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My aunt told me to always read the book before the meeting, even if it's bad.
She said this about five years ago when I joined her club. I ignored her advice for our pick of 'The Goldfinch' because it was so long. I went in with just the summary and got totally lost in the debate about the main character's choices. Everyone else had specific passages to back up their points and I just sat there. Now I force myself to finish every book, even the ones I don't like. Has anyone else tried to wing it and regretted it?
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schmidt.willow12d ago
Totally get that feeling of being lost in a discussion! I tried to wing it with my friend's philosophy book club once. They were picking apart this dense chapter on moral luck and I just nodded along, completely faking it. Never made that mistake again, now I always do the reading, even if I just skim the tough parts.
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blair_lewis8512d ago
But what if faking it is part of the process? Sometimes you have to nod along to even catch the rhythm of a new topic. I've found that just being in the room, even lost, gives me a starting point. Later, I can go back to the reading with better questions. That initial confusion isn't always a waste.
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