Friday, July 31, 2009

Book Club 101: Five Reading Tips


Shelley Blanton-Stroud offers these tips to help uncage discussion about books at book club gatherings. First, though, is to actually read the book:
  1. Look for places in the book where you are confused. Write down and bring questions about these passages to your group.
  2. Look for places in the book where you love the way the author writes. Write down a favorite passage or two to share and discuss. Ask yourself why you love this.
  3. Look for places in the book where you dislike the way the author writes. Write down one or two of these spots to share and discuss. Ask yourself why you hate this. What is the author trying to do? Why doesn't it work for you?
  4. Look for places in the book where it connects to another book your group has read, or a book you have read that you would like to recommend to the group.
  5. Look for places in the book where it connects to something happening in the real world today and sheds light on it.

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