Spending six weeks on one book made our club debates drag on way too long

We picked 'The Overstory' and set a slow pace, thinking it would help us appreciate it more. But by week four, people were forgetting early plot points and the talks got repetitive. I think tight reading schedules push us to engage better, not let things fade. Next time, I'm pushing for a one-month max on any pick.

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chen.robin1mo ago

Had a similar thing with an audiobook last year. Listened to 'Cloud Atlas' over two months because the narrator's voice was so soothing. By the final section, I was just enjoying the cadence and barely tracking the story threads anymore. Rushed the last few hours just to be done with it.

leo_harris1mo ago

Barely tracking the story threads? That's my default setting for audiobooks.

mason_ward1mo ago

@chen.robin, soothing voices can make me lose the plot too.