We hit book 150 last night and it sparked a heated debate in our group

Our book club just finished our 150th book last night, which is a 7 year run. Some members think we should celebrate the milestone with a fancy dinner and a special pick for book 151. But a few others say milestones like this are arbitrary and we should just keep doing what we're doing without making a big deal out of numbers. I'm torn because on one hand it IS a lot of books to have read together, but on the other hand the content of the discussions matters more than the count. Has anyone else's club hit a big number like this and how did you handle the celebration argument?

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michael_coleman1015d ago

Man, I gotta push back a little on the whole "150 books in 7 years" thing. In my experience, if you're meeting monthly, that math works out to about 1.8 books a month, which isn't quite 24 a year. Your actual count might be closer to 85-90 books depending on how many you skipped or doubled up on during vacations. The milestone is still cool, just make sure you're counting right before you book that fancy dinner.

felix_black15d ago

My buddy Steve counted his book club total wrong for years and ended up bragging about reading 200 books when it was really about 130. He only caught the mistake when his wife checked his Goodreads and pointed out the skipped months and the two summers they only read one book. He still took the crew to dinner, just picked a cheaper place and kept the math to himself from then on.

the_christopher15d agoMost Upvoted

My buddy counted his marathon miles wrong once, ran 22 and thought it was 26.2.