Extra-curricular Activities

I had promised that I would provide ideas for extra-curricular activities since we are not meeting until June 19, 2007. Here are some thoughts.

If some people want to actually get together you could:

• watch a movie of one of the books we have read - just of the top of my head there is No Country for Old Men, Kite Runner, Name of the Rose, Atonement, Namesake, Perfume to name a few.

• get together and every person could tell the group about a non-book club book that they had read.

• get together, answer some basic questions (see below) about your reading habits and then have the group guess which person gave which answer. We did this many years ago and it was lots of fun plus we learned a lot about each other.

If people cannot get together, each member could post something to the blog before the next meeting. That would avoid scheduling difficulties and everyone has access to a computer at some point in the next month. This would not only provide interesting reading for the other members (and remember that you can comment on the posts) but will get people more familiar with using the blog. When we originally created the blog it was with the thought that it would provide a vehicle for the members to share thoughts about reading in addition to the official book club activities.

Each member could:

• post a review of a book that they have read that they enjoyed

• post the answers to the questions about your reading habits or if someone was willing to act as facilitator, send the answers to the facilitator who would then post the answers on the blog and let people guess which person goes with which answer.

• post about interesting reading/book related web sites that others in the group might enjoy

• post about anything related to reading. Scott could post about his excitement about e- books for example.

Here are the book related questions and I am sure you could come up with many more:

What was the first book you remember reading/being read?

What is your favorite book of all time?

What is the best book you have read in the past year?

Who is your favorite author?

Which book have you disliked but has left a lasting impression on you?

Which book have you read most frequently?

What book are you currently reading(exclusive of book club books) or have most recently completed reading?

Name one book/author that you really can't stand.

What type of books do you like reading most?

If you were given $50 to spend on a book, what book would you buy today?

Where's your favorite place to read?

Which character in a book is your favorite hero/heroine?

Which book, if any, do you think you should read, intend to read, but have been unable to read?

If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only have one book with you, what would it be?

Which setting or location in a book, fictional or real, would you most like to visit?

Which character in a book is your favorite villain?

Which character in a book would you most like to be?

Which is your favorite non-human character in a book?

What book do you plan to read next?

Which literary character would you most like to have in your family?

Which author, living or dead, would you most like to have dinner with?