Comments on: Victim of my own success http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/01/22/victim-of-my-own-success/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:40:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Michelle http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/01/22/victim-of-my-own-success/#comment-182 Michelle Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:00:14 +0000 http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/01/22/victim-of-my-own-success/#comment-182 I sometimes attend "Book & Bars" a book club in the city of Minneapolis which can sometimes have over 100 people in attendance! Book discussions are schedule to be one hour and a half long with another hour and a half of social time(for overtime discussion). I have never had a problem raising a question or comment. Somehow we all able to share. Remember not everyone is going to want to speak some people just might want to see what other people think. Just set the ground rules that everyone should get a chance to speak so therefore don't always expect to be called on if you have already made a comment or asked a question. I sometimes attend “Book & Bars” a book club in the city of Minneapolis which can sometimes have over 100 people in attendance! Book discussions are schedule to be one hour and a half long with another hour and a half of social time(for overtime discussion). I have never had a problem raising a question or comment. Somehow we all able to share.

Remember not everyone is going to want to speak some people just might want to see what other people think. Just set the ground rules that everyone should get a chance to speak so therefore don’t always expect to be called on if you have already made a comment or asked a question.

]]> By: Marty Halligan http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/01/22/victim-of-my-own-success/#comment-181 Marty Halligan Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:40:05 +0000 http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/01/22/victim-of-my-own-success/#comment-181 Hope it's not too late. Amanda's idea is good, now go further and split 72 patrons into each book. Use JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB movie as inspiration,have Jane Austen expert give a QUICK chronology. Leaders present each book. Your main problem will be being brutal about "time to move along here." Maybe you can have later meetings about specific works, esp if patrons look unsatisfied, which would be good... Hope it’s not too late. Amanda’s idea is good, now go further and split 72 patrons into each book. Use JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB movie as inspiration,have Jane Austen expert give a QUICK chronology. Leaders present each book.
Your main problem will be being brutal about “time to move along here.”
Maybe you can have later meetings about specific works, esp if patrons look unsatisfied, which would be good…

]]> By: Stephanie http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/01/22/victim-of-my-own-success/#comment-179 Stephanie Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:57:52 +0000 http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/01/22/victim-of-my-own-success/#comment-179 I wish I could help you - sometimes I have trouble keeping the ten people in my book club organized! I think Amanda's suggestion above might work. I wish I could help you - sometimes I have trouble keeping the ten people in my book club organized! I think Amanda’s suggestion above might work.

]]> By: Amanda http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/01/22/victim-of-my-own-success/#comment-175 Amanda Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:59:01 +0000 http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/01/22/victim-of-my-own-success/#comment-175 If you have people signed up who have been faithful attendants of your book clubs in the past, perhaps you could ask them to be leaders for a smaller groups and provide them with handouts of discussion questions on the books. Jane-uary is brilliant! Amanda If you have people signed up who have been faithful attendants of your book clubs in the past, perhaps you could ask them to be leaders for a smaller groups and provide them with handouts of discussion questions on the books.

Jane-uary is brilliant!

Amanda

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