Classics

[close] With a classic book, you don't need a flux capacitor you don't have to hit 88 mph and you don't even need a DeLorean to go back in time. So why not pick up a classic book today? Let's get BACK to the CLASSICS!

[close] The purpose of this group is to read, discover, revisit and comment on classic short stories. Hopefully, our discussions will help us appreciate and enjoy their craft, variety, beauty, suspense, wonder, boredom, amusement, strangeness or horror. We are reading one story each week from "The Art of the Short Story" anthology (see group's bookshelf) in chronological order until mid-2023—you can join in and drop out at any point. Since most of these stories are available online, you don’t need to own this anthology to participate. Whenever possible, I'll post a link in advance. NB: The group is private, but anyone interested is welcome to ask for an invitation.

[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] The Wanna Read Book Club chooses books to read from a select list of other book clubs and lists. Call us parasites if you will, but we wanna read 'em too.