I've been thinking about organizing a JWD book club. Would anyone be interested? Everyone could throw out suggestions of books and I could pick one at random for each read.
I was thinking a book every 2 weeks, but I know a lot of people have kids and obligations so maybe every month would be better? What do you think?
I think the nice thing about doing a book club on a larger discussion forum like this is that if there's a book you're not really enjoying there would still be enough other people who have read it to have a stimulating discussion without you feeling as though you're letting the book club down. Also, since we have some similar ties some parts of books may resonate with us that we can discuss amongst ourselves that may not make sense to others... for instance, in The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel, I can relate to a girl growing up in a very male dominated society that feels foreign and alien to her.
Here's how it would basically work. I would post a thread for the current book when discussion for it opened. In the opening post I might post some topics for conversation just to get the ball rolling, but it would be an open discussion format and would not have to follow those topics at all. At the end of the post I would announce the title of the next book so people would have time to read it before the next discussion thread goes up.
So, if you are interested in participating these are the things I would like to hear from you:
- What book suggestions would you like to make (please include title and author).
- How often would you like to discuss a new book? Every 2 weeks? Every month? Some other amount of time?
- Any other thoughts or suggestions you might have.
Thanks in advance for any input you might have!
Jackie