tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post6296166963986117447..comments2023-10-10T03:58:32.375-07:00Comments on Fingers & Prose: A Tale of Two Book ClubsMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-23700788046714697822010-10-19T09:48:13.841-07:002010-10-19T09:48:13.841-07:00HP was one of our early books!
Yes, we have read W...HP was one of our early books!<br />Yes, we have read West with the Night. One of my book club friends loves 20th century adventuresses.NotaSupermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357655542485232848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-54645088008822488552010-10-17T11:41:12.352-07:002010-10-17T11:41:12.352-07:00Thanks for sharing about your groups--I really lov...Thanks for sharing about your groups--I really love hearing about how different ones operate. <br /><br />Erin--I haven't really gotten into GoodReads because I started using LibraryThing first, and figured that their purposes overlapped, but what a great thing to have found a book club through it! What a nice way to get connected in a new city.<br /><br />Nota--I know what you mean about trying to have a meeting at home w/kids around. We typically meet at a coffee shop, but restaurants are fun too! My book group #1 reads a bit of everything--from Harry Potter to War and Peace--which I love. You mentioned literary biographies, have you read West With the Night? (Beryl Markham) Our group enjoyed that one.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-64648035760566336252010-10-16T16:25:14.307-07:002010-10-16T16:25:14.307-07:00I've been in a book club since 1999 as well. W...I've been in a book club since 1999 as well. We've had two schisms but I only ever went to one club meeting a month.<br /><br />We rotated through members' houses at first, but now we meet every month in a restaurant. I enjoy this so much more. <br /><br />I was the only non-working, mom of little kids so there's a lot less cleaning and shushing involved this way.<br /><br />We nominate a list of books once a year and then vote for twelve to read over the next year. We reserve the right to ditch a book and sub with a hot new book. This is how we added in The Help. <br /><br />One person acts as the book host each month and does the research on the author and finds or comes up with questions for discussion. <br /><br />We focus on contemporary literary fiction, though we throw in a literary biography occasionally. <br /><br />When it's my turn to bring in the discussion questions I'll usually google to find a good set already written about the book. There are lots of sites for this on the Internet.NotaSupermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357655542485232848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-37589262231173337292010-10-16T11:44:10.185-07:002010-10-16T11:44:10.185-07:00I participate in a book group, but I just moved to...I participate in a book group, but I just moved to a new city and have only been to one meeting so far! It's my first official book club. It was formed through GoodReads, so it's not affiliated with any library or bookstore. We all just bring any suggestions we might have to the meeting, or a list of books we've been hoping to read soon, and then we discuss what we'd like to read and just kind of...pick. We don't even vote! It's great.<br /><br />I like the idea of a book group as community service-esque! I can absolutely see where it could be. What a cool thing to give back: your love of reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com