Conversation #1
If you liked Eat, Pray Love by Gilbert I suggest you try Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World by Rita Golden Gelman. At the age of 48 Gelman gives up her comfotable California lifestyle, her crumbling marriage, sells her possessions and becomes a citizen of the world. She's lived in such far flung places such as Mexico, Israel, Bali, and the Galapagos Islands. The most interesting thing is that she's still traveling! This lifestyle choice can make for a spirited book club conversation.
Conversation #2
You don't like Twilight and all that teenage angst, try the classic Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice. Told in the first person by the vampire Louis, he becomes a sympathetic figure though the reader knows he's a predator. The rich language makes for a mesmorizing read. The characters are well developed and the reader is transported to New Orleans and Paris and gets a great feeling of those cities. Watch the movie and move on to the rest of the Vampire Chronicles series!
Conversation #3
If you enjoyed The River of Doubt, you might like to try The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder and Survival in the Amazon by Robert Whitaker. In the early 18th century a group of mapmmakers set of for a decade long expedition to South America to measure the shape of the earth. A murder, fever, and a wrenching twenty year separation of the husband and wife team on opposite ends of the Amazon makes this is a riveting tale of adventure, intrigue and scientific achievement. This book has been described as "the greatest expedition the world has ever known."
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