Classics

[close] This is a group for teenagers (Or anyone else really) who wants to start reading more classical literature. Personally i have been reading YA for years but i now want to try reading more classics as YA is becoming a bit repetitive imo. Reading classics alone is pretty difficult, so reading as a group should make the experience smoother and more enjoyable for us all :)

[close] Welcome to Stardrop book club! Please leave your shoes by the door and feel free to walk around a pick a book or two, discuss with other book club members or just have a nice tea conversation! If you need any help, employees are often available to fulfill your request. Any new member is welcome! Have a nice day and enjoy your stay! The Stardrop Book Club isn't just any book club, it's a community of people who get along well! You don't necessarily have to be obsessed or like books so much to join this club, because everyone is welcome here!

[close] This is a group for reading vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond, including the British Library Crime Classics series. During 2018-2019 we are reading Ngaio Marsh's Inspector Alleyn mysteries as a group challenge. Previous challenges included the Lord Peter Wimsey and Miss Marple books. We also read and discuss books by many other authors from the era, including a few from other countries.

[close] Click HERE for the latest group announcements. "It reminded me of ____ but in space." "I read ____ in high school, and actually liked it." "It's like a cross between ____ and ____ with a little Harry Potter thrown in." "YOU'VE NEVER READ ____?!?" You know the drill. Your friends reference it, your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/"sort of thing?" raves about it, even your favorite movies quote it, or it IS your favorite movie but you've never read the book. This group is for those of us for whom one of the following may apply... - we have finally developed a taste for reading and are severely behind on classics; - we kindaaa, sortaaa, but actually slept through English class in high school and used Sparknotes/Hollywood remakes to write our book reports; - we buy a book that everyone is talking about and it sits on our shelf, and sits there... and sits there; - we've heard the hype and are finally getting around to reading the actual book; - we want to expand our horizons beyond the single genre we usually read and want to do so with some time-tested material; - we just plain old want to get everyone off our backs for not having read _____. Every month we'll choose three books to read: 1) a classic (that everyone has probably read but us), 2) a "modern" classic or popular book that everyone is talking about, and 3) a bookshelf catch-up in which we choose a book the group has already read to catch-up with other members.