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I saw Avengers:Endgame today, also bought some books in a used store, 3 books and two seasons of Unforgettable.
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Nice Oda!
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Karen’s Library wrote: "I went to see Avengers: Endgame on Friday. AMAZING!!"Glad you enjoyed it.
I`m starting a book club, IRL. First meeting tonight, nervous about how many will come. I have a facebook event people have clicked interested few have said they WILL COME, so curios.
Crossing my fingers.
I`m having it in a library and they have helped promoted the event, I have put up poster many places. So hopefully.
Do you guys have experience with IRL bookclubs?
I want to make it informal, and not make it feel like school.
I have planned a few questions in case, like, did you like the book, have you read other books by the author, what did you think of the title. etc.
Do you have any tips?
Crossing my fingers.
I`m having it in a library and they have helped promoted the event, I have put up poster many places. So hopefully.
Do you guys have experience with IRL bookclubs?
I want to make it informal, and not make it feel like school.
I have planned a few questions in case, like, did you like the book, have you read other books by the author, what did you think of the title. etc.
Do you have any tips?
Oda Renate wrote: "I`m starting a book club, IRL. First meeting tonight, nervous about how many will come. I have a facebook event people have clicked interested few have said they WILL COME, so curios.Crossing my f..."
That sounds fun, Oda! I hope you have a nice number of people show up.
I've not been in an actual book club before, but I was in a writing group where we sometimes would all read the same book and talk about it after, so I suppose we were sort of a writing group and book club all in one, even if we mostly focussed on discussing each other's work, and giving each other writing tips.
Anyway, your idea with keeping things informal sounds good. My advice is to start with basic, "What did you think of the book?" type questions, and use the answers to prompt what comes next. If nobody's eager to share their opinion, try offering to go first.
If you're not sure where to start: talk about the kinds of things you'd put in a book review, except you can do spoilers to give examples of why you think the things you do about it, since the others are meant to have read the book too.
Although, this first meeting you probably just want to focus on getting to know each other a bit, picking your book, and that kind of thing.
Hope that helps.
Thanks Victoria. I have been going to a bookclub for 5 months now but O have never been responsible for one so naturally am nervous.
Oda Renate wrote: "Thanks Victoria. I have been going to a bookclub for 5 months now but O have never been responsible for one so naturally am nervous."I'm sure you'll be fine. :)
Nobody came! 🙄 Too sunny today I suppose. There was people at the library but nobody came to the book club.
Oda Renate wrote: "Nobody came! 🙄 Too sunny today I suppose. There was people at the library but nobody came to the book club."That's a shame. :(
Yes. Gonna try again in may.
Oda Renate wrote: "Yes. Gonna try again in may."Good idea.
Christine wrote: "HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!"And to you.
So this week Gill Paul and Jessica Townsend came to Norway and did signings. Happy for both those fandoms, but aso WHYY WHYY WHY cant any of my fave authors come here :/
Crossing my fingers for things in the future.
Crossing my fingers for things in the future.
I See The Aladdin Movie in a Couple of Hours! :D
I Have Heard Nothing BUT Great Reviews
I Have Heard Nothing BUT Great Reviews
Well I hope that happens for you Oda Renate and Ginny I would love to see that movie called Aladdin
Yesterday, I Saw Aladdin. I Absolutely LOVED it :D
I stayed up all night reading
tired, but happy. its fun to stay up reading, but you do get tired espesially when you dont go to sleep before 4 in the morning.
tired, but happy. its fun to stay up reading, but you do get tired espesially when you dont go to sleep before 4 in the morning.
I too love to stay up really late reading, but the book has to be good. What are you reading Oda?
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Karen’s Library wrote: "Wow Oda!! That’s LATE!! 😂"
hehe. Yes it is. I did get 9 hours of sleep night to monday though.
I usually go to bed around 2 in the morning after reading, but sometimes you just dont want to stop.
hehe. Yes it is. I did get 9 hours of sleep night to monday though.
I usually go to bed around 2 in the morning after reading, but sometimes you just dont want to stop.
Oda Renate I could never stay up that late lol
Most of this year I have been behind on my reading goal so I got really happy when I saw am one book a head :):)
Also accidentally I have read 2 out of 4 books I read so far has been lgbtq books :) And the comic am reading atm is Lgbtq themed.
Love is Love a anthology edited by Marc Andreyco.
Also accidentally I have read 2 out of 4 books I read so far has been lgbtq books :) And the comic am reading atm is Lgbtq themed.
Love is Love a anthology edited by Marc Andreyco.
Oda Renate how many books have you read this year?
Christine wrote: "Oda Renate how many books have you read this year?"
108
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Awesome about catching up with your reading goal, Oda.It's always so hard to put a book down that you're loving, even if it's way past bed time.
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Jenny is here with her family visiting and holy moly we’re doing so MANY fun things!!
The very first thing we did was head to my local bookshop (where Diana Gabaldon is at constantly - so all her books are signed!). We had a blast! Later on, Tessa (Jenny’s daughter) and I went to the pool, while Jenny and her husband went to meet a friend of theirs for dinner.
The next day, they went to the Grand Canyon while I worked (boo to working), but they had a great time!
Wednesday, we spent the morning at the pool, then I grabbed a grandkid and Jenny and her daughter and me and my grandson spent the afternoon at the OdySea Aquarium which was AMAZING!! So much fun!!
That night we went to go-kart racing!! Well, they drove the go-karts and I took pictures. 😝
Yesterday, they were at the pool in the morning, and we went to the movie and since it’s a full gourmet dining experience (servers come to your reclining chair with food and drink), we had lunch while watching Spiderman: Far from Home! So good!!
Last night we went to a HUGE fireworks extravaganza at Tempe Town Lake as they had a festival with bands and then an incredible 45 minutes of fireworks set to awesome music! I’ve never seen anything like it!
Today, Jenny and her family headed to go see Sedona and Prescott while I recuperate from the busy busy days we’ve had. Lol!
Jenny leaves tomorrow and I miss them already. My Molly dog is going to pout because she absolutely adores them! Especially Tessa, Jenny’s sweetheart daughter.
Fun week with our Jenny!!
Sounds like great fun, Karen! Not surprised you need a quiet day after all that though, LOL!
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Karen’s Library I had a wonderful vacation
Welcome back, Christine, and glad you had a wonderful time.
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I Saw The Preview for Belgravia :D
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