A Rainbow of Book Club Personalities

Different strokes for book club folks

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all
​Abraham Lincoln

There are many types of book club friends. Different bookish type personas that make a reading group so entertaining and thought provoking. Every book friend brings an interesting spin when it comes to discussion time or in choosing a book. Some personalities are down right funny and others take a wee bit of time to adjust to.

Even with the rainbow of reading personalities let this be your pledge,"We will always be good listeners, non-interrupters, respectful of comments, and finally, embrace our book natures". If you follow that oath you will find at the end of the rainbow a colorful book club pot of gold. 

The cult of bookish types

The Classic Austen-  prefers to read only novels from the 1800's

The Flower Child-  wants to change the world in their reading and chooses books that will, well, change the world

The Debbie Downer- likes novels with no HEA (happily ever after)

The Fighter-  fights to the end to get their book choice picked

The One Hit Wonder- only loves one or two authors and be damned all others

The YA'er- can't seem to grow out of the young adult section (moderation is the key)

The Modern Reader- any book that is not a new release is not worth reading

The One Up Ya-  I read that book, I read that book, wash rinse, repeat

Goldilocks-  the book chosen is too short, too long or too old
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Twenty Question'er-  is it depressing? When was it written? Easy read? Hard read? Who picked this book again?

All book club personalities should be taken with a humorous grain of salt and celebrated! If you understand that book friends come in all shapes and sizes than your book club will last for years to come

Paperback, e-reader or both?

In our group we have 'the purist', 'the e-reader enthusiast' and whichever is the less expensive copy, 'the economist'. 'The purist' only purchase paperback or hardcover editions. They come to book club with their novel filled with sticky notes and pages marked and underlined. 'The e-reader enthusiast' arrive with their e-books and all comments highlighted on their Kindle Paperweight E-reader.

​Last, 'The economist' will purchase paperback, hardcover or even an e-book all depending on the best price. Those of us that own e-readers agree that being able to add margin notes that can be edited, highlighting important passages and using the built in dictionary (Jane Eyre anyone?) is worth breaking away from a paperback book now and then.  

Tip for the Kindle-paperback combo reader-
Waiting on a book to come in the mail?  Get started on your book club read by downloading the free sample so you won't get too far behind!
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