Did Zuckerberg got the idea from this group?

[Adriana]

"Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that he's starting a book club on Facebook called A Year in Books."

Even though the article is, well, mocking Zuckerberg (which I found extremely amusing), I think it's a great idea. Maybe it will get more people to find "reading books very intellectually fulfilling" like it did to him!

What do you guys think?

[Bruce]

Whatever gets people to read more, I'm for it.

[Michelle, Mod Assistant]

Yeah. I mean, yes, the article is very mocking and rightfully so (sorry, I find him very... off-putting), but there is something to be said about "shifting more of [the] media diet towards reading books." Facebook is some people's daily messiah. Build it and they shall come and all that jazz. If Zuckerberg can drive the masses toward books, hey, I can't see that being a bad idea. I don't want to be a traitor to my generation (or the generations that have followed mine), but holy #$%^ we need a wake-up call and fast. When girls are growing up idolizing Kim Kardashian, Snooki, and Teen Moms, oof. I weep for the future of my country. We need more Sarah Crewe, Josephine March, and Anne Shirley! In my humble opinion, of course. /rant /soapbox

[[deleted user]]

I doubt the idea came from this group, reading challenges on social platforms have been around years and there are hundreds now. I remember being part of livejournal reading challenges over ten years ago and even http://novelchallenges.blogspot.com/ has been around for a few years.

[Adriana]

Michelle - Yes, there's no doubt about that! The book he picked for the first two weeks is already sold out on Amazon, I mean, whaaat? It could really become a great thing.

Angela - I know that, I was just trying to be funny!

[Jessica]

It certainly isn't from this group! I mean.. I took the list from Popsugar and *a lot* of other people are doing the challenge too (not just our group). Maybe he has a deal with the publishers...