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Our book club in Chicago split apart last month over whether we should read books by canceled authors
The debate got heated. Half the group wanted to pick a novel by someone who said some sketchy stuff online a few years back. The other half said no way, we shouldn't support them. Three of our members straight up quit after the vote went 6-5 to include the book. Has your club dealt with this? How do you even decide where to draw the line?
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blair_allen25d ago
Totally been there man, our group in Phoenix had the exact same blowup last year. We ended up losing four people after a vote went sideways over an author with some old tweets that came back to haunt them. It’s brutal because everyone has a different line for what’s forgivable and what’s not, and nobody wants to back down.
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taylor30525d ago
Our group in Austin actually tried a different approach after a similar split. We agreed to read the book but donate all proceeds from the month's dues to a charity the author would hate. It was a weird compromise but it kept everyone at the table, even if nobody was totally happy. That said, I think you meant "drew" instead of "draw" in your question about where to draw the line. Little details like that trip me up sometimes when I type fast on my phone too. The whole thing is messy and I don't think there's one right answer for every group.
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