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To overcome the quarrel of choosing a new book each time, how about the highest-upvoted commenter from the previous book club meeting (i.e., someone we all agree is insightful) pick the next book (unless it is massively vetoed)? Or, perhaps provide a list of 5 recommended books, in case a single choice might be restricting the next book choice too tightly.
This both stimulates us to discuss the book insightfully (so we can pick the next book), and it resolves the dilemma of picking the next book!
To overcome the quarrel of choosing a new book each time, how about the highest-upvoted commenter from the previous book club meeting (i.e., someone we all agree is insightful) pick the next book (unless it is massively vetoed)? Or, perhaps provide a list of 5 recommended books, in case a single choice might be restricting the next book choice too tightly.
This both stimulates us to discuss the book insightfully (so we can pick the next book), and it resolves the dilemma of picking the next book!