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Even though I've had a couple of books that simply didn't work for me, I've at least tried to read all of them. As for discussion? That's the whole point to having a book club. And even when I don't have time because of WORK and LIFE, I still try to at least follow along. This month is a perfect example -- I read the book, and actually quite enjoyed it. But by the time we got to the discussion, I was in the middle of our first, pre-release release, of our initial product at work. And when you're in a very small startup, there's no one else to jump in. It's meant that I couldn't effectively participate this month. I'm saddened by that, and feel more than a little guilty. But by the same token, I see no point in having a club at all if it's just a vanity voting contest. If you want that, go throw up a survey thread and have at it.
I think there's some merit in examining our nomination process, however. As Bookpossum points out, if everyone were to nominate more than one book, the process would get more than a little problematic. I'm almost thinking we need at least one more ticket. This would allow folks a bit more flexibility in choosing to nominate additional books, or allow them to have an extra second/third.
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