Book Club

As we enter our 7th year, the Great Mates Book Club has read over 70 titles from inception. We continue to have exciting, stimulating and fascinating discussions the 2nd Tuesday of every month and all are welcome to join us! Reservations are never necessary and guests are always encouraged to attend!

2017 Book Series

  • January 10 - COMMODORE'S CHOICE: Such Mad Fun, by Robin Cutler 4.0 stars!
  • February 21 - Euphoria, by Lily King 3.5 stars!
  • March 14 - Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown 5.0 stars!
  • April 11 - Lust for Life, by Irving Stone 4.0 stars!
  • May 09 - Night, Elie Wiesel – Trish Ruggiero
  • June 13 - Stoner, by John Williams – Newell Yaple
  • July 11 - The Deep Blue Goodbye, by John D. McDonald - Russ Ward
  • August 08 - The Sympathizer, by Viet Than Nguyen
  • September 12 - Fates and Furies, by Laura Groff – Keri Hockett
  • October 10 - Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah – Denise Berte
  • November 14 - The Light Between the Oceans, by M.L. Stedman – Ann Wolpers
  • December 12 - To Kill A Mockingbird / Go Set A Watchman, by Harper Lee – Trish Ruggiero
Complete List of Books Read

Most Recent to Oldest

  1. Lust for Life, by Irving Stone (April 2017)
  2. Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown (March 2017)
  3. Euphoria, by Lily King (February 2017)
  4. Such Mad Fun, by Robin Cutler (January 2017)
  5. The Snow Leopard, by Peter Matthiessen (December 2016)
  6. After You, by Jojo Moves (November 2016)
  7. Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng (October 2016)
  8. The World Gone By, by Dennis Lehane (September 2016)
  9. Circling the Sun, by Paula McLain (August 2016)
  10. The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton (July 2016)
  11. The Catcher in The Rye, by J.D. Salinger (June 2016)
  12. Dead Wake, by Eric Larson (May 2016)
  13. The Kennedy Detail, by Gerald Blaine (April 2016)
  14. Crossing The Boarders of Time: A True Story of War, Exile and Love Reclaimed, by Leslie Maitland (March 2016)
  15. Circle of Friends, by Maeve Binchy (February 2016)
  16. At the Water's Edge, by Sara Gruen (January 2016)
  17. Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline (December 2015)
  18. 11/22/63: A Novel, by Stephen King (November 2015)
  19. The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern (October 2015)
  20. West With The Night, by Beryl Markham (August 2015)
  21. The Shipping News, by Annie Prouix (July 2015)
  22. Shadow Country, by Peter Matthiessen (June 2015)
  23. Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck (May 2015)
  24. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith (April 2015)
  25. Crunch & Des, by Philip Wylie (March 2015)
  26. The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd (February 2015)
  27. The Dovekeepers, by Alice Hoffman (January 2015)
  28. The Shadow Queen, Rebecca Dean (December 2014)
  29. Hidden Wives -- Clare Avery (November 2014)
  30. The Roundhouse – Louise Erdrich (October 2014)
  31. A Farwell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway (September 2014)
  32. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff – Chris Moore (August 2014)
  33. The Aviator’s Wife – Melanie Benjamin (July 2014)
  34. Zealout – Reza Aslan (June 2014)
  35. Replay - Ken Grimwood (May 2014)
  36. Me Before You – Jojo Moyes (April 2014)
  37. Wind, Sand & Stars / The Petite Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupry (March 2014)
  38. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats – Jan-Phillip Sendker (February 2014)
  39. The Buddha in the Attic – Julie Otsuka (January 2014)
  40. The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald (December 2013)
  41. The Motion of the Ocean… - Janna Esarey (November 2013)
  42. Swerve – Stephen Greenblatt (October 2013)
  43. We Need to Talk About Kevin – Lionel Shriver (September 2013)
  44. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter – Kim Edwards (August 2013)
  45. The Kitchen House – Laura Grisson (July 2013)
  46. Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand (June 2013)
  47. She’s Come Undone – Wally Lamb (May 2013)
  48. Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn (April 2013)
  49. The Art of Fielding – Chad Harbach (March 2013)
  50. Skeletons on the Zahara: A true Story of Survival – Dean King (February 2013)
  51. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand – Helen Simonson (January 2013)
  52. In The Garden of Beasts – Erik Larson (December 2012)
  53. The Paris Wife – Paula McLain (November 2012)
  54. The Sense of an Ending – Julian Barnes (October 2012)
  55. The Dressmaker – Kate Alcott (September 2012)
  56. East of Eden – John Steinbeck (August 2012)
  57. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – Jamie Ford (July 2012)
  58. A Prisoner of Birth – Jeffrey Archer (June 2012)
  59. The Call of the Wild – Jack London (May 2012)
  60. Little Bee – Chris Cleave (April 2012)
  61. The Invisible Bridge – Julie Orringer (March 2012)
  62. The Shack – William P. Young (February 2012)
  63. Henry’s Sisters – Cathy Lamb (January 2012)
  64. Shantarum – Gregory David Roberts (December 2011)
  65. The Thirteenth Tale – Diane Setterfield (November 2011)
  66. Ahab’s Wife – Sener Jeter Naslund (October 2011)
  67. Cutting For Stone – Abraham Verghese (September 2011)
  68. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society – Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows (August 2011)
  69. The Red Tent – Anita Diamant (July 2011)
  70. Sarah’s Key – Tatiana de Rosnay (June 2011)
  71. Mistress of the Art of Death – Ariana Franklin (May 2011)
  72. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini (April 2011)
  73. Bitter Legacy – H. Terrell Griffin (March 2011)
  74. Water For Elephants – Sara Gruen (February 2011)
  75. One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd – Jim Fergus (January 2011)
  76. The Help – Kathryn Stockett (December 2010)
  77. The Art of Racing in the Rain – Garth Stein (November 2010)