30 Types of Women (and One Man) You Meet at Book Club
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I'm in a book club, and every month I look forward to getting together with my friends to drink a copious amount of wine, catch up on our lives, and discuss (however briefly) the book we were supposed to read. For us, it's a slightly more intellectually stimulating gathering than the average happy hour, and I think we do a pretty good job at reading and discussing the books. Plus, it's a great way to challenge yourself to not only read at least one book a month, but read outside of your genre comfort zone. If it wasn't for book club, I probably never would have read Elizabeth Gilbert's novel The Signature of All Things, which is now one of my all-time favorite books. That said, it really comes down to the relationships, and we all have a part to play — for better or worse. Here are the types of women you'll inevitably meet in a book club. Which one are you?
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The Pusher Who Wants Everyone to Read the Book
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The One Who Comes For the Wine
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The One Who Comes For the Free Dinner
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The One Who Always Suggests the Worst Books
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The One Who Never Comes
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The Overachiever Who Reads the Book Every Time
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The One Who Just Loves to Be the Hostess
And she always has a themed food and drink spread (costumes optional).
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The One Who Always Has a Scheduling Conflict
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The Married One and/or Mom Who's Excited For Her Big Night Out
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The One Who Never Reads the Book
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The One Who Gets Really Defensive About Her Opinions
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The One Who Just Comes to Socialize
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The New Girl Who Didn't Know She Was Supposed to Read a Book
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The One Who's Just Really Happy to Be There
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The One Who Comes Once and Is Never Seen Again
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The One Who's Always Pushing Buttons
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The One Who Really Just Came to Chat About The Bachelor
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The One Who Would Change Her Wedding Date to Attend
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The One Who Lies About Reading the Book
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The Tag-Along Mom
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The One Who Brings Along Discussion Questions
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The Behind-the-Scenes Spouse Who Serves as Manservant
And wins everyone over with his charm and wine-pouring skills.