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Book Club |
What makes a great book?
A great book is more than just a well-written story. A great book is a treasure trove of humanity so that no matter how often you open a page and start reading, there is still something new to be discovered.
JVSO Book Club is open to all members. We meet once a month on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 3:00pm at the Jersey Meadow Golf Course. All members are welcome to join in on any book club discussion whether you have read the book or not.
If you have a favorite book you think the group would like, please share it with us. All books are voted on during our meetings.
Looking for an interesting book to read? The JVSO book club rates the books they read each month.
The highest-rated books through the years:
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2021- Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou.
2024 JVSO Reads:
- January -
- February - The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison-Allen
- March - The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley
- April - The Cuban Heiress by Chantel Cleeton
- May - Book Chat - Share a book title
- June - Vanderbuilt by Anderson Cooper
- July - Paris Aprartment by Lucy Foley
- August - Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
- September - Book Talk - Share a book title
- October - Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
- November/December - The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
2023 JVSO Reads:
- January - The Boys by Ron Howard
- February - Dust Bowl Girls by Lydia Reeder
- March - Need to Know by Karen Cleveland
- April - Share a book
- May - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
- June - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
- July - Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger
- August - Share a book
- September - The Fishermen and the Dragon by Kirk Wallace Johnson
- October - Defending Jacob by William Landay
- November - These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
- December - Share a book
2022 JVSO Reads:
- January - The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
- February - Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
- March - Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
- April - Share a book
- May - The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
- June - Down Range by Taylor Moore
- July - Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
- August - Share a book
- September - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth Fountains of Silence by Ruta Septetys
- October - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
- November - Last Dance on the Starlight Pier by Sarah Bird
- December - Share a book
2021 JVSO Reads:
- January - The Gown by Jennifer Robson
- February - Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris
- March - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
- April - Share a book
- May - Tropic of Stupid by Tim Dorsey
- June - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
- July - Tropic of Stupid by Tim Dorsey
- The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
- August - Share a Book
- September - When the Men Were Gone
- October - Before I Go to Sleep
- November - Secret Life of Violet Grant
- December - Share a book
2020 JVSO Reads:
- January - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
- February - The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg
- March - Read a biography, autobiography or memoir and share with the group
- April - Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield
- May - Read any book you want and share with the group
- June - Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
- July: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
- August - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- September - Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
- October - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
- November - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Gulf Coast Reads Selection)
- December - Bring your favorite book you have read this year and share with the group
2019 JVSO Reads:
- January - Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
- February - Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
- March - Hondo by Louis Lamour
- April - Read any self-help book and share with the group
- May - The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
- June - A Woman of Independent Means by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
- July - The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin
- August - In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
- September - The Library Book by Susan Orlean
- October - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- November - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- December - Bring your favorite book you have read this year and share with the group
2018 JVSO Reads:
- February - Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay
- March - The Dry by Jane Harper
- April - Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
- May - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- June - All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
- July - Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
- August - The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall
- September - All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller
- October - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
- November - Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman
- ​December - Bring your favorite poetry to share with the group.
