#(a bit like a more poetic version of a.a. milne's humor columns)

[fictionadventurer]

Part of the reason that I loved The Blackout Book Club is that it was like a reverse version of Imaginary Book Recs. Instead of real people discussing imaginary books it was imaginary people discussing real books. I think the similarity was increased by the fact that the book club meetings were only portrayed via minutes taken by the characters, so it's not just about the books themselves, but about what the different characters think of the book and what the person writing the minutes thinks about the other characters and the book. Layers of meta, weaving these books into the story of these characters' lives, rather than just making this another Book About How Great Books Are. And then the fun part is that after you finish the book, you can read these books to join in the book club with these imaginary friends.