Comments on: Book clubs: scourge of the reading life http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2005/01/31/book-clubs-scourge-of-the-reading-life/ Daily updates from the blog division of Quill & Quire, Canada's magazine of book news and reviews Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Cassie Fleisher http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2005/01/31/book-clubs-scourge-of-the-reading-life/comment-page-1/#comment-149499 Cassie Fleisher Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:33:52 +0000 #comment-149499 While Li Robbins has a perfect right to express her opinion, so does everyone else who wishes to do so. Sometimes there is the need to share an expereince and state an opinion and book clubs allow for that venue. It almost appears as though Ms Robbins protests just a little to much. Is she some how shy of having her works put under scrutiny. The truth is, that if a reader wishes to have the solitary pleasure of enjoying a book then that is their choice and if another reader wishes to share the experience that is also their choice. And an individual can be both types of readers and not have to feel categorized and judged by their choices. While Li Robbins has a perfect right to express her opinion, so does everyone
else who wishes to do so. Sometimes there is the need to share an expereince and state
an opinion and book clubs allow for that venue.

It almost appears as though Ms Robbins protests just a little to much. Is she some how
shy of having her works put under scrutiny.

The truth is, that if a reader wishes to have the solitary pleasure of enjoying a book then that
is their choice and if another reader wishes to share the experience that is also their choice.
And an individual can be both types of readers and not have to feel categorized and judged
by their choices.

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