Classics

[close] This is a group for anyone who wants to read the Chunksters (the BIG books like Anna Karenina, War & Peace, Les Miserables, Don Quixote, Infinite Jest, A Suitable Boy, In Search of Lost Time, Jerusalem, Middlemarch, Miss Macintosh My Darling, Ulysses (ok, you get the idea...). We are all about making these fun and easier to read in a group format! Plus there are mini-group Chunkster buddy reads for books that members want to get together and read. **Before you join, please be sure to go to our Group Guidelines thread and be sure you understand the rules in this fun group!**

[close] This is a group for discerning readers looking to discover, explore, and critically discuss some of the World’s literature, with a primary emphasis on the great books, short stories and poetry of the early-18th century to the early-20th century. You can expect to find intelligent discussions associated with literary periods and movements; major and minor authors and their works; and potential connections and relationships with other artistic movements and periods (e.g., music, visual arts, architecture, etc.).We encourage participants to bring their intellectual curiosity and a willingness to share their knowledge and engage in critical thinking and discussion. This group is intended to be a safe, comfortable, yet stimulating haven for those looking to learn more and share their love for some of the World’s great literature.

[close] "Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodreads and these are some of our Focus Areas. We have welcomed worldwide members from over 171 countries; we are a large international group which spans the globe. Discussions: Bentley leads James Madison: A Biography by Ralph Ketchum (Presidential), Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times by Kenneth Whyte and Noah Feldman's book - The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President, Stamped, and The Federalist Papers - a long term offering continues. Upcoming: (BOTM) Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler and Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America Free Book Offer soon to History Book Club members - stay tuned for details - North America offering - "for HBC members only" Become a Free Reader (only at the HBC) - we will tell you how and we are currently Free Reading Salt and The Threat. Also White Fragility and the classic Faces at the Bottom of the Well and The Room where it Happened. Find Challenges for the Two Koreas, Ireland, Japan here - You can scroll through them and join the challenge that interests you.

[close] Club de lectura dedicado a la lectura de clásicos. Fundado en 2020.