and is centered around the majestic […]

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