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PSA: I forced my book club to read a 900 page classic and it backfired big time.
Last month I picked 'Moby-Dick' for our group, thinking we'd have deep talks about obsession. Instead, after three meetings, only two of us had finished it. The rest just skimmed the whale facts and gave up. I learned that length can kill discussion if people don't commit. Has your club ever picked a book that was just too much for most people?
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sanchez.river3d ago
What did the two finishers think of it?
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noranguyen3d ago
Actually, everyone's missing the key point about pressure. The finishers were probably just relieved it was over. That final job is a huge weight off their shoulders.
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phoenixp9022h ago
Totally get the relief angle, but what about the sudden emptiness? That huge weight is gone, but so is the daily purpose. After years of that pressure, finishing might feel like falling off a cliff into quiet. The structure of the job just vanishes. That relief could be mixed with a weird kind of loss nobody talks about.
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