I joined a new book club which I am enjoying. I have an issue though. One member is a speed reader. After every book is announced she will have it finished that evening. (We have 2 weeks to read it!) I recieved my book today and got a message in the chat! “Curious to see what everyone thinks of the ending? I hated it” every time!!! It makes me mad - I’m in the club to try and make friends and I have a problem with being too direct- so I’m hoping another group member will address it. Is this normal? She’s not spoiling it- but starting a book & knowing that the ending “has a twist” or “isn’t great” is so annoying.
how many people are you in the bookclub? do you meet in person or only online? if you meet in person maybe you could talk to this person privately and tell them that the “spoilers” aren’t helping you enjoying the reading? or if you have a set of rules maybe add something like “no talking about the book before the meeting”
i get that this person might want to share their excitement or frustration with you guys…but they should be able to wait until you meet to do so