Zhoosh Magazine - February 2009 - (Page 5)

What are you reading? working in factories in the nineteenth century. They The most common kind of group is a single-title one, have increased considerably over the past few years, where every member reads the same book at the especially with the arrival of the ‘Richard and Judy same time. It can be any book, chosen by a member Book Club’ and the lowered cost of paperbacks. of the group. The positives of this kind of group, is that people get to read books chosen by others that ‘Recent research has shown that there they wouldn’t normally read and everyone can sit and are over 50,000 people in reading groups discuss the book together. Disadvantages are these groups can have the possibility of turning into social in the UK’ groups with only some members wanting to talk about the book, not everyone reading the book if they didn’t At it simplest, a group of friends can meet up in one like it and some people choose books personal to them of their homes at a regular interval to discuss a book so that they can use it to push a point of importance that they have chosen. For more structured groups, to them. A multi-title group is where each member libraries often run reading groups and in these groups, reads a different book to each other and the books people meet others from different areas of life than are passed around each member. Again, people get their own. Groups are run online, in prisons and at the opportunity to read a variety of books, but the work. discussion will not be on one specific book. The first reported reading groups were among women Words: Sally Hunter Photography: Clair Page 5

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Zhoosh Magazine - February 2009 Contents Features LGBT America What are You Reading? New Goth on the Block The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Congestion, the Debate Continues... Sugar and Spice Genesis Wherefore ART Thou? LGBT History Month

Zhoosh Magazine - February 2009

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