I always wanted to belong to a book club so a year or so ago I joined one with a few local moms I met on a mom's site. The best part is they are now my good friends. We actually met today to discuss our latest book. We do have a few favorites that I want to recommend. They are all books that we were able to discuss at length, and they are books that have stuck with us long after we read them.

The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - we saw the movie together too
World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler
Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - we are going to see the movie together also

We go to Barnes & Noble, enjoy a coffee, discuss our last book, then look at the books on the tables to pick one. But we check it out from the library to save money. Besides reading good books, we get together for good conversation and eventually get around to talking about the book.