Comments on: Book Clubbing

By: Anne H.

Anne H. — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:43:51 +0000

Book Club road trip to Bermuda,,,,I’m in
Hi Liz!!!!!!!!!

By: lindacopy

lindacopy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:40:56 +0000

Jennifer, the subheads of your post (Plot, Characters, Setting) are wonderfully apt and clever! Thanks for lifting our past book group experiences to a literary (and legendary) level. I do miss the camaraderie.

By: terry

terry — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:32:13 +0000

Can you believe that I’m 52 years old and I have never joined a book group. I think the commitment phobe in me has always been a bit leery. Seems like I’ve missed out.

By: lknight

lknight — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:08:56 +0000

Oh Jennifer…this topic really got to me. One of the things I miss most about living in Bermuda is the monthly meeting with you guys and our lively book club debates. Of course, I’m rather sorry now that I moved and missed that Judeo-Christian mud-slinging match you mentioned. It was and is a fine club and I send my best to all of you. Please let me know what you are reading…and think about convening a book club meeting here! That would be GREAT! Seriously…think about it ladies!

By: sandy

sandy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:13:44 +0000

Hey Jen
Can’t believe the synchronicity. I was searching through my Bookmarks and came upon your Mothers of Brothers so thus the visit.
And today’s topic . . . bookgroups . . . where we first met and home of the lovely living room incident. Love your writing and muses.
Do hope to gather soon. xo

By: Elizabeth @ Life in Pencil

Elizabeth @ Life in Pencil — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:06:22 +0000

You’ve got to read this article in the NY Times on bookclubs: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/weekinreview/24rich.html?scp=2&sq=book%20club&st=cse

Kristen at Motherese also did a recent post on bookclubs – not sure if you caught it: http://mothereseblog.com/2010/02/23/whats-up-with-book-clubs/

I have had such mixed experiences with bookclubs. Anne and I were in a really awesome one in graduate school that I still miss. We collectively picked such great books, and I was introduced to some marvelous authors. Then I joined a bookclub in Albuquerque: not a good experience. I finally left after a few years.