Tried that spousal book club w/ my wife. The deal was that we would only read a book neither of us had read before.
Worked great for a while, but we’ve been stuck on the Iliad for 8 years because she refuses to finish it.
I’m not giving in, because 1) Iliad is awesome; 2) a deal is a deal; and 3) neither of us have read Proust, and I have bad feeling that’s coming next as revenge if she ever finishes Homer.
Meanwhile, I pour a whiskey and read my books, she pours a glass of wine and reads hers.
LMAO.
I guess it all breaks down with disparate interests.
At least you both have reading as an activity.
That beats watching bar room fights.
Cheers!