mehastings said:
I might be missreading you here, but I think your attitude is really elitest and unfortunate.
Misreading, misinterpreting, not quite comprehending…I’ve been called worse.
Logic is unfortunate. Curious…
Frankly, I hated the book for May, something I made very clear in the discussion. I did not, however, act like a shit toward the person who suggested it or the people who chose to vote for it.
Frankly, conversation of any kind, and certainly about books, is not always about “loving” something. In general a good, informed critique can be far more interesting (for all involved) than…the usually rubbish.
The reality is that nobody in this little part of the forum cares what you want to read, or what I want to read either.
The reality is, and I assure you I never step outside the circle of such, is that nowhere, let alone another section of the forum should anyone care what I/you/etc want to read.
They care about what the group as a whole wants to read.
???
I believe the individual’s vote is probably moreso cast for the individual (or do you have some secret ‘electoral vote’ here?).
Although as I alluded, seeing something with an already high tally will probably sway the voter to just go with that, as voting for a book that is x number of votes behind is deemed as ‘unsafe’. Which I think a blind system would be a thought considered to be reasonable.
As far as I'm concerned, any person who doesn't suggest a book for the group really has no right to complain about what is chosen.
A half-assed theory, at best. And while I may occasionally contradict myself [insert Emerson quote here] I will not add to the list when I am already on the record as saying 10 is too many. Even the most unperceptive can look back and see that some do not even get 1 vote, which makes absolutely no sense.
The majority of The Book Forum is about books.
All the more striking that not many participate in the monthly reads. Hence, my offering some suggestions that may potentially bring in some fresh blood.
I didn’t mean to squirt on a little private club or stir the waters for those still wearing inner-tubes. I just kind thought, ‘hmmm, on a book forum, more people talking books, wow, neato, that might be a nifty idea’.
I doubt looking at post counts in the discussions will give you an accurate picture of who reads the chosen books.
Hmmm, maybe your invisible friends that read the books but don’t post _may_ post if the conversations are a bit more to their liking? Nearly everyone can be prompter to their opinion, there just needs to be an open door.
Anyway, forget I said anything. File it under “Change is Bad and Scary!”.
Carry on,
j
of course
Heard its the best yet!
