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Our book club just hit 50 straight meetings without a single DNF vote
Honestly, I was looking at our club's records from the Chicago public library branch where we meet, and we've read and finished every single book since 'The Overstory' back in 2021. Tbh, I thought for sure someone would have given up on something like 'Infinite Jest' or 'Ulysses', but the group power-through is real. Has your club ever had a streak like that, or does someone always tap out on the tough ones?
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sean8542mo ago
Wow, our club's only streak was everyone quitting 'Moby-Dick' by chapter three...
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logan5612mo ago
That 50 book streak sounds more like a problem than an achievement. Finishing every single book, no matter how bad or boring, just means nobody feels safe to say they hated it. My old club in Milwaukee had a rule where we could vote to drop a book halfway, and it made people way more honest during talks. Forcing through stuff like 'Ulysses' probably means half your club is just faking it to keep the streak alive.
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roberts.leo2mo ago
How do you even pick books that everyone can stick with? Our group's best streak was like ten books before someone bailed on a super dense history one.
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