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If you would like to read those books that you feel you ought to have read but have never gotten around to, then this is the group for you. Book selections are chosen from all editions of "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die," edited by Peter Boxall. That means a master list of nearly 1300 books that is a mixture of classics and influential works across many genres, from the 1600s-2000s.
We try to read a book every third Sunday. The group includes old members, new members and visitors. If you want to try us out, we typically see at least one new person each time, so this is definitely not a closed group and we are in the habit of welcoming new voices.
What can you expect? We vary our format occasionally, but most often we go around the room once and give people space to express their thoughts without too much interruption. And, then we break into open conversation, digging deeper into themes and the work itself. Those book clubs where everyone comes and has a glass of red wine and no one has read the book? Yeah, that's not us. We love to read and think and converse about what we've read. Come often enough and you'll get to choose a book in the coming year to host!
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, 3905 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, US1955, 331 pages
A timeless story that rides the line between satire and dread like a bucking bronco, Lolita is always the subject of heated discussions, and there’s only one way to find out why.
- Barnes and Nobles bookseller's note.Nabokov discusses Lolita on Canadian TV, 50s - Part 1
Part 2There is no shortage of editions and any will do. The annotated ones contain the author's afterword (crafted much later) and explanations of the book's many allusions, which are helpful but not necessary to enjoy the novel and may be fatiguing to some.
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