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Appreciation post: Our club spent $75 on fancy discussion guides for a novel nobody finished
We picked a dense historical fiction book and bought these premium online packets, but only two people actually read past chapter three. The money basically went into a hole because you can't debate a book you didn't read. Has your group ever had a total flop pick that killed the budget?
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olivia_barnes972mo ago
That's such a classic book club move. Maybe next time just pick a shorter book and use free questions from a blog, save the fancy stuff for a sure thing.
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skylerr232mo ago
Last year my club read a 200 page thriller and I prepped 10 discussion points from a podcast episode. @olivia_barnes97, having those specific character questions ready kept the chat from stalling when the book was just okay. We spent a solid 20 minutes debating the unreliable narrator because one question really clicked.
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felix4889d ago
Back in my old book club we read a 350 page historical fiction and I pulled five questions from a blog post. That one question about the main character's hidden motive gave us a whole hour of discussion even though the book was pretty slow. It's funny how one good question can save a so-so book.
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