Book club meeting, nobody read the book

Try anything Charlotte Bronte or Jame Austen! Classics are always a great go. 'Jane Eyre' might be a perfect choice. I would stay lighthearted and fun, but still be reading something of sustenance, especially with the wonderful age group of the ladies you have. Hopefully everyone will read the book and you will have fantastic discussions on them :)

In our younger days we used to read lot of books. Now a days with the invention of TV and internet no body goes to library nor find time to read even news papers leave alone books.The younger generation take resort to either TV or internet for news and entertainment.The children are fastened to sofas before TV.Horrible situation. The sad story of uncle.He was a horatious reader and a great scholar.During his life time of over 80 years he spent all his earnings in purchase of books only. He made no other property under the impression that the his collection of books would a wealth for him one day. His children are not interested in reading books.He approached the local library to donate his books.Do you know what they replied " No body comes to library either to take books for reading at home nor sit there and read.AS there is no circulation there is place for addition" They bluntly refused to take books and his house is full of books only and nothing like furniture etc. He literally weeps saying"Should I burn these books?" That is the position here....

Hi, Pat! What sort of reading do you all enjoy -- obviously not whatever that book was!

I just read Mennonite in A Little Black Dress. It was really good! It would lend itself to plenty of discussions too. I didn't have anyone to discuss it with, but it had lots of topics that might ne interesting. It was really funny and very well written too!

I thought that book clubs were made so that a book could be enjoyed and discussed as a group. Different vierws and interpretations would be revealed by what everybody read. if no one reads the book, what is the point of the meeting? Is it just to socialize?

That reminds me of a Simpsons' episode, Marge had a book club meeting and no one read the book they decided (it was "Bridget Jones' Diary", by the way). It may happen, if the book wasn't interesting enough for anyone, I think, but I personally would have find it a waste of time, not having anything to discuss with the club members. It's a good thing that all of you get along very well. Have you already read Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre"? It may be a cliché, I know, but it's a book which is very worthy reading.

This does sound interesting. A potluck and then meeting together to talk about books. How about some of the ones that have been turned into Movies, or some of the ones on Oprah's list? I think a lot of it would depend on what type of Book each person likes to read, and if you can get it from the local library or if everyone would have to buy it and cost.

sorry but it sounds sort of funny. i typically dont read fiction because i am a history fanatic but there are lots of great authors out there. what about pride and prejudice by Jane Austin or a Danielle STeele book?

I would enjoy being a member of your book club if it is here as I like reading a lot. When I was on vacation in Australia I frequent the sunday market where they have lots of secondhand books for sale. I bought few of the books only to be penalized at the airport for extra weight. The books ended up to be more expensive than what I thought but those books are not easily available in my place. Only like minded people join book club but if they aren't reading then it doesn't serve the purpose to join the book club.

I belong to a stamping club...we do do our challenge and exchange cards but alot of time there is alot of visiting! I hope you find a good book....THere should have been Roses by Jill Holmes...Or an Ax in the Sandbox....both very good.

The book club I belonged to a couple of years ago began during the holiday season. We read "A Christmas Carol". It was appropriate for the season, a quick read (under 100 pages) and a classic. It seemed like a non-intimidating first book. Maybe you could try something like that. We also threw in classic books that many of us had not read in years or had always meant to read. Libraries often carry multiple copies of them and they are also very inexpensive to find thru amazon or the like. We switched up the genre too, alternating between fiction and non-fiction also. This whole discussion makes me want to get back to that club this winter. Sounds fun!

Well it certainly says something about the book that was last chosen! There are a couple of books that I want to buy. One is ‘Eat Pray Love’ by Elizabeth Gilbert which as we all know has had a movie made about it starring Julia Roberts, The other book I would like to read is ‘Women Food and God’ by Geneen Roth. I’ve read a book by Ms Roth and I love the way she tackles women and their relationship to body image and food with wit and compassion.

I love that. I don't think something like that group exists in our place. This gives me an idea, but I wonder if I will have the time for such meeting and interaction with fellow book-readers. But I like the idea. I am not really very choosy about the books I buy. So long as they fall within my budget, go, I buy it.

I suggest any books by Joanne Harris because they're easy to read and you get sucked into the book. I don't know why nobody read your last book, but if you want something that people aren't going to be able to put down (so they can't help but read the book) then I suggest Joanne Harris Coastliners, or Chocolat. Or if you want a bit of chic literature that's easy to read but a lot of fun, anything by Julia Quinn.

I just finished "The Overton Window" by Glenn Beck. Whether or not a person is a fan of his or not or believes what he's saying, it's a fairly good book. The plot moves pretty fast, it has a decent amount of action and suspense and it's very topical. It kept me interested and that's not very easy to do--I've read hundreds, if not at least a thousand, books in my 56 years and I bore easily. Whether or not your members are newshounds or political animals, I think that the book would be interesting. I like your book club--the fact that the members can have a good time without the subject of a book says a lot about the people!

How fun, I'd like to join a book club. I haven't read a good novel lately but my all time favorite is the Giver... it is for juvenile though.

That is a waste of time. Try reading 'a bend in the road'. I think it was written by nicholas sparks. It's a great book.