Went to a book club meetup at a local indie shop and nobody had read the book

I showed up to the discussion on 'Project Hail Mary' at Books & Brews in Portland last Tuesday and out of 12 people, only 3 had finished it. The host spent 20 minutes summarizing the plot for everyone else while the rest of us just sat there. By the time we actually talked about the science and characters, our hour was almost up. Does your club have a rule about finishing the book, or do people just wing it?

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angelamurphy2h ago

I mean honestly I kinda like it when people haven't read it yet, the discussion is more about what you expected vs what you got instead of just rehashing the same points.

tarar381h ago

Angelamurphy said it's about what you expected vs what you got and honestly that's such a good point lol. I feel like half the time in real life people just show up to stuff without doing the homework and then the whole convo turns into catching everyone up instead of actually digging into anything. It's like a group project where nobody reads the instructions until the last second.