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 While I liked the idea of comparing/contrasting books, I would prefer to be able to focus on one book at a time. After we read several books, sure we can bring similarities into our discussion, but I don't want the focus of my reading attention to be like a high school essay. I also am very adamant about reading whole books. If I want to get a taste of a book then I can read the back- while I appreciate wanting to cover a lot of different material, I truly believe in quality, not quantity. I want to be able to sit down and "get" what an author was trying to say, and I don't want to come in halfway into the conversation. I feel that this detracts from my reading experience. 

Themes can be a really good unifier, but I also think that they can potentially be restricting. Before we go any further into picking specific books, I think we need to decide if we want a more diverse, all over the place syllabus or a unified one.