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.

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  • May 26 at 4:00 PM, 7 Book Readers attended

    Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker
    This is the sequel to The Color Purple which follows the story of Tashi and her experiences in America.      Due to traveling plans, i need to schedule this a day ahead...
  • May 20 at 3:00 PM, 16 Book Readers attended

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    They rated it 5.00 5.004 (4 ratings)

    From 1001 books:    "Pride and Prejudice is the second of four novels that Jane Austen published during her lifetime. As widely read now as it was then, Austen's romance... Learn more
  • May 4 at 8:45 PM, 15 Book Readers attended

    MOVIE NIGHT: The Raven
    We will meet in the lobby by 8:30. Drinks after the movie. I'm thinking The Celtic Knot pub, about 4 blocks from the theater on Church St.   A fictionalized account of... Learn more
  • April 29 at 3:00 PM, 15 Book Readers attended

    The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro

    They rated it 5.00 5.003 (3 ratings)

    From 1001 Books:  "Few readers will know a book as mesmerizing as Kazuo Ishiguro's unique The Unconsoled. The text is oriented around (if it can be said to be oriented... Learn more
  • April 15 at 4:00 PM, 9 Book Readers attended

    Bleak House

    They rated it 5.00 5.001 (1 ratings)

    In honor of Tax Day and April being the cruelest month, 1,000 pages of Dickensian Misery, endless lawsuits and bankruptcy.  You're Welcome.
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