Classics

[close] For people who like to read many different genres & types of books. Each month we will read books voted on by members, with a specific genre featured as the theme each month. Have a wide variety of tastes? Want to explore out of your reading comfort zone or trying to branch out? We want you! Current Month: Classics Upcoming Genres/themes: 2018 October - Horror November - Mystery December - Second Chance Month 2019 January: Historical February: Romance March: Science Fiction April: Horror May: Fantasy June: Classics July: TBD August: TBD September: TBD October: TBD November: TBD December: Second Chance Pick

[close] Greetings all! Victober is a month-long readathon hosted each October all about reading Victorian literature. This year's challenges are: 1. Ange’s challenge: Read a book by one of the hosts’ favourite Victorian authors (Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell or Thomas Hardy). 2. Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian book with a proper noun (i.e., a place name or person’s name) in the title . 3. Katie’s challenge: Read a book from the first ten years of the Victorian period and/or a book from the last ten years of the Victorian period (i.e., 1837-1847 or 1891-1901). 4. Lucy’s challenge: Read a Victorian book written by a woman anonymously or under a pseudonym. 5. General challenge: Read a Victorian book and watch a screen adaptation of it. We'll also be doing a group readalong, of Wives and Daughters, by Elizabeth Gaskell. Wives and Daughters has 60 chapters, so we'll be taking it slow, reading two chapters a day over the course of the whole month. We thought we'd create a Goodreads group this time to give everyone a chance to chat to other people taking part, share their TBRs, videos, current reads, etc. For the purposes of this readathon, the definition of Victorian literature is: any book/work of literature written or published by a British or Irish writer, or a writer residing in Britain or Ireland, in the years 1837-1901. Your hosts are: Ange, Beyond the Pages: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcg5MWOuNasHIzyErjRD5A Katie, Books and Things: https://www.youtube.com/booksandthingswithkatie Kate Howe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcjcyByhekqVpU6cKriX5w Lucythereader: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshc1VYtf4bI3Q7Ibi5J-Cg

[close] We're here because we like reading and we like chatting about reading. But we are here especially because we strongly believe that reading is not just something we do alone, but something that can unite people of different kinds, all over the world! This group really is all about books! In terms of group reads we have a monthly fiction book and a bi-monthly group read of a classic. We feature dedicated sections for non-fiction, poetry, short stories and drama. We also have weekly poetry postings (the Monday Poem). Quarterly there is a group discussion of non-fiction books in which members are encouraged to read books that relate to a specific theme and another theme for short stories. We feature a yearly challenge which varies from year to year in form. In addition, we have a section for people to post their yearly personal challenges and books read during the year.

[close] We strongly believe that life means happiness and happiness means books. And what's more, we have room for everyone here! Slow reader, quick reader, young reader or old, you are more than welcome:) Join us if you love a good book, love to step out of your comfort zone once in a while, love reading challenges, reading with buddies, putting your points forward and random chat discussions!