Ok, it's not quite as nerdy as it sounds (it is). I have some mummy friends who got together (virtually, sadly there is no physical meeting for tea, cake & face to face gossip) and decided to set up a book club to give them all a little break from the daily grind of children / work / chores etc.
Basically, each month they select a book that everyone buys / borrows / downloads and then reads at their own pace. At the end of the month they can then chat about it and give their opinions on the characters, storyline, the writing style etc The book will be from a different genre each month to expand everyone's reading spectrum and anybody can make suggestions about future books to read.
I love the idea!
I love reading; I've been a book worm forever. I would much rather curl up with a good book than watch tv and you can learn so much from them, even in fictional chick lit!
When you've had children and are perhaps no longer so career focused it's easy to lose yourself in the everyday jobs that go with being a wife and / or mum. There's very little time in most women's (ok, and some men too) day to day lives to make time for themselves but doing this with lots of other people in a similar situation kind of forces you to find that 20/30 minutes a day to take time out and just sit for a bit; a rare luxury.
So, I'm in - yippee!
January's book is 'Necessary Lies' by Diane Chamberlain - I'm a bit late joining the group so I've only downloaded it today but I will give it a go and review it at the end of the month.
If you've got any 'must read' books, let me know and I'll add them to the list :)
AFUK x
It's a brilliant read, Sam :-)
ReplyDeleteI started it last night and am 70% through already - I can't put it down!!
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