Time Travel discussion

Woot! First official QW!

Considering its inaugural position, the topic is obvious.
What do you, the members, enjoy about this group? What would you like to see more of, or less of? Is there anything that would encourage you to participate more? Are there any tweaks you'd advise?

It's your group! Help us make it a good one!

I have been a member of the group since 2012, and one of the things I do miss that we used to have is specific discussion questions for the bimonthly reads.

Heather(Gibby) wrote: "I have been a member of the group since 2012, and one of the things I do miss that we used to have is specific discussion questions for the bimonthly reads."

Sorry! I want very good with coming up with questions. If I didn’t read the book, I didn’t know what to ask.

I wouldn’t mind doing buddy reads with people. Especially if the book is part of a series and we read the first book as group and several want to red the next. No one wants to do those anymore it seems like.

Continuing series with buddies is a great idea!

I'll try hard to come up with discussion questions for the Books of the Month. Thanks for the reminder.

I have been a member for a couple of years. I love the idea of buddy reads. I try to check in but sometimes life gets in the way. I have enjoyed the book selections and being able to vote rather than just given a list to read. I prefer when books that are nominated are available in multiple formats (i.e. not just ebook or paper).

I love finding out about new books through this group. (They don't have to be newly published, just new to me.) I tried to participate in the group reads as often as possible, though since having kids it is VERY helpful if the book is available in audiobook because then I can listen in the car or at work. Kindle-only is a no-go for me.

I agree that discussion questions within the book thread help encourage participation and discussion.

I use Scribd which many times will have the book in ebook and/or audio. Although it is nice to have a paper book to read my eyes just aren't what they used to be and the print needs to be a little larger than when I was younger.

Pat of Rocks suggested, in the nomination thread for March 2023's book:

"I'm not sure if we have the group numbers to support this, but maybe having two concurrent books (1 reread / 1 new) would offer more variety. Hasn't happened to me yet during my short time with the group, but 2 months is a long time to sit on the sidelines if you don't want to read what the group chose."

Seems like an inspiration for something. Maybe just 'theme' months, maybe more.

kind of to go along with Samantha's previous comment, I like learning about what others are reading for inspiration and I'm always curious about the motivations. We could do a periodic, no-shame "what was the last non-time travel book you read" and instead of focusing on if someone liked it, tell us about some of the "why's":
- why you chose that book
- why (or how) it was on your TR list
- why you chose to read it right now?

For example, right now I'm finishing a kids-level graphic novel called Wings of Fire. Not my usual jam. Why did I read it? Because I lost a bet to my 10 year old, and winner picked a book the other had to read.

Awesome idea!