Book Club Ideas To Ensure A Successful Discussion
Author: admin // Category: book club suggestionsLike hundreds of people around the world, you have set up a book club to get the most out of your reading hobby and share your passion with others. But what’s the best way to start sharing together? Fortunately, help is at hand. There are lots of book club ideas that you can integrate into your club to make your evening enjoyable for both you and your members. In this article, I have suggested a few book club ideas that may help.
To get the ball rolling, you could start with a prompt from the book. A prompt is simply something form the book that represents one aspect of the story, for example photos of the country or location in which the book is set, or perhaps music that sets the scene. It could even be playing a snippet of the film if the book has been made into a movie. Playing this snippet could lead into a discussion on how the characters are portrayed in both the book and the film, and which depiction people prefer.
An extension of the prompt idea is to collect a number of items from the book and put them in a bag or box. Then each guest can pull out an item and explain how it relates to the story. This can often be humerous. This is a simple yet effective strategy for getting the discussion started.
If you think that memories may be a little blurry, then having a prepared handout to give out is great. This could include information such as characters, setting and plot details or themes or any other information you think relevant to the book. Don’t worry too much about what information you include as the main purpose of the handout is to stimulate the memory. A handout can also help to keep people on track!
A very low preparation way of starting off can be to get your ideas for discussion from your members. For instance, you can pass out pieces of paper and ask people to write down any questions they have or aspects of the book that they’d like to discuss. After this, you’d simply choose 2 or 3 of your groups ideas to begin. You can almost guarantee strong participation and interest with this strategy as the subggestions have come from within the group.
My final suggestion is to refer to the book. It’s best to choose a passage that you are interested in, or that summarises or depicts one of the central themes in the book. Then you can ask you members for their personal responses and opinions. Leading the disscussion for you book club can be a wonderful experience. Hopefully, these book club ideas give you a sense of confidence and a place to begin. May your club grow bigger and bigger.
