The book club has already startet.

You can find the discussion here.

Application deadline: Tuesday, 07/05/23
Duration: 3 weeks: 14/05-05/06/24
Win 1 of 20 reading copies

✨ In dieser Leserunde wird der Roman in der Originalsprache Englisch gelesen und die Diskussionsrunde im Book Circle findet in englischer Sprache statt.

The book you need to read this spring: It’s a shimmering and joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common. Stranded in Waning Bay, Michigan, Daphne ends up rooming with Miles, the ex-boyfriend of Petra, who is now dating Daphnes’ ex-boyfriend. Despite their differences, they form an unlikely friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos of their adventures.

For this book club we’re giving away 20 free reading copies of the novel, in cooperation with Penguin Random House. As a special, we are giving away “Funny Story” branded merchandise: 10 tote bags and 10 t-shirts among all participants!

How to participate 🌠

You’d like to read along and discuss the novel with other readers? Fill in this form and enter your postal address to apply for the book club to win one of the 20 free copies. By confirming the completed form you’re automatically in the run for a space in the book club.

How the book club works 📖

The number of participants is limited to 20 people. Participants will be selected at random. After the application deadline, the winners will be announced in a comment in this thread and will receive an email with further information.

All confirmed participants will receive a free copy of Funny Story. We’ll read and discuss the novel together. The exchange will take place in writing, in this forum discussion thread. After completing the book, all participants will write their personal review of the book here in the community.

Conditions of participation ✏

  • Residence and valid postal address in Switzerland.

  • Time to read the book during the specified period and to actively participate in the discussion, in English.

  • Writing a personal review of the book at the end of the reading group on bookcircle.ch.

  • Agreement that the feedback from readers and the reading group will be shared with the publisher and may be used by the publisher for advertising purposes.

More about the book 📖

  • Read more about the content: Funny Story

  • 400 pages

  • Published 23 April 2024

About the author  
Emily Henry is the #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Happy Place, Book Lovers and Beach Read. She lives and writes in the American Midwest.

    CommunityAdmin Wooow! 😊 This book has been on my wish list for a long time. That’s why I’m going to try my luck. Lets hope the best 😊🍀

      roura You are absolutely right…The more you read books in English, the better you master the language. 😀

        Oh I would love to participate! I haven``` t read a book by Emily Henri yet and it would be great to do so with other people. 🙂 I will be trying my luck! 🌠

        That sounds interesting. Since English reading rounds are rarely available, I am always happy when another book in English is suggested. I’ll try my luck and would be delighted to receive a copy. 🍀🐞

        I’d love the chance to participate in an english reading round, and this book sounds interesting.

        CommunityAdmin This book sounds very interesting and well, - funny!📚😘I would love to participate in this reading round!☺️

          CommunityAdmin So nice that you also do English book clubs! I love reading books in the original language and it would be fun to participate 🥰

            5 Tage später

            It’s so on my list! I recently read somewhere that the author could make a telephone book fun to read.

            It sounds very interesting. And i would read more in Englisch this year. So i think its a good chance. And it sounds like an essy understandable English.

            CommunityAdmin I am so excited to read this book. I have heard so many good things about Emily Henry but have never gotten around reading one of her books. I would love to participate in this book club session.

              Hi! I’d love to read the book, but I cannot apply for it on the site. Please, help me🙏🫠

              Hi, I love Emily Henry and I would love to read her new release. I am really excited that there is a book in english. Good luck to everyone 😊

              I have read all of Emily Henry’s books and loved reading them. 😍 I’m so happy you picked her latest book.