The book club I’m in is also a meetup book club. It meets generally twice a month.

We need at a place that serves alcohol but there’s no requirement to order anything. The host would go around the table and have folks introduce themselves and say what they think of the book. Some folks have notes to refer to but folks aren’t giving a lecture on the book. Once everyone has spoken, the floor opens to general discussion about the book. The host has backup questions if the discussion dies down.

Towards the end, there may be non-book related talk as the meeting winds down.

It’s okay not to like a book and even not finish them.

Just show up and see what happens. The only thing you shouldn’t do is sign up and not show up if there are limited spots. That would prevent somebody on the waiting list from going.