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Got told my book club picks were 'too safe' and it stung at first
So at my book club meetup last month, one of the quieter members said our selections were always 'safe and predictable' - like we never picked anything challenging. I got defensive at first, but then I looked back and yeah, we'd done 4 bestsellers in a row. I suggested we try something more divisive like My Year of Rest and Relaxation next time and half the group loved it, half hated it. But the debate was way more fun. Has anyone else had their group call them out on picking the same type of book?
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jennifer8335mo ago
Oh totally, we did the exact same thing and the snacks trick worked like magic in my group too.
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rose_reed5mo ago
My group had the same issue a few years back, so we started doing a wild card pick every third month where anyone could throw in something completely out of left field. That mix shook us up just enough without losing the people who wanted their comfortable reads.
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spencer_park264mo ago
My buddy Tyler's book club hit this exact wall last winter... they had three months straight of historical fiction and people were ready to riot. He told me they implemented a "rogue round" where whoever brought the wild card also had to bring the food pairing. One guy showed up with a graphic novel about sentient mushrooms and a tray of stuffed portobellos. Suddenly everyone was into it, even the lady who only reads Jane Austen.
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finley_gonzalez495mo ago
My friend's book club tried something similar after they hit a slump. They let the person who brought the wild card also pick the snacks, so suddenly people were fighting over who got to choose the weird book. Did the snacks actually win people over in your group too?
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