#54 Social Networking Through Books

Part 1: My thoughts on Book Clubs
I would love to join a book club but I never have the time to do so. I also think whenever I plan to read a book, I lose interest. The same applies for dieting and other stuff like mowing the lawn. If I say I will do it, I inadvertently don't. A close friend of mine started a book club that was supposed to read a book each month but we would meet every week and read short stories. As interesting as this was and fun to see friends every week, I was unable to commit to it.
Part 2: Implementing a Book Club
I think it would be easy to start up a book club, however, getting people to stick to their guns is another story. I feel like that my opinion and ideas are biased b/c I know the process of setting up a book club. The general public is unaware that they can book meeting rooms at the library. If I had time, I would love to set up a book club on romantic comedies or possibly books that were made into movies. I know one of branches does the books/movie adaptation and there is a database (Mid Continent I believe) that lists the books and movies.
The Houston Great Books Council site is useful; however I am sure they are many more book clubs in Houston. I looked at Meyerland Borders book selection which is appealing. They are currently reading The Best American Short Stories by John Updike.
Part 3: Testing
I decided to use the Dictionary of Failed Relationships as my test subject (and that is collecting dust somewhere in my home)and see if anyone has written reviews about it. On LibraryThing and Facebooks' Living Social, the book has a ~2.5 rating (out of 4). There were a couple of reviews on Facebook that state the women are whiny and the other states its different and interesting.
From my experience, most chick lit books do deal with whiny women. But I enjoy that kind of stuff.