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Tried the 'no spoilers' rule in my book club and 3 people quit
Last month I suggested we try a no spoilers rule for our mystery picks, meaning nobody could talk about the ending until the next meetup. Two people said it made the discussion better because they actually had to describe the book without giving anything away, but three others got mad and said it killed the whole point of meeting up to hash out the ending together. We lost those three members by the second week, and now our group is down to five people meeting at the Panera on Maple Street. I learned that some folks come to book club to argue about the twist, not to protect it. Has anyone else tried a rule like this and had it blow up in their face?
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emma_garcia1mo ago
Wait, three people actually quit the whole club over this? That feels like such a big reaction for a rule that was only supposed to last until the next meetup. I get that some people live for the big reveal talk, but walking out the door over it seems wild to me. Five people at Panera is still a decent group though, so at least you didn't lose everyone. Still, losing almost half your members in two weeks has to sting.
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