[Publib] book club question

[Toni Cox (Library)]

I have found that tangents are more prevalent when the book does not
have enough juice for a good discussion. People naturally will talk
about things more interesting. Also conversation about personal lives is
a good bonding experience and is a lot of the reason book clubs are so
popular. I will usually allow side conversations for a few minutes, and
wait to say something until I see an opening in their conversation that
will bring us back to the book. And other members have become
comfortable enough to do this as well.

> Do you spend a lot of time redirecting your book club members to the 
> discussion at hand or do you let them go on different tangents and 
> then let them come back on their own?