Oh Infobabe, I've been lamenting our choice of OBOC since the day I saw it on the ballot. As far as I'm concerned, recommending a limited interest book like this for a community read is no better than answering all of our reference questions using Wikipedia!! It's an embarassment and, I feel, a misuse of our reputation as "go to" people.
Yes, yes, I know that I teach in the Readers' Advisory workshop that we never make judgments about people's reading habits but......with all the wonderful, tragic, uplifting, soul searching literature out there I feel we really dropped the ball on this one. To add insult to injury, Florida Roadkill did not meet the qualifications for placement on the ballot.
The upside is that, according to my "podmate," who's on the Programming Committee, the procedures for choosing OBOC will change next year. I highly recommend The Book Thief.
All that said, I've got to admit that 100 Years of Solitude sure hasn't gotten my motor running yet. I'll stick to the Rule of 50.
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