As serious readers, how important are discussions for you?

Hi everyone!

As a serious reader, how important are discussions for you? I love reading and I often find myself in the following situation:

  1) Read a really great book i.e., Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman (amazing read btw, 10/10 would recommend)

  2) Find someone to have meaningful, deep discussions with (someone who has also read the book)

  3) Profit.

Unfortunately, #3 comes rarely. `:(`

I'm in the midst of developing an idea (http://qitab.club -- just landing page with additional details) which is trying to solve the following problems:

  1) Difficulty finding people who are reading the same book to discuss with

  2) Book clubs, which are great but have their own pace and their own roadmap

I've tried finding book clubs but they always have their own roadmap and there are usually 100s if not 1000s in a single group. So, I'm trying to develop something where you can answer discussion questions for yourself and later, form small groups (the app helps with this) to discuss the book with.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and learn about the problems you face for your discussions.

Thanks for your time!