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Should we have one or two Books of the Month going forward?
One Book of the Month
Two Books of the Month
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Poll added by: JP
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Nikki
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Jul 18, 2013 05:38PM

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I'm going to wait a few days, but it seems like more people would prefer one BOTM than two. HOWEVER, I like the idea of having the book with the second most votes on the poll as a buddy read for members of the group that want to read that one. That way there are two choices and we can fit a Series Read Along in every month =)

On the other hand, when there are two choices I often feel overwhelmed and have a hard time picking which to read (because two in a month is a lot for me, since I belong to more than one book club).


That's a good point. I love picking the books by which sounds best, but sometimes I don't realize that they're only available in hardcover. Suddenly what I thought was an affordable read has suddenly gobbled up my entire leisure fund for the month (provided I haven't already spent it, or that there wasn't some unexpected issue that meant no leisure fund that month, etc).
Not sure how to remedy that, though, other than making sure that we're extra vigilant in which ones we vote for, and that if we do like the sound of one in hardcover, that we're prepared to pay/wait for it and then comment in the threads when we've finally gotten it (which can sometimes be after the month is up, and I always feel awkward doing it, but it still might be fun to see who is still chatting about the book).