From the Book Club Classics blog, here are the Indie Choice award winners. From the list, I have read the following, with my rating:
Room by Emma Donoghue - A, can't put it down, can read in one sitting.
Thousand Rooms of Jacob de Zoet - B, very long historical novel. Worth the effort.
A Visit from the Goon Squad - C, Pulitzer prize winner, but too experimental for me.
At Home by Bill Bryson - A, background of domestic practice from 18th & 19th centuries. Well written, and interesting.
The Tiger by John Vaullant - B, non-fiction. True story of the Siberian tiger in the forest and mining area of northwest Russia. Very well written and a fascinating story.
Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukerjee. A, History of the treatment of cancer, with amazing insights and personal accounts which give it the meaning and depth it needs. Really could not put down, read it straight thru in a weekend.
If you've read any others from this list, feel free to comment.
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