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Over the past 20 years, our group has read and discussed over 100 books. Every now and again the group revisits books we’ve read and discusses them in the context of all that we’ve read since.
Below are the books we considered to be the best overall books we’ve read to date. For a full listing of what we’ve read, see the links on the left side of this page.
Top books:
Kite Runner
Glass Castle
To Kill a Mockingbird
All the Light You Cannot See
Cutting for Stone
Unbroken
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Language of Flowers
Where’d You Go Bernadette
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant
The Help
Fun Facts About the Cup of Tea Book Club
Fun Facts About the Cup of Tea Book Club
What month of the year did we start? March
Name of first book? Cup of Tea
Total number of books we’ve read/discussed – 85
In which year did we read the most books? 2008 – 10
What is the average number of books read per year? 7.5 or 7
How many original members remain? 8
How many babies born in first 10 years? 6 – George, Emma, Jack, Sarah, Ella, Daphne
The month/year Rachel finally stopped taking attendance: Oct 2012 (after 7 ½ years!)
Year we launched the website – early on
Most memorable book and why – Kite Runner – Patti’s pick, it was still relatively unknown…
Top book you’d recommend – Where’d you go Bernadette, Glass Castle, Unbroken, Kitchen House, The Help, Where the Crawdads Sing
Most unexpected gem – Henrietta Lacks, Sudden Sea, Girls of Tender Age, Girl in Translation, Language of Flowers
Book you’d never recommend – Claiming of Sleeping Beauty – Jess says she warned us!!, Velvet Rope Diaries, Cup of Tea
Book that you don’t want to admit you read – Claiming of Sleeping Beauty!
Book that stays with you – The Road
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