Book clubs can be intense, especially if the book club involves a bunch of members who edit and read books all day long. We are the mod book club; instead of the literati we are bookies (kind of like how gourmands are now considered foodies).
Those who choose the book must be careful, because choosing a bad book is social suicide. No one will show up to book club if it’s something that they did not want to read.
This happened to me once when I chose The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri. It’s a fictional book about the death of an alcoholic in a
I know within five pages whether I will enjoy a book. It’s all about the writing style for me, while for most people not in the literary world it’s all about story and character development.
This cartoon entitled "Baby Book Club" that comes from the amazing website www.toothpastefordinner.com sums up how I feel about The Da Vinci Code. I could not even make it through five pages of this book before I knew I could not handle another bland, obvious description by Dan Brown.
Yet, everyone in my life who is not part of this literary world seems to have enjoyed this book for the "story" (thanks Oprah…).
The best book that was read for book club was The Secret History by Donna Tartt. This book is about six bonded students studying classics at a
I know… it sounds like this could be some hokey murder mystery, but the author includes fascinating details and parallels on Greek tragedies.
My book club recommendation is to research the reviews and subject matter of the book you choose, especially if it’s for such a captious audience.
Good job Susan. This post is clever and original, esp. the realization that membership in a book club can be stressful if you have to pick the book. Thanks for the reading recommendation too.
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