ellieanne Posted February 24, 2018 #126 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Just read a blog post that they are bringing the O's Reading Room/Book Club concept fleet-wide and all passengers will have the opportunity to read the current selection and participate in discussions on-board. I would assume that would mean there would be a number of copies of the current book selection on-board. Personally I have no interest in reading a book O thinks I should, but then I have always avoided reading bestsellers because nothing turns me off a book faster than everyone reading it and talking about it. But it could be of interest to other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammiedawg Posted February 24, 2018 #127 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Just read a blog post that they are bringing the O's Reading Room/Book Club concept fleet-wide and all passengers will have the opportunity to read the current selection and participate in discussions on-board. I would assume that would mean there would be a number of copies of the current book selection on-board. Personally I have no interest in reading a book O thinks I should, but then I have always avoided reading bestsellers because nothing turns me off a book faster than everyone reading it and talking about it. But it could be of interest to other people. I’m not interested in what Oprah recommends any more than I would listen to Kylie Jenner’s preference on apps. Any association with politics turns me off, whether it is the NFL or Hollywood award shows. (I held my nose and still watched games because of my strong football heritage, but I was repulsed). My guess is they will offer free Oprah kindle downloads, just like the public libraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare albingirl Posted February 24, 2018 #128 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Just read a blog post that they are bringing the O's Reading Room/Book Club concept fleet-wide and all passengers will have the opportunity to read the current selection and participate in discussions on-board. I would assume that would mean there would be a number of copies of the current book selection on-board. Personally I have no interest in reading a book O thinks I should, but then I have always avoided reading bestsellers because nothing turns me off a book faster than everyone reading it and talking about it. But it could be of interest to other people. Plus, her book picks are always so depressing. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talex831 Posted February 24, 2018 #129 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I love real books too. But, I also use a kindle. On most cruises, I bring several paperbacks, read them and leave them in the library on the ship for someone else. I'm sure others do the same. Yes! I always leave the books I’ve brought onboard and finished. I also have a kindle, but I can’t share the books I’ve bought with others. I hate that they just sit on my kindle unread. (I’m a teacher, so the need to share reading is in my soul!) Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted February 24, 2018 #130 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Latest Hal Blog. Is this the library solution?:( https://www.hollandamerica.com/blog/topics/arts-entertainment/os-reading-room-goes-fleetwide-features-oprahs-book-clubs-latest-selection-an-american-marriage/ Good Grief Hal! Maybe for some but I have no interest in participating in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted February 24, 2018 #131 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Latest Hal Blog. Is this the library solution?:( https://www.hollandamerica.com/blog/topics/arts-entertainment/os-reading-room-goes-fleetwide-features-oprahs-book-clubs-latest-selection-an-american-marriage/ Good Grief Hal! Maybe for some but I have no interest in participating in this. What staff member will be in charge of this? Assistant CD? (perfect task for a librarian) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea girl 23 Posted February 24, 2018 #132 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Wow..I can only describe people opinion of Oprah(and by extension HAL) as toxic.:loudcry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted February 24, 2018 #133 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I’m not “toxic” over Oprah I have just never seen much in her recommend read book list that interest me. I’m sure some avid readers who enjoy Book Club review/ forums may enjoy this. Will just continue to load the Kindle with literature that interest me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comcox Posted February 24, 2018 #134 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Latest Hal Blog. Is this the library solution?:( https://www.hollandamerica.com/blog/topics/arts-entertainment/os-reading-room-goes-fleetwide-features-oprahs-book-clubs-latest-selection-an-american-marriage/ Good Grief Hal! Maybe for some but I have no interest in participating in this. Thanks for posting the link to this blog. We should all leave our comments posted there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare albingirl Posted February 25, 2018 #135 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Wow..I can only describe people opinion of Oprah(and by extension HAL) as toxic.:loudcry: Nah, her book club selections are awful and certainly not for everyone. I know that I am very surprised that HAL took her on. Too commercial; promoting her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted February 25, 2018 #136 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Wow..I can only describe people opinion of Oprah(and by extension HAL) as toxic.:loudcry: Well, when an Oprah book club includes BYOB (Bring your own book), it's not too inspiring. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/holland-america-line-and-o-the-oprah-magazine-launch-os-reading-room-fleetwide-featuring-oprahs-book-clubs-latest-selection-an-american-marriage-by-award-winning-author-tayari-jones-300603000.html Now, in the old book club days, they were supplied. If we have to bring our own (or kindles for those that want those), I'll choose my roll call's selection which is relevant to our cruise / inspiring and carefully selected. If I am paying, I'll choose which books I want and certainly won't buy one because "someone said so". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare albingirl Posted February 25, 2018 #137 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Well, when an Oprah book club includes BYOB (Bring your own book), it's not too inspiring. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/holland-america-line-and-o-the-oprah-magazine-launch-os-reading-room-fleetwide-featuring-oprahs-book-clubs-latest-selection-an-american-marriage-by-award-winning-author-tayari-jones-300603000.html Now, in the old book club days, they were supplied. If we have to bring our own (or kindles for those that want those), I'll choose my roll call's selection which is relevant to our cruise / inspiring and carefully selected. If I am paying, I'll choose which books I want and certainly won't buy one because "someone said so". Agree. Well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho and Barb Posted February 25, 2018 #138 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I like and read both but I prefer electronic books on my cruises. I love to get up before the sun comes up...Grab my coffee and head to a spot on the ship where I can watch the sun rise while reading my book. Unfortunately, it’s harder to read a print book in the dark. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrolleyGirl Posted February 25, 2018 #139 Share Posted February 25, 2018 What staff member will be in charge of this? Assistant CD? (perfect task for a librarian)[\QUOTE] On the Eurodam the Cruise Director lead the discussion. The book club only met one day and it was early in the cruise. I think it was day 2. The book club book was Anything is Possible. There were copies available for purchase in the gift shop. I didn’t know whether to go to the meeting or not since I hadn’t read the book. In the end it didn’t matter because the CD just gave a brief overview of the book. Then the 6 of us that had gathered just discussed author, books and genres we enjoyed. I wish the meeting would have been called a book lovers gathering or something similar since it wasn’t really about that specific book at all. Or if it was to be a meeting about a specific book, we would be told in advance of boarding the ship so I could start reading the book before boarding to be prepared for a discussion. Anyway, it was an enjoyable experience to gather with other like minded individuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithaca gal Posted February 25, 2018 #140 Share Posted February 25, 2018 What staff member will be in charge of this? Assistant CD? (perfect task for a librarian)[\QUOTE] On the Eurodam the Cruise Director lead the discussion. The book club only met one day and it was early in the cruise. I think it was day 2. The book club book was Anything is Possible. There were copies available for purchase in the gift shop. I didn’t know whether to go to the meeting or not since I hadn’t read the book. In the end it didn’t matter because the CD just gave a brief overview of the book. Then the 6 of us that had gathered just discussed author, books and genres we enjoyed. I wish the meeting would have been called a book lovers gathering or something similar since it wasn’t really about that specific book at all. Or if it was to be a meeting about a specific book, we would be told in advance of boarding the ship so I could start reading the book before boarding to be prepared for a discussion. Anyway, it was an enjoyable experience to gather with other like minded individuals. Sounds like a nice gathering, but a book club? I was wondering how we would know what book to read -- and if we bought it onboard, would we have to race through it? Strange set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whogo Posted February 25, 2018 #141 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I appreciate book recommendations, have been working my way slowly through someone's (Harvard's?) old list of the 100 best novels. Currently reading Sinclair Lewis's Main Street, can't wait to get back to more frivolous reading. I looked through a list of all Oprah's Book Club books and found that I had read three of them, three more overlap with my top 100 list: Cry, The Beloved Country; Anna Karenina; and The Good Earth. Can't complain about Oprah's selections, even if our politics don't jibe. Nobody has to read them. Anything that gets people to read is OK by me. Three of our HAL cruises had book groups, none of the books appealed to me, wasn't about to read them, certainly didn't want to discuss them with a group. I was happy to see others, including my wife, enjoy them. Keep the libraries, bring the librarians back, and keep quiet, comfortable reading areas on all HAL ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea girl 23 Posted February 25, 2018 #142 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Exactly.NO ONE is making you participate in the book groups. Some here make it seem as if Oprah herself is putting a gun to their head to participate.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richstowe Posted February 25, 2018 #143 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Exactly.NO ONE is making you participate in the book groups. Some here make it seem as if Oprah herself is putting a gun to their head to participate.:rolleyes: It sounds like they are deathly afraid she might change their minds about something . Don't want that ! :eek: BTW, no different if it was someone from the right. Seems we all prefer our opinions to be fixed. Edited February 25, 2018 by richstowe Second thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrhdhd Posted February 25, 2018 #144 Share Posted February 25, 2018 So let me follow the logic here . . . I am supposed to buy a Kindle because others recommend one, but I am not supposed to read any books recommended by others. Got it. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnap Posted February 25, 2018 #145 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Yes! I always leave the books I’ve brought onboard and finished. I also have a kindle, but I can’t share the books I’ve bought with others. I hate that they just sit on my kindle unread. (I’m a teacher, so the need to share reading is in my soul!) I totally agree with you. I read a lot of books and always share those books with others when I have finished them. I am not a teacher but I agree with you, the need to share reading with others is in my soul. To me it would be a terrible waste not to share a good book with someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee2673 Posted February 25, 2018 #146 Share Posted February 25, 2018 For me, as an avid reader, I carefully pick my books to read on vacation. Load them from my library to my Kindle. I could never leave that detail to chance! I like paper books but my suitcase is much lighter this way Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted February 25, 2018 #147 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Yes! I always leave the books I’ve brought onboard and finished. I also have a kindle, but I can’t share the books I’ve bought with others. I hate that they just sit on my kindle unread. (I’m a teacher, so the need to share reading is in my soul!) I totally agree with you. I read a lot of books and always share those books with others when I have finished them. I am not a teacher but I agree with you, the need to share reading with others is in my soul. To me it would be a terrible waste not to share a good book with someone else. You can share Kindle books in a couple of ways. You can "loan" a book to someone and you can "share" your library with someone (usually family or trusted friend.....) Really, it's almost like a "real" book. :') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted February 25, 2018 #148 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Here's your real books: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2604076 Holland America Bringing O’s Reading Room Fleetwide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellieanne Posted February 25, 2018 #149 Share Posted February 25, 2018 You can share Kindle books in a couple of ways. You can "loan" a book to someone and you can "share" your library with someone (usually family or trusted friend.....) Really, it's almost like a "real" book. :') Yes, I have "loaned" Kindle books that way, but you can only loan each Kindle book only once, so if you want to share it with more than one person, you cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comcox Posted February 26, 2018 #150 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I wrote directly to the President's Office about the library issue and here is the reply I just received: Library: Holland America Line is not “getting rid of our libraries”. We are creating a curated selection of books the majority of which are related to the destination. These include historical fiction books about the region,fiction books set in the region, and fiction written by authors from the region. We will also feature nonfictionbooks about cruising, navigation, maritime history, and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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