Classics

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[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.

[close] This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western thought over the years; books which Robert Hutchins, in his essay for the Great Books of the Western World series, considered important works in “The Great Conversation.” As one participant noted, "the goal of this group is to make reading the classics an enjoyable and enlightening but non-threatening process."

[close] Celebrating Jane Austen's life and writing with a chapter a day readalong of Persuasion. The readalong will be active July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022. Come join us! Discussion Schedule: Volume 1: July 1, 2022 Chapter 1 July 2, 2022 Chapter 2 July 3, 2022 Chapter 3 July 4, 2022 Chapter 4 July 5, 2022 Chapter 5 July 6, 2022 Chapter 6 July 7, 2022 Chapter 7 July 8, 2022 Chapter 8 July 9, 2022 Chapter 9 July 10, 2022 Chapter 10 July 11, 2022 Chapter 11 July 12, 2022 Chapter 12 Volume 2: July 13, 2022 Chapter 13 July 14, 2022 Chapter 14 July 15, 2022 Chapter 15 July 16, 2022 Chapter 16 July 17, 2022 Chapter 17 July 18, 2022 Chapter 18 July 19, 2022 Chapter 19 July 20, 2022 Chapter 20 July 21, 2022 Chapter 21 July 22, 2022 Chapter 22 July 23, 2022 Chapter 23 July 24, 2022 Chapter 24 Optional Discussion: July 25, 2022 Cancelled Chapter 10* (replaces Chapters 22 & 23) July 26, 2022 Cancelled Chapter 11*(replaces Chapter 24) July 26, 2022 Final Thoughts