Classics

[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] hii i’m making this group for readers who have many different interests!! if you are an active Goodreads user, a hopeless romantics, a night reader, love autumn, interested in literature, philosophy, psychology, mythology, true crime, poetry, classics, music, films, are someone who analyzes and annotates books, are passionate about books and want to share your opinions don’t hesitate to join!! <3 some of my my favorite books just kids - patti smith the picture of dorian gray- oscar wilde the book thief- markus zusak song of achilles- madeline miller circe- madeline miller perks of being a wallflower- stephan chbosky a trip to the stars- christopher nicholas dead poets society- kleinbaum N.H. carmilla- le fanu, J. sheridan letters to a young poet- rilke, rainer maria aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe- sáenz benjamin slide harry potter series ATYD!! if any of these interest you, you should join!! :)

[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 Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer (Spotlighted Book) and The Federalist Papers is an on-going study. Upcoming: River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard (Book of the Month) 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 many books. Find Challenges for the Two Koreas, Ireland, Japan here - You can scroll through them and join the challenge that interests you.

[close] The purpose of this group is to read and comment on classic short stories. Hopefully, our discussions will help us appreciate the craft and variety of this literary form. We are reading one story each week from "The Art of the Short Story" anthology in chronological order; you can join in and drop out at any point. You don’t need to own this anthology to participate; whenever possible, I'll post a link in advance.