In theory, I should be hot for book clubs. I typically read several books a week. I love discussing books with smart people. I love to bond with people over books.<\/p>\n
Yet I’ve never enjoyed a book club.<\/p>\n
I rarely enjoy sitting with a group of people who are each expected to share their thoughts and feelings on something.<\/p>\n
Why not?<\/p>\n
Because most people don’t have anything smart to say.<\/p>\n
I hate being stuck with a bunch of retards. I hate having to treat their drivel as equally valid to profound insight.<\/p>\n
Sharing is for chicks.<\/p>\n
Equality is a feminine value, notes Dennis Prager.<\/p>\n
Men love hierarchy.<\/p>\n
I want someone devastatingly smart to lead a discussion and to not let morons ruin things.<\/p>\n
I don’t go to a lot of Torah classes because there will always be one blowhard there who’ll feel compelled ten times a class to toot his own horn to no good effect.<\/p>\n
It only takes one shmuck to ruin things — just ask anyone who’s hosted me for a Shabbat meal.<\/p>\n
One thing I usually don’t like about Reform and Conservative synagogues — and their chicks are usually hotter — is when everyone is asked to contribute their thoughts on the parsha (Torah portion).<\/p>\n
I only want to hear the thoughts of those who’ve toiled with the text and come out with insights I don’t have.<\/p>\n
The only book club I’ve enjoyed is a movie — The Jane Austen Book Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In theory, I should be hot for book clubs. I typically read several books a week. I love discussing books with smart people. I love to bond with people over books. Yet I’ve never enjoyed a book club. I rarely … Continue reading