I have no problems with how it is being handled this month. However, I think there should be clear rules on how this should be settled if it comes up again.
My understanding of a "book club" is that the entire group reads the book so that there will be plenty of discussion. If everybody goes off and reads their own book, then we are in the same situation as not have a book club at all. That's what all the other threads in this forum are all about.
You saw a lot of spirited cheering on of our favorite book this month because the underlying expectation was that, if it didn't win, we would have to read the other book. In other words, I was committed to whatever did win. Now, everybodys is running off and reading whatever they feel like.
Again, let me reiterate; I have no problems with the handling of this month's vote, mainly because there were no exisiting rule for ties. I do think this should be thought out though. I appreciate Pilotbob for running this and I appreciate all the members who will read the books and offer discussion points.
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