tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post3342635360572716408..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Tales Round A Camp Fire: The Story of the Avenues Book Club by Tess Berry-HartUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-36761711194151212742015-04-16T20:18:45.758+01:002015-04-16T20:18:45.758+01:00I agree it gives you an interesting view of how pe...I agree it gives you an interesting view of how people read, Tess. I'm in two and they are so different in books and in mood. One's slightly austere, an hour in a church community room, with tea and a biscuit. The other is in people's homes with lots of nibbles and chat. Even so, both are very nice groups. Sometimes, when the meetings are close together, it's a rush to get both books read in time. But the obligation also makes me value the books that are just my own private choice. Saw a great quote on cover of a current book I am not at all keen on - "I can't stop thinking about this book." Exactly.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-62202902479457123262015-04-16T14:14:09.429+01:002015-04-16T14:14:09.429+01:00I belonged to various bookclubs since the 70's...I belonged to various bookclubs since the 70's and loved it. We became very closely bonded... trusting each other with our own opinions even if they differed vastly from the majority. And living through various members mastectomies, divorces and deaths but never becoming an agony aunts club. <br /> <br />We chose books freely so that not everyone had to read the same book each mouth. We would bring 8 books on appro and then about 3 to 5 would be selected by the group and put into our 'library' of books for the year until it was our turn again and then the books we'd bought the previous year were handed back to us. <br /><br />It meant we were buying books and supporting writers :) Oddly where I live now in the centre of London I haven't found or started a bookclub. Maybe bookclubs ARE for people who have small children and need time out. Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-90313745883529419662015-04-16T11:28:55.829+01:002015-04-16T11:28:55.829+01:00This lovely post reminds me that I have a book to ...This lovely post reminds me that I have a book to read for my Book Club...instead of the Raymond Chandler crime noir binge I've been indulging in for the last few days! Emma Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718171070716804800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-74492572940326819052015-04-16T09:52:10.131+01:002015-04-16T09:52:10.131+01:00Thanks for all your comments and I'm glad to s...Thanks for all your comments and I'm glad to see book clubs still thriving! I do think that as long as there are people and books in the world we will always need to reach out and communicate in whatever means we have!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664007848875130573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-56685287626085315002015-04-16T09:48:17.137+01:002015-04-16T09:48:17.137+01:00I think book clubs are important because it get s ...I think book clubs are important because it get s ppl offline and talking IRL. Which is funny bcos I found this site online, lol. But its important to talk in person and these days I think ppl spend too much time online and forget how to speak to other ppl properly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15227746597256839375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-38245468515264541842015-04-16T09:33:57.509+01:002015-04-16T09:33:57.509+01:00I love book clubs and i'm in about five! I not...I love book clubs and i'm in about five! I notice that the flavour changes from club to club depending on who's there, one of them is just factual and science books, and one of them is more a poetry group. I do agree that I read far more diversely than i would normally which can only be a good thing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563985663459575095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-81001888778245207492015-04-16T09:26:27.758+01:002015-04-16T09:26:27.758+01:00I've never been in a book club, mostly because...I've never been in a book club, mostly because I don't think I'd manage to read anything on time. This one looks fun thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-33752215735894694272015-04-16T08:55:08.658+01:002015-04-16T08:55:08.658+01:00I'm in a fairly new book club, and I've re...I'm in a fairly new book club, and I've really enjoyed the experience. Mostly because I've read books that I would never have picked up normally. Mostly I read children or YA, but to a certain extent that feels like work (even if I love the book!); I can't turn off my critical reader. But for adult books, that reader shuts up for a bit. I love it!Elen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445201005486291612noreply@blogger.com