Truth and Dare Movement (TAD) Book Club, Continued! discussion

Hello, TAD book club, continued,

How did you enjoy the first month's selection?

What would you do differently to generate more discussions for the February pick?

Would it be helpful to post all the questions at the beginning of the month, so you can add to the discussion whenever an idea strikes?

I'm still reading January's book, but loving it thus far. I put the book on hold at the library, and it took a bit for it to come in, and I was late getting started in general.

I'm also super-new to GoodReads so I think as we go, I'll be more accustomed to the forum/look out for notifications.

And, I think that maybe posting the questions early would be useful, but maybe all in one post so we could have them in mind, and then still do periodic posts to keep things moving along.

Is your vision that we have the book read before the month starts or that we read it over the course of the month? If it's the latter, maybe a post each week (you pick the day) that focuses on that 1/4 of the book? I think knowing that post with discussion was coming would help me keep moving along. (And if it's the former, I need to get the next book ASAP!!!) :-)

Marisa wrote: "I'm still reading January's book, but loving it thus far. I put the book on hold at the library, and it took a bit for it to come in, and I was late getting started in general.

I'm also super-new..."

Marisa, I will post all questions early, so those of us who would like to keep them in mind can do so. I tend to enjoy reading and exploring on my own, making my connections as I go.

I don't expect anyone to read the book before the start of the month. I aspire to be in a low-pressure club. I think those of us who don't get to finish the book by the end of the month can still benefit from all the discussions.

I just led an in-person book club with five other people. Two of them didn't read the book at all, two of them almost finished the book, and one of them, along with myself, finished the book.

Even though our journies were different, we all had a blast at the book club. I think some of us also enjoyed teaching, so sharing what the book was about to those who didn't start reading was fun for us too.

I am not confident that I can dissect the book & organize them into quarter parts before the month. Do you think this is something you'd like to organize, or do you think we can approach the discussions organically?

Thanks! I'll take a peek at the questions for the Feb book and see if I prefer that over your method.

Phew! I like how you roll! :-) I am going to work on finishing Jan's book this weekend so that I can dive into Feb's next week!

If others would rather read as much as they have time for each day and aren't wanting to have set targets across the month, then I don't think there's a need for me to try to divide up a book into weekly chunks. However, if others would be interested in trying that one month, I'd be willing to divide one of the books into what looks like similar-sized portions.

Marisa wrote: "Thanks! I'll take a peek at the questions for the Feb book and see if I prefer that over your method.

Phew! I like how you roll! :-) I am going to work on finishing Jan's book this weekend so that..."

Let's play it by ear. I think my only goal is to have more engagement with the group so we learn from each other and grow with each other.

I’ve found it difficult to sit and read. I can’t seem to shut my mind off of the other things I could be doing instead. I’ve had the Gratitude Diaries for a while but not gotten as far as I would have liked. So I just downloaded that and Presence on audiobook and will see if I have more luck listening to the books while I do other things.

I’m open to discussions in any format or timing you wish to present them. I’m not always able to make it onto Goodreads but will comment as often as I can.

I am waiting for Presence to come in from the library but look forward to reading and having a discussion! I like it will be read at your own pace and we can respond to the questions when we are done. Keep the conversation ongoing! Thanks

Andrea wrote: "I’ve found it difficult to sit and read. I can’t seem to shut my mind off of the other things I could be doing instead. I’ve had the Gratitude Diaries for a while but not gotten as far as I would h..."
Thank you for sharing your experience with the book so far. I'm still finishing up other books before I start this one. I, too, got the audiobook. Let's hope it works out better than the paper book.

Jen wrote: "I am waiting for Presence to come in from the library but look forward to reading and having a discussion! I like it will be read at your own pace and we can respond to the questions when we are do..."

I find that I cannot be pressured into reading on a schedule. I believe in joining in whenever the mood strikes you. We are all on different journies, so sometimes, we relate to one book better than the next.

I'm happy to hear that you'll be enriching our experiences through sharing in discussions.