My book club used to fight over picking books until we tried a new system last fall

For years, our group of eight people would just email suggestions and then argue for weeks. It was a mess. The tipping point was when we spent three meetings just talking about what to read next instead of the actual book. Last October, one member set up a simple online poll where we each got two votes. The book with the most votes won, no debate. We've read four books since then and haven't had a single fight. Has your group found a good way to pick books without the drama?

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margaret_nelson11d ago

Honestly thought voting was too formal, but it totally saved our club too.

sam53010d ago

Right, who knew a little structure could be so clutch? I always figured voting was for student council nerds, but turns out it just stops one loud person from taking over. Guess we all learned something today.