Books

A friend of mine recently told me about his troubles with trying to find a reading group in downtown Chicago. The problem wasn't that what they were reading didn't interest him, but that they simply did not allow males into the group. These groups are hindering themselves from having a male perspective and simply another voice to be heard in the group - one with a unique outlook. I don't understand this problem. Is this a throwback to knitting groups, red hat societies, cliques? I say it only hurts a group to not be all-inclusive and it seems old-fashioned.

Another thing I've noticed is that reading groups seem to read the same books. Just Google "reading group suggestion" or "best book club books" and you'll find nearly the same lists site after site after site, e.g.:

The Russian Concubine
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
The Art of Racing in the Rain
People of the Book

I think with this blog I'll attempt to make suggestions and add comments or points for discussion. Hopefully, this will help diversify and make book clubs seem a little more progressive.

Brief posting for now. Check for more later.