davis.xena•3mo ago

My book club started hiding who suggests books, and debates improved.

Everyone now focuses on the book's ideas instead of the suggester's taste.

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ryan7933mo ago

Makes sense. Cuts out the bias before the discussion even starts. Just have to judge the book itself.

margaret7363mo ago

@ryan793 heard a podcast about blind book reviews once

tessap733mo ago

What, they don't even tell you the author's name?

the_emma2mo ago

Reminds me of when my book club did that with short stories. We spent twenty minutes arguing about whether the writer was a man or a woman before we even talked about the plot.