This is just a brilliant idea and very well thought out. One hundred book suggestions with each title allocated a double-page spread giving a summary of the plot (without spoiling it), discussion points (extremely useful), background information including film tie-ins, and suggested companion books. The format means its easy to look at all this information at a glance. The list has been thoughtfully compiled to cover a good range of novels including classics and modern prize-winners as well as bestsellers.
Interspersed with all this are 14 "top ten" lists such as "Top Ten Chilling Reads", "Top Ten Challenging Reads" etc which are fun and provide more ideas as these are not necessarily titles that already appear in the main list.
My book group is going to find this extremely useful for the future. We each choose a book for the year ahead and I know some people struggle to come up with titles that they think will appeal to everyone, or at least provide the basis of a stimulating discussion. This goes some way to addressing those needs.
On a personal level I have already enjoyed dipping into it to see what is said about books previously read.
The discussion points might be useful for A level students who are studying any of these for English Literature exams. Someone I know is doing The Go-Between which is one of the book suggestions in this compilation, and I have passed on the discussion points which work equally well as essay titles.
Great stuff - can we have a follow-up in the not-too-distant future please?
