Changes: Book club

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This article is about the Others' reading group. For other uses of "book club" see: Book club (disambiguation)

The "book club" is an informal group of Others who get together periodically to discuss a book that was selected by the meeting's host.

Members included: Juliet, Amelia, Adam, and four Others background cast, three of whom appeared in later episodes.
Ben didn't attend at least one meeting hosted by Juliet.
There used to be a feature on abc.com called Book Club.

"So I guess I'm out of the book club" - Ben, "A Tale of Two Cities"

Juliet's book

3x01-Juliet-Carrie — Juliet holding Stephen King's "Carrie". ("A Tale of Two Cities")

In "A Tale of Two Cities", Juliet hosted the meeting of the Book Club, which was discussing Stephen King's Carrie.

Adam criticized Juliet's reading selection, saying that Ben wouldn't even read it in the bathroom.
- In contrast, Ben previously intimated to Locke in "Maternity Leave" that he liked Stephen King, specifically preferring his books to those of Dostoyevsky. This may have been a bit of ironic humor on Ben's part, since the Book Club had been reading a Stephen King novel immediately before witnessing the plane crash, and Ben was interrogated by the survivors 58 days later.
Juliet told Adam that it was her favorite book. Later, when the Others were drawn outside by the mid-air breakup of Oceanic Flight 815, she was still clutching the book.
Ben was a member, and thought Carrie was depressing. He was apparently kicked out of the club by Juliet after the altercation in his kitchen regarding Ben and Rachel's cancer. ("One of Us")

Observations

It's notable that so many copies of the same book are available on the Island. The copies of the book are also various editions with different sleeve artwork.
If Ben was still in the club, there would be eight members.

Unanswered questions

Unanswered questions
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For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Book club/Theories

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+:<small>''This article is about the Others' reading group. For other uses of "book club" see: [[Book club (disambiguation)]]''</small>
-[[Image:BookClub.jpg|thumb|right|The Book Club]]
+{{I|I=BookClub.jpg|w=200|a=right|c=The book club. {{Crossref|3x01}}}}
-The Book Club is an informal group of [[Others]] who get together periodically to discuss a book that was selected by the meeting's host.
-* Members include: [[Juliet]], [[Amelia]] and [[Adam (Other)|Adam]], among others.
+The "'''book club'''" is an informal group of [[Others]] who get together periodically to discuss a [[literary works|book]] that was selected by the meeting's host.
+* Members included: [[Juliet]], [[Amelia]], [[Adam (Other)|Adam]], and four [[Background_cast#Others_background|Others background cast]], three of whom appeared in later episodes.
 * [[Ben]] didn't attend at least one meeting hosted by Juliet.
+* There used to be [http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=bookclub a feature on abc.com called Book Club].
+{{QuoteRef2
-==Juliet's Book==
+| quote="So I guess I'm out of the book club"
-[[Image:3x01-Juliet-Carrie.png|left|thumb|150px|Juliet holding Stephen King's "Carrie"]]In {{ep|3x01}}, [[Juliet]] hosts the meeting of the Book Club, which is discussing [[Stephen King]]'s [[Carrie (Book)|Carrie]].
+| said by= [[Ben]]
-* [[Adam (Other)|Adam]] criticizes Juliet's reading selection, saying that [[Ben]] wouldn't even read it in the bathroom.
+| reference= {{ep|3x01}}
-** In contrast, [[Ben]] previously intimated to Locke in {{ep|2x15}} that he likes [[Stephen King]], specifically preferring his books to those of [[The Brothers Karamazov|Dostoyevsky]].  This may have been a bit of ironic humor on Ben's part, since the Book Club had been reading a Stephen King novel immediately before witnessing the plane crash, and Ben was interrogated by the Survivors [[Maternity Leave|58 days later]].
+}}
-* [[Juliet]] tells [[Adam (Other)|Adam]] that it is her favorite book.  Later, when [[the Others]] are drawn outside by the mid-air breakup of [[Oceanic Flight 815]], she is still clutching the book.
+==Juliet's book==
+{{I|I=3x01-Juliet-Carrie.png|a=right|w=200|c=[[Juliet]] holding [[Stephen King|Stephen King's]] "[[Carrie]]". {{crossref|3x01}}}}
+In {{ep|3x01}}, [[Juliet]] hosted the meeting of the Book Club, which was discussing [[Stephen King]]'s [[Carrie (Book)|Carrie]].
+* [[Adam (Other)|Adam]] criticized Juliet's reading selection, saying that [[Ben]] wouldn't even read it in the bathroom.
+** In contrast, [[Ben]] previously intimated to [[Locke]] in {{ep|2x15}} that he liked [[Stephen King]], specifically preferring his books to those of [[The Brothers Karamazov|Dostoyevsky]].  This may have been a bit of ironic humor on Ben's part, since the Book Club had been reading a Stephen King novel immediately before witnessing the plane crash, and Ben was interrogated by the [[survivors]] [[Maternity Leave|58 days later]].
+* [[Juliet]] told [[Adam (Other)|Adam]] that it was her favorite book.  Later, when [[the Others]] were drawn outside by the [[mid-air breakup]] of [[Oceanic Flight 815]], she was still clutching the book.
+* [[Ben]] was a member, and thought Carrie was depressing. He was apparently kicked out of the club by Juliet after the altercation in his kitchen regarding Ben and [[Rachel (Juliet's sister)|Rachel]]'s [[cancer]]. <small>({{ep|3x16}})</small>
+{{brclear}}
 ==Observations==
-*It's rather unusual that so many copies of the same book are available on the island. Although, in an effort to create various aspects of a society, it is possible that numerous editions of various publications were stocked on the island, it is very convinient that [[Juliet]], a relative newcomer to the island, would be fortunate enough to have her favourite book present on the island. The copies of the book are also various editions with different sleeve artwork.
+*It's notable that so many copies of the same book are available on the Island. The copies of the book are also various editions with different sleeve artwork.
+*If [[Ben]] was still in the club, there would be [[eight]] members.
+{{brclear}}
+==Unanswered questions==
-==Quotes==
+{{NavMinor-Unanswered}}
-* "So, I guess I'm out of the Book Club." ~ [[Ben]] to [[Juliet]]
+{{brclear}}
+==See also==
+* [[ITunes Book Club]]
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+[[fr:Club de lecture]]
+[[ru:Книжный клуб]]
 [[Category:The Others]]