Think of a Volvo. Nothing flashy or glamorous. High end without being trendy or frivolous. Reliable and safe. Structurally sound with a roll bar to create a cocoon of protection for the passengers. Safe enough to survive a crash or minor collision and return to the road with a new fender or bumper. User friendly, mechanically sound, but can still create a thrill when racing down the highway.
Book clubs are much the same. They have been around forever (at least it can feel that way). Road tested by thousands and thousands in all sorts of circumstances and settings. No one views them as a flash in the pan or an expensive, untested venture. The structure or foundation is solid enough to withstand minor tweaking or the occasional Dragon Master.
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Rebecca - I'm really not joining the "I'm great and you're great" club here, but I love the analogy with the Volvo. Made me think of my oldest son who "heard you could" take a big Chevy V8 engine and put it into a Volvo a couple years ago. He had nothing to go on other than this vague rumor. He is one of those people who need a good challenge in their life and jumped into this with both feet. He is one of those students who provided a challenge to all his teachers :-) Perhaps the super-charged Volvo that resulted from this experiment describes you best - unassuming on the outside with volumes of power under the hood! :)
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