Welcome, Classics Book Readers!
- Location
- Chicago, IL 41.9-87.67 60622US
- Meetups
- 47 so far
- Members
- 423 Book Readers
If you would like to read those books that you feel you ought to have read but have never gotten around to it, then this is the group for you. Book selections will be chosen from "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die," edited by Peter Boxall. The list of books, which comprises selections in many genres from the 1600s-2000s, is in the Files section. We try to have two meetings per month. The main meeting, which I organize, is dedicated to a more modern classic (post-1900) while the second meeting, led by an assistant organizer, will discuss an older book (pre-1900). Our reading list of past and future book selections also can be found in the Files section. Hope you can join us.
Our next MeetupHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
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Not chosen yet
- Who’s coming?
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25 Yes / 2 Maybe
From 1001 Books:
"Based on Joseph Conrad's own venture into Africa in 1890, Heart of Darkness is the best of his shorter works. Eloquent, audacious, experimental, recessive, satiric, yet deeply humane, since its serialization in 1899 it has continued to provoke controversy and reward analysis. Read more
More upcoming Meetups
Past Meetups
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Join Read the Classics - The 1001 Books Challenge
What's new?
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Nov 8
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New member
“Reading is living” -
New member
“I love to read and have been a bookworm since I was a kid. I'd like to meet new friends who enjoy reading.”
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Nov 2
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New member
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“I've been reading too many textbooks and journal articles! I want to get back to novels!”
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Oct 29
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Oct 27
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Oct 25
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New member
“I'm a bookworm through and through.”
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Oct 24
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New member“I read extensively and would love to meet others who enjoy reading.”
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Oct 22
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New member“Why waste time watching The Office when I can be reading the Classics?”
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New member
“Read the classics and meet others who enjoy as well!”
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Art Gallery Group
What members are saying
“ Great group and excellent conversation. ”
“ Always engaging discussion, an interesting mix of perspectives and opinions, that ends up making the experience of reading each book more than it would have been in solitude. ...
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