LDS Book Club Reads

Good books appropriate for LDS (Mormon) Book Club selections (morally clean and minimal curse words). Other desired characteristics include the following: appealing to large audience of readers, short enough or engaging enough to be read within one month's time, plot or topic provides a stimulating discussion rather than an argument, and usually found in libraries or second-hand book stores.
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3.98 avg rating — 323,951 ratings
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104

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3.49 avg rating — 35 ratings
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4.25 avg rating — 66,898 ratings
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106

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4.15 avg rating — 132,223 ratings
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107

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3.89 avg rating — 1,789,001 ratings
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108

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4.36 avg rating — 1,176,396 ratings
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109

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3.94 avg rating — 12,971 ratings
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4.39 avg rating — 94,206 ratings
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111

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4.19 avg rating — 1,189 ratings
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112

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3.82 avg rating — 1,833 ratings
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112

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3.62 avg rating — 146 ratings
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114

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3.73 avg rating — 1,636 ratings
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115

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3.67 avg rating — 284 ratings
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116

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117

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4.14 avg rating — 475,873 ratings
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117

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3.88 avg rating — 451 ratings
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119

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4.19 avg rating — 611,444 ratings
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120

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3.71 avg rating — 743 ratings
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121

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3.95 avg rating — 3,486 ratings
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122

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3.73 avg rating — 6,560 ratings
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123

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4.09 avg rating — 510,060 ratings
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123

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3.41 avg rating — 177 ratings
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125

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3.72 avg rating — 18,381 ratings
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126

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4.04 avg rating — 112,036 ratings
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127

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3.58 avg rating — 1,092 ratings
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128

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3.75 avg rating — 1,843,179 ratings
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128

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4.14 avg rating — 177 ratings
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130

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3.74 avg rating — 1,959,962 ratings
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131

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3.85 avg rating — 1,492 ratings
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132

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4.14 avg rating — 55,098 ratings
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133

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4.73 avg rating — 300,490 ratings
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133

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3.87 avg rating — 2,072 ratings
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135

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4.23 avg rating — 771,702 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 1,278,125 ratings
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137

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4.26 avg rating — 329,260 ratings
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138

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3.70 avg rating — 3,138,405 ratings
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139

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3.77 avg rating — 23,374 ratings
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140

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3.84 avg rating — 145,584 ratings
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141

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4.09 avg rating — 171,747 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,075,824 ratings
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143

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4.18 avg rating — 133,218 ratings
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144

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4.26 avg rating — 1,772,378 ratings
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144

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4.18 avg rating — 34,117 ratings
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146

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4.16 avg rating — 61,122 ratings
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147

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4.06 avg rating — 582,573 ratings
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148

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4.23 avg rating — 321,541 ratings
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148

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3.90 avg rating — 144,661 ratings
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4.33 avg rating — 10,368 ratings
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151

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4.21 avg rating — 14,276 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 46,594 ratings
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153

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4.13 avg rating — 50,302 ratings
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154

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3.81 avg rating — 2,460 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 8,160 ratings
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156

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4.51 avg rating — 362,726 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 1,592 ratings
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158

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3.89 avg rating — 4,477 ratings
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159

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3.81 avg rating — 42,245 ratings
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160

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3.92 avg rating — 15,570 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 82,493 ratings
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162

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3.81 avg rating — 2,660 ratings
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163

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4.15 avg rating — 20,372 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 2,950 ratings
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4.33 avg rating — 4,460 ratings
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167

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3.74 avg rating — 268 ratings
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168

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3.94 avg rating — 174 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35,657 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 112,009 ratings
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3.66 avg rating — 515 ratings
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178

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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 124,871 ratings
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181

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181

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4.32 avg rating — 194,901 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 783,828 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 23,411 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 47,819 ratings
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3.98 avg rating — 31,817 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 91,707 ratings
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3.56 avg rating — 90,604 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 116,825 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 8,706 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 83,073 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 3,942 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 5,529 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 2,772,274 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 232,377 ratings
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3.88 avg rating — 346,920 ratings
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506 books · 329 voters · list created February 17th, 2010 by Ruth (votes) .
Tags: book-club
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Nicole 89 books
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Comments Showing 1-19 of 19 (19 new)

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message 1: by Ruth (new)

Ruth Please only include books you have actually read and know what the content is. Thanks! I hope I get a lot of great recommendations this way!


message 2: by Sarah (new)

Sarah The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) by Pearl S. Buck The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck


message 3: by Ruth (new)

Ruth Thanks Sarah. I've added it to the list.


message 4: by [deleted user] (new)

Thanks for this list! It made me sure about some books I wondered about. I must read The Hunger Games!


message 5: by Ruth (new)

Ruth Yes, you MUST Dominique!


message 6: by Heidi (new)

Heidi This is a great list! Thanks for sharing all of these titles.


message 7: by Adrienne (new)

Adrienne Pretty sure Flowers for Algernon is not a morally clean book with minimal curse words. I found it to be exactly the opposite. My husband said he must have read an abridged version in high school because he doesn't remember any of that.

Just FYI.


message 8: by Regan (new)

Regan I'm just in the 1st chapter of Undeadly (The Reaper Diaries, #1) by Michele Vail [which is on the list] and it already has quite a bit of language.
Just throwing a heads-up out there.


message 9: by June (new)

June I love this list! I enjoy reading all sorts of genres and things that expand my knowledge of humanity as well as things just for fun. Thanks for giving me a list of possibilities - especially when there are so many books out there to read.


message 10: by Kenzee (new)

Kenzee Glad to find this list! Here are some that our book group has loved: The Heartmender, When Crickets Cry, Blackmoore.


message 11: by Ruth (new)

Ruth Thanks everyone for the input. I'm not sure how to delete books from the list that others have added. I'll look into it more and add the other suggestions.


message 13: by Erica (last edited Mar 20, 2016 09:17AM) (new)

Erica T Some of the books on this list aren't books I would suggest for an LDS book club. I haven't read it but have been told My Sister's Keeper is full of language. Also The Thirteenth Tale has a scene that I would call "R rated" or at least strong PG-13.


message 14: by Regan (new)

Regan What might be good is a group that gives details on the content of a book like the Parental Guide for movies on IMDB. They divide it into sections like language, alcohol/drug use, sexual content, and violence. Then each section gives details like 3 "D words" or a couple disappears into room but nothing is seen. That way you get a good idea of what's in the book without having to read it and get surprised. Lets face it, different LDS persons are going to have different ideas about what's okay to read. And there are Moms out there who want to know what's in their kid's books too. This way you could decide for yourself.


message 15: by Erica (new)

Erica T It would be nice to have a group like that. There is an LDS group on here, but it doesn't have a lot of info on it. Any time I read a book I make a note at the bottom of my review that lists the language and sexual content. It would be helpful if more reviewers would do something like that. Feel free to check out my reviews if that would be helpful to you.


message 16: by Janet (new)

Janet I have read Memoirs of a Geisha and while it is interesting I would not recommend it for an LDS reading club. Even the description of it tells you that a young geisha's virginity is up for the highest bidder.


message 17: by Erica (new)

Erica T I agree Janet. This is actually kind of a weird list. There are several books on here that I would not pick for my LDS book club. Plus there are a lot of books that are high on the list that I've never even heard of and that have less than 50 reviews on all of goodreads which makes me feel like there are people somehow voting for their author friend's book multiple times to get it high on a list like this.


message 18: by Laura (new)

Laura Walker I'm not sure if this group is still very active, but here is another LDS romance. I'm actually the author, so if this isn't allowed, then please remove. Thanks! When the Clouds Lift by Laura L. Walker


message 19: by kelley (new)

kelley Our group has read 123 books. I'm not sure the link will work but here it is https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...


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