There are millions of book clubs around the world. Some are avid readers and enjoy the chat about the book, but some, are just an excuse to get together and have a giggle. I know a book club that has never read a book. For them, it’s all about the wine.
Keyford Book Club
I set up a book club because I wanted to read some old classics. There are many books that I know I should’ve read and never have. I got a few of my friends together, and asked if they wanted to create a book club and read with me.
So…we have a lovely group who enjoy books. It is a group of girls who get together every 4-6 weeks ish, and we chat about the book we have read that month, if we enjoyed it, or not, and why. That lasts about 15 minutes, and then onto the matters of the day and a good gossip. Food plays a very important part of the evening, as we all bring something to share (and we always eat too much!)
We have two book club rules:
The first rule is that we aren’t allowed to mention our enjoyment (or not), of the book we are reading that month. In the past, when someone said they weren’t enjoying it, we weren’t that inspired to read it and might not even have started the book. And this meant we could’ve been losing out on a genre we might have enjoyed (we are all different).
Secondly – have fun!
Books we have read
We have read a range of books. Some books I have hated and some I have adored. But for me, it is the books that have brought a fabulous group of women together to laugh, share, eat, drink and… to read! Oh yes…that’s why we call it a book club 🙂
One month we decided to do a film night instead. We wanted to watch the movie Book Club, of course. It was great fun! Popcorn, pretzels and milkshakes to get into the movie spirit. And with movie goodies – popcorn boxes, 3-D glasses for effect, milkshake flavours.
The Keyford Book Club might not be a Hollywood blockbuster, but we can dream. And dream that books we write one day ourselves, might take us down the ‘red carpet’. And maybe a group of book lovers will read our books and have the same dreams in years to come.
