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Don't let these tricky titles derail your next discussion! I love book clubs. Full stop. ... To prevent that atrocity from happening to you, avoid these five kinds of books: Serials. ... Long nonfiction titles. ... Books that span two meetings. ... Unassailable stories. ... Books with a movie.
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Read More »I love book clubs. Full stop. There have been periods of my life when I’ve been involved with four or five each month. Nonfiction, Pulitzer Prize winners, clubs with best friends, clubs with colleagues, clubs with strangers, clubs with four people, clubs with 25. I’ve done them all and often have a wonderful, enriching experience. Having said that, I’ve also led some terrible book clubs where we just sat there looking at each other. The problem? The book we’d selected was too hard to discuss. To prevent that atrocity from happening to you, avoid these five kinds of books: Serials. Sometimes a series appears, and members agree to read the first one. It’s a great idea because you wanted to read the book anyway, and this will get you started. Wrong. It’s a terrible idea. One club I participated in read The Hunger Games soon after it came out in paperback. We’d heard the hype and were excited. However, some members went ahead and read all three volumes. This created cries of acrimony as the speed readers couldn’t remember which plot details happened in the second or third book. It was a disaster. Long nonfiction titles. Everyone sees a book on the New York Times bestseller list that would make them a better person if only they read it. Assigning it for book club is a perfect way to ensure that happens, right? Nope. Instead, you’ve selected a book of which members read only a few chapters and then give up. A silent discussion ensues. Books that span two meetings. A long book can be intimidating, so let’s read half. I tried this with The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. An excellent book and worth a read, but we divided it between two sessions. Some of the people had read the whole book, while others had only read half. Plus, we discussed most of the issues in the first meeting, so the second meeting was simply rehashing. An author doesn’t usually present new themes in the latter parts of the book. Unassailable stories. Oprah started a book club, and I’ve enjoyed the majority of her picks. But so has everyone else. These books are tough to discuss because you can’t dislike them. Comments like “I hate slavery” and “I hate slavery, too” will bore your group to death. Jodi Picoult is a particular author whom I blame for this trend. You may love her books, but they leave little to discuss. Move on and find a more controversial author, a questionable premise, or a novel with a new way to tell a story. Books with a movie. People want to join a book club. Why not? They’re full of good food (wine!) and good people. But some people just aren’t readers; they realize club is tomorrow, and they haven’t read the book. But they did see the movie a while back. (Gone Girl will be an example of this in future clubs.) Movies and books are very different, and they need to be discussed differently. I wish you luck with your book club, and don’t forget to invite me! I’m free next month. JR Scrafford is a senior review editor at the Washington Independent Review of Books.
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Read More »To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee As you enter the world of this novel, you will learn about different kinds of people. With so many emotions to experience through the book, 'To Kill A Mockingbird' should be on your list of the best beginner reading books for adults.
Doesn’t the name sound familiar? Even if you are someone who doesn’t read that much, you must have heard about this book in your English textbooks. A 13-year-old girl, hiding for two years during the Nazi occupation of Holland in 1942, how fascinating would her stories be? Read the book and find out. With the powerful reminder of the war, The Diary of A Young Girl is undoubtedly among the best books for beginning readers. The familiarity of the story (from our childhood textbooks) makes it even more interesting to read! For a safe online shopping experience, check out InterMiles’ Shop platform. Purchase any of these books via our partner brands and earn miles! Our partners include Amazon, Flipkart and more! You can use these miles to book a free flight, hotel or to simply get the best deals on our partner brands.
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