What Makes the Best Book Club Book?
Our book clubs have been active throughout the pandemic. Most are meeting via zoom. The book clubs are reading a variety of selections, although, most are historical or literary fiction. Most popular selections include general patron favorites such as, The Dutch House , Where the Crawdads Sing, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine , Beneath the Scarlet Sky, and The Silent Patient . But what really makes a good book club book? A lot of book clubs choose books they think everyone is going to enjoy. We find some book club leaders struggle with selecting options that might not appeal to everyone. However, if everyone likes the book, does that make for good discussion? As a member of a book club for over 20 years some of our best discussions are based on books where opinions were divided. Also, books where the character's experiences are foreign to us stimulate interesting discussion. What about size of the book? This is definitely something to consider so that all book club members