One of the changes I’ve been wanting to make is to spend more time reading.  I’ve always been a big reader, but lately the only reading I’ve been doing has consisted almost exclusively of  tweets, facebook status updates, blogs and smutty fanfiction.

To keep this goal from being like all the other things I intend to do but never actually follow through with, I’d been thinking about joining a book club.  Not only is there a deadline to finish the book, but I have to make time to read.

Meaning, it will force me to sit in one place, relax, and lose myself in a book instead of my day to day worries.  For some reason I still struggle with giving myself permission to do this.

So as you can imagine, I was pretty excited when I read my friend Erica’s post about the Slow Readers Book Club.  She found it through one of her bloggy friends, and the best part is… everyone is welcome to join.

Here’s a description from one of the founders of the club:

“Don’t let the name fool you- it’s not for literally slow readers (although, if you are, we don’t judge) and it’s not as exclusive as a ‘club’. this is an opportunity to take part of a movement that needs a revelation to slow down and take a few minutes in our day to disconnect, reenergize and even be a part of helping our communities and environment, via The Slow Movement.”
-Diana

The first book is Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

We have until March 4th to read the book, when we’ll each post a review of the book on our blog.

I mean, does an online book club have my name all over it or what? If you want to join too, click here to go right to the source:

You can also follow the book club on twitter.  I highly recommend this because a forum has also been set up where readers can go in and discuss the book chapter by chapter, and all sorts of other good stuff.  I haven’t looked around (or joined) the forum yet because I have about 50 pages left in my current book.

I’m totally going to finish it tonight.  Swear to God.

Tags: Half Broke Horses, Jeanette Walls, slow readers book club

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