- we have a book club
- this book club is centered on this blog
- we write about things we have read individually, in whatever way we desire
- sometimes we read books together
Here's my suggestion: when we read something together, how about we each pick a theme and write something on that topic for this blog. The theme you pick will hopefully be something about the book that really interested you, and things that seem obvious to you may not stick out to the rest of us - so spell it out! Then further discussion of that theme can happen in the comments.
What do you think?
2 comments:
Hi!
I like your idea because I think it would encourage more of a conversation within our posts. I will be honest right now, however, in saying that I don't know if I have the energy to pull out any deep reflections on what I'm reading. Also, because I consider this blog public and a "book review" blog, sometimes I am hesitant to say anything that would be deeply personal, which is bound to happen when I am reading the stuff that I will be reading for my guided study and thesis. I am certainly open to discussion however, but we might just have to play around with the format to find what works for us.
Dear Lena,
I think you misunderstood me, and I'm so sorry if I was unclear. What I meant to say was when we suggest reading Persuasion together, for instance, and when Amanda and I both say "yes!", perhaps Amanda and I should each pick a theme from Persuasion and write about it on here. And if Amanda chooses to write about the title theme of persuadability, she'll probably write about things that I didn't notice, but maybe I saw some things she didn't too. So maybe in the comments I'll write, "It seems that the least likeable characters are the most stubborn," or something. Discussion!
You have already explained to us that you can't afford the time to participate in reading Persuasion, and I understand that. So you're off the hook! And I never want to ask something of you that you are uncomfortable with. Please continue to write about what you read as much as and however you want to.
P.S. I'm sorry I've been under-communicative lately. I'm, as I'm calling it, "in retreat" right now.
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