Hi hi book luvers of /r/bangtan! Y’all, January is finally. over. Something about that month makes it seem like it’s 20 billion years long, and also why is it so cold everywhere?? But now it’s done and we’re into Hobi-uary and one month closer to the comeback of the decade! While you wait and start planning for the album drop and the tour (and scrolling through the Sell/Trade thread) and keep refreshing your Weverse to see if maybe they’ll go live or keep ghosting us until March, come distract yourself here with our book club!

Our pick for this month is….

Ways of Seeing by John Berger

Based on a four-part 1972 BBC documentary series of the same name, it is considered one of the most influential and accessible works of writing about art in the English language. Consisting of four textual essays and three picture essays bereft of text, this book deconstructs the dominant cultural ‘gaze’ towards art and connects it with the way we regard and ascribe meaning, both to works of art and to the world around us.

Gave You the Book’s Name, No Longer Untitled

See below for options on how to get the book

Author: John BergerPublisher: BBC, London
Original Publication Date: January 1, 1972ISBN-13: 9780140135152
Local libraries (where applicable)Amazon
Ways of Seeing WebsiteBarnes & Noble

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Schedule for the month

DateEvent
Feb 2Readers’ Choice book announced
Feb 21Books with Luv discussion meeting

Below is a discussion guide. We will also be preparing some questions for you!

  • Book specific questions: TBD
  • Fan Chant: Hype/overall reviews
  • Ments: favorite quotes
  • ARMY Time: playlist/recommendations of songs you associate with the book/chapters/characters
  • Do The Wave: sentiments, feels, realizations based on the book
  • Encore/Post Club-read Depression Prevention: something the book club can do afterwards (on one’s own leisure time) to help recover from the book hangover.

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Drop a line below to let us know if you’ll be joining! Share what you’re looking forward to about this book. Did the book you voted for get picked? Or were you hoping for another book? We’d love to hear it all. See you at the discussion meeting!

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the book or the thread, feel free to tag me or any of the mods or BWL Volunteers.

…and the r/bangtan Mod Team