Though I've made this statement before and not followed through, I think today's post is going to be short. This is partly because I have to finish reading (and start formulating discussion questions for) a bookclub book. And this bookclub is this coming Wednesday (i.e., in three days). And I haven't finished the book yet.
Now, you may be thinking You have time, though or Three days, with one being a holiday? You can do that or Dang girl, why did you procrastinate? I don't know why I wrote "Dang girl." My only excuse is I've been re-watching some episodes of Parks and Recreation and Donna's voice was in my head as I wrote it out. Anyway. My response to all of the above statements/questions is this: I started reading this book two weeks ago, it is 538 pages long, and I'm only on page 356. Now, I've also been reading other books during this time. So there's been some procrastination going on. But this is also a super dense book that isn't reading easily for me, which brings us back to the title of this post. I like book clubs because they help get me out of my comfort zone when it comes to reading. I get to read new genres, authors, and styles, which is really awesome since my personality is very much "If it ain't broke don't fix it" when it comes to branching out of activities. Sometimes. Sometimes I'm adventurous. But usually I stick to what I know I like. So book clubs help me experience new things that I might come to enjoy I just didn't know it before. They also keep me reading even when it's a book I'd otherwise put down. Most of the time I finish books I otherwise wouldn't. Sometimes even the "deadline" and pressure of a book club can't get me through a book. Which brings me to this book. I'm less than 200 pages from the end and I have three days left. Thankfully, one is a holiday. Unfortunately, I also have afternoon/evening plans on said holiday, so it may not be as productive in terms of this book as I want it to be. On the bright side, an organization already created discussion questions for this book, which means I don't necessarily need to write my own. However, the book club itself is somewhat temporary and the reason it started was quite specific, which means I'll need to create at least some questions regarding that topic. All of which means I'll be using this evening and as much time as I can spare tomorrow reading, hopefully finishing, and then creating questions for Amos Oz's A Tale of Love and Darkness. And this finally brings me back to the title of this blog post. In some cases, this particular book might be a good book club book. But not for me. This particular book is incredibly dense and is not easy to read. Since I've got a pretty hefty amount of stress in my life at the moment already, this does not make for a good book club book. At least not a monthly book club. But hey, at least we're all reading it and can discuss something over snacks when we get together. Even if it's less about content and more about other things. Do you have books you wish you'd read in a book club because it would have forced you to finish? What about books you wish you'd never chosen for a book club (if you've ever been part of one)? Do you think your answers would change based on life events? Let me know in the comments. Happy Reading!
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