Booking Through Thursday
It’s time for Booking Through Thursday!
Have you ever been a member of a book club? How did your group choose (or, if you haven’t been, what do you think is the best way to choose) the next book and who would lead discussion?
Do you feel more or less likely to appreciate books if you are obliged to read them for book groups rather than choosing them of your own free will? Does knowing they are going to be read as part of a group affect the reading experience?
I was a member of a book club in high school, but it didn’t last for long due to lack of interest outside the little group of friends. We chose books by vote, really. We took suggestions and then voted on them. It was all pretty simple. As for who led discussions, it was the teacher who oversaw the club who would start things off, but we were a pretty talkative group of girls anyway, so it was easy.
I don’t think my appreciation for a book is influenced by if I have to read them or choose to read them. It’s the book that counts. In fact, I have ‘had’ to read certain books I wouldn’t have picked up otherwise and completely fallen in love with them.
Knowing that it is group reading influences my reading a bit because I tend to think about the book a bit more than usual. It’s not intimidating or otherwise distracting, though. It goes along the same lines of knowing I’m going to review a book on this site.
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