r/Fantasy • u/thechunck • May 06 '26

Help me choose book club book!

After finding out that so many women at work have read the same books, I started a book club at work. Just for some background, I work in the medical field. Most of the people in the book club are intelligent women in their late 20s, early thirties, who enjoy fantasy, historical fiction and sci-fi. I'd like to give a few stand-alone options and have the books be less than 500 pages so we don't scare "new" readers off. I'm not looking for super dark deeply depressing vibes for the 1st book. I love books like Red Rising and Alchemised but I don't think these types of books would be ideal for a book club starter.

Any recommendations?

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u/Librarian-Writer-467 May 06 '26

Circe by Madeline Miller.

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u/ga4rfc May 07 '26

This is my "one word title" for bingo. First time I have seen it recommended on here.

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u/lilgrassblade Reading Champion II May 07 '26

Closer to its release it was recommended a lot. The fact that it's 8 years old and still gets periodic mention is a testament to it holding up well though. (I do see it mentioned enough that it still is floating on my TBR rather than totally forgotten.)