Comments on: Book groups and Mary McCarthy’s The Group http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/31/book-groups-and-mary-mccarthys-the-group/ SinĂ©ad Gleeson's blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:38:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Sinead http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/31/book-groups-and-mary-mccarthys-the-group/#comment-30895 Sinead Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:30:55 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/31/book-groups-and-mary-mccarthys-the-group/#comment-30895 Orlaith, it's really easy to get started. Just round up some friends, decide how often you want to meet, take turns to select a book which you can buy yourselves/borrow from the library and then get together to talk about it. There's usually a lot of other non-book chatter, but that's all part of the fun. Dave, I bet you're addicted to the History Channel and programmes about Hitler too? :) Orlaith, it’s really easy to get started. Just round up some friends, decide how often you want to meet, take turns to select a book which you can buy yourselves/borrow from the library and then get together to talk about it. There’s usually a lot of other non-book chatter, but that’s all part of the fun.

Dave, I bet you’re addicted to the History Channel and programmes about Hitler too? :)

]]> By: Dave http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/31/book-groups-and-mary-mccarthys-the-group/#comment-30882 Dave Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:01:17 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/31/book-groups-and-mary-mccarthys-the-group/#comment-30882 Being a bloke, I'd have to go for a manly-meet-in-the-pub bookclub like the chaps you mentioned. I don't read novels that much and tend to go for a lot of history, non-fiction reads. Being a bloke, I’d have to go for a manly-meet-in-the-pub bookclub like the chaps you mentioned. I don’t read novels that much and tend to go for a lot of history, non-fiction reads.

]]> By: Orlaith http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/31/book-groups-and-mary-mccarthys-the-group/#comment-30879 Orlaith Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:59:42 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/01/31/book-groups-and-mary-mccarthys-the-group/#comment-30879 There's been loads of times I've been reading something and have been bursting to chat to someone else about it or ask questions. A reading group sounds like it could be a good laugh but is hard work to get off the ground. I'm currenlty re-reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and I think it'd be a good book to discuss with other people. There’s been loads of times I’ve been reading something and have been bursting to chat to someone else about it or ask questions. A reading group sounds like it could be a good laugh but is hard work to get off the ground. I’m currenlty re-reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and I think it’d be a good book to discuss with other people.

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