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I always said book clubs should avoid heavy books, but one meeting made me eat my words.
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mark_chen626mo ago
Stella_scott96 is onto something with books like The Overstory. My club learned to pick one heavy book a year but break it into small sections. It cuts down on the performance and actually lets people dig in.
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abby_martinez6mo ago
That whole thing where simple stuff gets turned into a performance? You see it everywhere now. Like people who used to just make dinner now need special gear for sourdough, or a guy who buys a hundred dollar tool for a basic home fix. It's like we can't just enjoy a book or bake bread, we have to prove we're doing it the "right" way. Makes you miss when things were just about the thing itself.
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stella_scott966mo ago
What was the book that changed your mind? I used to feel the same way until my club tried 'The Overstory'. It's a huge book about trees, sounds dry, but we talked for three hours straight about memory and science. Sometimes the heavy stuff gives you way more to grab onto.
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the_kim6mo ago
My book club picked up War and Peace last year and I swear half the members suddenly got glasses. Not prescription, just little wire frames they'd take off to make a point. The other half started quoting Russian proverbs at the coffee machine at work. It turns out a dense book is just a fancy costume party for people's egos. I miss when we just read bad mysteries and argued about the wine.
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