The impact that Book Club had on our life was rather large. We had never been in charge of one before and there was some great learning curves in leading one. We had to be responsible in not only choosing books that would hopefully engage people but also in making sure the club ran smoothly. After reading each section for the week we had to keep up on posting discussion questions, which sometimes proved to be a hassle do to our larger projects that we may have had due. Communicating was something we had to keep up on at all times in order to make sure the club continued to exist for if we failed to do so then people would have lost interest. We made sure to always remember about Book Club no matter how busy our lives were.
Book Club was a nice part in very busy lives. It proved to be a something that everyone (including us) looked forward to because of the great social environment that it had grown into. The members felt that it was a close knit group where everyone felt comfortable as a community. We realized over the course of having the club that not everyone was not interested in staying and we learned to put that aside and not let that get to us. They left mainly because certain books they read they thoroughly did not enjoy, or that they were not invested enough to read all of the books. We had a core group of members who stayed until the end and that made us happy.
For us it sometimes felt like a chore reading the books (particularly “The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles” which a founding member even tossed aside with disbelief) but that was something we had deal with and fight through. If we the founders failed to show interest then the club would surely fall to ruin, so we carried on like all good and successful book club founders do. In the end we realized we had done something unique and special and even touched the lives of some of our members. Book Club has managed to be one of the highlights of our year, as well as played a big part the lives of others too.
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