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We choose a dozen classic books every year and meet monthly to discuss one. Usually the person who suggested a particular book leads the discussion. We like to meet at the downtown Deschutes Public Library in one of the upstairs rooms. But not until the library is open again in May and perhaps not downtown but in the new Eastside Library. We are trying using the Starbucks on Century Drive in the Safeway parking lot in the mean time. Safeway is 350 SW Century, the Starbucks is 200 SW Century near the UPS store. Meetings are mostly on the 3rd Tuesday, start at 5:45 PM and end at 7:45. The people who attend have varied life experiences and enough initiative to read and thoughtfully critique the books.
I don't think any of us are closet literature professionals.
September is our traditional meeting for the next year’s reading choices. “Classic” is vague enough to encompass Homer and the Egyptians to Cormac McCarthy in time and from sonnets to block busters in genre. The definition of classic we came across once: worth re reading. We generally avoid very long or excessively abstruse selections. So have avoided Gravity’s Rainbow, Infinite Jest, The Fairie Queen, and Tales of the Genji. But a passionate nomination tends to win the day. If you’re not attending, email submissions are fine. Just to be safe, pick two entries and we will figure some mechanism for choosing at the September 17 2026 meeting.
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