Some of my students want to have an informal reading group this summer.  Do you have any ideas for books that might work well for this kind of group?  I'm looking for something that is beyond basic English but without overly complex English that would make it difficult or discouraging to non-native readers.  They are...

intermediate and advanced ESL students at a US college

males and females

18-50 years old

motivated to continue learning English outside of a formal class.

The students aren't sure what they want to read, so I'm going to make a list of possibilities they can research and then choose from.  Maybe you have some suggestions that I can add to the list.

Thanks for you ideas!

 Brenan

Well, I'm an english student and I can suggest you some books that I liked.

My favourite was "The Great Gatsby" of F.S Fitzgerald. I didn't find it very difficult, it has a vocabulary simple to understand. The only problem is that maybe it is a bit long, not very much, but I don't know how long has to be a book for a reading group of summer. Also, with this book, you can do a type of introduction, talking about the "lost generation" and the ideas of that ages. I think the book could interest your students.

I also have another idea. You can choose "The Catcher in the Rye" of J.D.Salinger. I don't know, but maybe this is a very well-known book and they all have read it, but if your students don't know nothing about this book, I think they will like it. This is shorter than the first one, and I think the vocabulary is easily too. I have read this book in spanish so I can't talk about the original one, but I suppose it's easy. With this book, you can do a introduction to the writter, Salinger, because he has a interesting life to study; Salinger life has made Salinger's book. I don't know if you are understanding what I mean, I hope yes.

Well, I have no more ideas now. Maybe I have arrived late and you have started your classes now, but I hope I had helped you a bit.

Bye!