tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post256690186829099277..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: Book Clubszmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-44900833050713108512010-11-19T05:31:26.660+01:002010-11-19T05:31:26.660+01:00That's more or less my group zmkc - pointlessl...That's more or less my group zmkc - pointlessly but curiously entertaining. BUT we don't go far into the night. We do however try to explain why we did or didn't like the book and a few come with notes. post-it notes stuck in special spots, reviews we've read that raise an issue. We don't usually manage to change each other's minds but we do give it a good shot. It's a challenge though - being honest but aware of people's feelings, as some are more robust than others in their viewpoints and if you're not careful some will shut up altogether.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-86624880901135163012010-11-19T02:23:47.942+01:002010-11-19T02:23:47.942+01:00I sort of wanted a bit more deconstructing, Madame...I sort of wanted a bit more deconstructing, Madame, and a bit less "Oh, I don't know why, can't be bothered to explain, but I just couldn't stand this book." I wanted one person to say, "Because of this, this and this, I thought the book was rubbish," and then another person to say, "Well, what about this, this and this - doesn't that make you change your mind?" and on and on, far into the night, earnest rubbish dribbling from our mouths, pointlessly but curiously entertainingly.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-14184018177036512492010-11-19T02:20:43.926+01:002010-11-19T02:20:43.926+01:00I'd forgotten all about that programme, Gadjo ...I'd forgotten all about that programme, Gadjo - I've just looked it up and it was called The Book Group. It should have been a warning to me not to get involved with that sort of thing.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-57452993659180527422010-11-19T02:17:57.862+01:002010-11-19T02:17:57.862+01:00Dining/drinking groups, that's what mine were,...Dining/drinking groups, that's what mine were, and the more that was drunk, the more irritable the comments on the books becamezmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-70247752774505605912010-11-18T10:29:53.453+01:002010-11-18T10:29:53.453+01:00Oh dear, zmkc, I know exactly what you are saying....Oh dear, zmkc, I know exactly what you are saying. As in "I didn't like the book because I didn't like the characters" and so on ... really! However, I have been in a bookgroup for 22 years that, mostly, transcends this. Of course we are a mixed bunch and you get the odd non-rational thought but mostly our group discusses the book as a book and not as some sort of replica of life. BUT I know of many book groups that become dining groups because they don't really know how to discuss a book ... and really all they want to do is discuss their lives. And that's ok, but it's not what most of my bookgroup friends are looking for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-66039753760418429402010-11-18T08:26:31.907+01:002010-11-18T08:26:31.907+01:00Oh dear. Does anybody remember that marvellous com...Oh dear. Does anybody remember that marvellous comedy series by Annie Griffin called the Book Club? I've discussed starting a book club here in Cluj/Kolozsvar with our local (American) Lutheran pastor. He can talk the hind legs of a donkey, which should at least prevent there being any awkward silences.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-73348411098174004442010-11-17T23:42:23.533+01:002010-11-17T23:42:23.533+01:00I did try a book club too, and felt very similar. ...I did try a book club too, and felt very similar. I like books, but maybe it's more enjoyable when you don't have to deconstruct them.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-34488066291796937092010-11-17T21:32:05.624+01:002010-11-17T21:32:05.624+01:00Maybe, to paraphrase Lisa Minelli and Peter York i...Maybe, to paraphrase Lisa Minelli and Peter York in Cabaret, mine were just the wrong two book clubs.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-71298838288879139452010-11-17T11:58:07.582+01:002010-11-17T11:58:07.582+01:00I met one of my best friends at a book club. the c...I met one of my best friends at a book club. the club didn't last but the friendship flourished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com