The Girl on the Train– Paula Hawkins (Proposed by Lacey Albus)
This book is a psychological thriller that uses compelling characters and memory lapses to create mystery and intrigue. The book is soon to be a movie and it focuses on the idea of how well we can trust ourselves and what we see. We thought the book would be an interesting read for all of the reasons above and because it is a genre we do not frequently read in. The book should challenge both our assumptions about the genre and about memory.
Slaughter-house Five– Kurt Vonnegut (Proposed by Devon James)
This book came up on two of the reading list proposals as something we were interested in reading. The story is told both through flashback and in present time which is interesting as a reader to observe the differences in narration between the two. Additionally the novel is not very long which means as a group we will be able to devote a lot of attention to the writing, which is the main reason we chose this book specifically.
A Wizard of Earthsea– Ursula K Le Gui (Proposed by )
“Catcher in the Rye”- J.D. Salinger (Proposed by Amanda Spadel)
This book was one of the required readings in many high schools in the U.S. in the 70’s, but was banned from many of the schools in later years due to strong, persuasive language and content. I am interested in this book mainly because of this reason, but also because it has a mixed result of good and bad reviews due to the emotional impact the book created on its readers. I’d like to be the judge of this for myself, and see what this book has to offer. Also, John Lennon was asked to sign a copy of The Catcher in the Rye the morning of his assassination by his assassin, which is pretty interesting too. The Catcher in the Rye, despite its popularity/infamy, is also the only full-length novel that Salinger wrote during his life which is 
strangely unique. We picked this book even though two out of four in our group already read it. The two who have already read the novel wanted to read the book again because they said it was a fantastic read, which makes me even more excited to read it! We chose to read this book last since the two who have previously read the book were instructed to analyze the novel very closely since they already know what happens in the story. The two in our group wanted to gain experience in blogging for How Writers Read before attempting to critically analyze “Catcher in the Rye,” so we will all read this book last.
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