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Remember when our book club at the Maple Street Cafe voted to read 'Cloud Atlas' over 'The Road'?
That was 5 years ago and it changed how we pick books. We used to just go with whatever the loudest person wanted, but after a 3-hour debate, we made a rule that the runner-up gets picked the next month. Now everyone feels heard. Do your groups have any voting rules that actually work?
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elliotburns6mo ago
Heard about a group that does ranked choice voting for their picks. Seems to work pretty well to avoid the usual arguments lol. Might try that with my own book club.
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kai_stone996mo ago
Oh man, that is a genius move. My old club spent three weeks fighting over whether to read a mystery novel or a self help book. We almost needed a mediator, not a vote. Ranked choice would have saved us so much drama. Let me know how it goes, I might steal the idea.
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taylor_barnes593mo ago
Ranked choice is the way to go, @kai_stone99. My group switched to a simple ballot system where everyone ranks their top three and we tally points (3 for first, 2 for second, 1 for third). It killed the all day debates cold. The winner is clear in ten minutes.
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