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  The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
  • Tue Jun 05
    7:30 PM
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  • 22 attending
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  Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall (2009)
  • Tue Jul 10
    7:30 PM
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  • 17 attending
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  163 Court St, Brooklyn, Ne (map)

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• Meetup
  The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
  • Tue Aug 07
    7:30 PM
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  163 Court St, Brooklyn, Ne (map)

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  The Custom of the Country is a 1913 novel by Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society. Learn more

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Recent Meetups

• May 1 at 7:30 PM, 14 Reading enthusiasts attended

  The Waterworks by E. L. Doctorow
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  They rated it 5.003 (3 ratings)

• April 3 at 7:30 PM, 20 Reading enthusiasts attended

  Belly of Paris by Émile Zola (Brian Nelson 2009 Oxford World Classics)
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  They rated it 5.002 (2 ratings)

• March 6 at 7:30 PM, 20 Reading enthusiasts attended

  A visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan
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  They rated it 4.502 (2 ratings)

  

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  Will you never stop tormenting me with time? Book I liked discussion I liked too. Thanks everybody for coming out.

  —James Held

  

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  Great meetup, but I am still disappointed in the book.

  —barbara

• February 7 at 7:30 PM, 20 Reading enthusiasts attended

  Disgrace by John Maxwell Coetzee
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  They rated it 5.006 (6 ratings)

  

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  Excellent book choice; excellent discussion. The leader, Jim, was very good, offered direction when needed, kept things moving, etc. ...

  —Ted Cohen

  

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  Churchill said that old age was a shipwreck. Sometimes old age can be a desert too

  —James Held

• January 10 at 7:30 PM, 20 Reading enthusiasts attended

  Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd
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  They rated it 5.002 (2 ratings)

  Please come prepared to discuss the book. Please make a reasonable effort to purchase the book from Bookcourt. They will give us 20 % off through the day of the Meetup.... Learn more