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Originally Posted by Hamlet53
...So every author is brilliant and every book flawless? Seems to me that would lead to a very bland and limited discussion.  ... |
Nope, notice I did say I didn't want a "peaches and cream lovefest".
Every book shouldn't be brilliant and flawless, but I think some in the internet realm (myself included) have a tendency to really lay into a book they've read if they don't like it or even just find it mediocre. So, maybe if we as a group try to keep any negative comments in the discussion thread lighter and respectful it could encourage more people to join in the discussions in the long run. That means there still would be negative comments, just perhaps not so intense. But it's just an idea, and it would take the group as a whole wanting to go in that direction.
This is about making the club more enjoyable and sparking more discussion on the selections, so not posting your thoughts because you didn't like something would also be lessening discussion. While comments that are too negative may stifle discussion, so can trying too hard to be too nice. Maybe there is a happy median we could try for to encourage as much discussion as possible.
ETA - I'm agreeing with caleb mainly because the general book club discussion thread is often pretty short. It may help, it may not, but I thought he brought up some really good points. November's discussion had only five posts, October's seven; in 2014, half the discussion threads didn't make it past the first page including the last three, and none made it past a second page.