Go Fug Yourself Book Club discussion

Eleanor Oliphant is our October book and The Hate U Give us up for December. Looking forward to some compelling discussion.

Thank you so much for continuing to stick with us and facilitate our choices and discussions! I know it can seem unrewarding sometimes when a book doesn't seem to generate much discussion. I read Eleanor earlier this year for my IRL book club, and I do think the discussion will be quite active! It may be one of the best books I've read this year!

I'm really excited to chat about both of these books!

Looking forward to both discussions myself

I'm hoping to be more active around here going forward, so I'm going to start reading The Hate U Give now so I can maybe be finished with it by December! I am such a slow reader (I prefer to relax by knitting and I don't like audiobooks), but I really need to get back into adult books after 4 years of nothing but picture books and Vogue!

Lol Katie, I remember that era. I can still recite Go Dog Go by heart and my baby is 19. You might want to give the audio for this one a try, I liked the reader a lot, and I think it would mesh with knitting.

Bonnie wrote: "You might want to give the audio for this one a try, I liked the reader a lot, and I think it would mesh with knitting."

My problem with audiobooks is generally less the audiobook/narrator and more with my inability to focus on the book. If I start to get tired or space out with a book in my hand, I end up reading the same passage over and over and that's my signal to put the bookmark in and do something else; with audiobooks, though, I lose focus and a half hour later I realize I haven't been listening, but I have no idea where I stopped listening so I can't back up. (if anyone has tricks to deal with this, I'd love to hear them!)

Maybe I'll try a few audiobooks from the library and see if I can train myself, if not to focus then at least to realize when I am slipping so I can turn off the audio before I lose my place. :)

Katie wrote: "Bonnie wrote: "You might want to give the audio for this one a try, I liked the reader a lot, and I think it would mesh with knitting."

My problem with audiobooks is generally less the audiobook/n..."

I have definitely done that myself. I have to have a really good reader to make audio work for me. It keeps me focused. And I can't just sit and listen -- I mostly listen while I drive. Focusing is harder for me when I am in my house where there are distractions. I don't like to knit (I tried!) but I always thought it would be a good accompaniment to audiobooks. If you read YA that is a good place to start -- the stories are so much less complicated than books for adults and that makes them easier to follow. A sweet romance can also be great.