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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The first book group I was in was with a group of friends/friends of friends who were all decent readers. We'd move around house to house, the person hosting would also present 'her' book for the evening. It was a potluck dinner situation which was distracting with all the fussing around food. Not everyone would have read the book, so it mostly just turned into a dinner party with people who had mostly read the same book and were kind of discussing it.

The group I'm in now is more serious and has a facilitator we pay a nominal amount to. We choose the books in 3 or 4 month increments, mostly Booker winners or such. Sometimes we'll toss in a memoir to mix it up. It's in the evening, no food beyond tea/coffee and a small snack or dessert. It's in a member's house who is centrally located to the rest of us. I love this group! The discussions are largely kept to the book, the author, but on occasion we'll veer off if someone has personal anecdotes that relate to the work. It's so interesting, I read things I otherwise would not and it takes me out of the rest of me life. [/quote]

That second group, the one you're in now, sounds perfect. [b]No alcohol, no distracting food[/b] and people have come actively wanting to read the book itself. Hang onto that one![/quote]

Is alcohol and or snacks really a distraction?  I don't see that.[/quote]

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