OFF THE BOOKS

Each week, members of our Reading Society share their best recent read. Join us at theafterword.ca

Fatty O’Leary’s Dinner Party by Alexander McCall Smith

— a quick read with interesting twists and turns. Patricia Truesdale, Sarnia, Ont.

The Man Who Couldn’t Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought by David Adam,

is a fascinating book told from a personal perspective. Sally Davies, Surge Narrows, B.C.

The Closers by Michael Connelly

is the 11th book in a series about L.A. Detective Harry Bosch. I’m reading them in order, enjoying this interesting character. Debbie Thomson, South Lancaster, Ont.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.

Beautifully written, with believable characters and plot, the novel depicts the collapse of civilization. I couldn’t put it down. Eleanor Bell, Toronto

The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins,

is a quick read that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Not too many sympathetic characters, much like Gone Girl. Yolanta Kulasa, Edmonton