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Hi! If you're hungry for good literature, you've stumbled across the right page! There are several lists floating around these days of the 100 best books of all time. What's amazing is that the average person has only read about 4 books from any of these given lists. My desire is to find other individuals who are hungry for some good literature from around the world accompanied by good friends, food and wine, to discuss some of these literary works of art. This club is focusing specifically on the classics, or books with a significant representation of and/or impact on cultures around the world. There are plenty of options to choose from and something sure to fit just about any preference. There's nothing like diving into a good book, but it's even better when you have people to discuss it with.
Interested? Join the group, check out our current selection, and get started reading! Read the book first, then come to the meeting to discuss.
Thanks for visiting!
Rachel
Books we've read so far (May 2010 - January 2026)
Books we've read so far:
172. Quiet Flows the Don, Mikhail Sholokhov
171. Orhan Pamuk- my name is red
170. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
169. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
168. The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell
167. Burmese Days - George Orwell
166. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
165. The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton
164. I am a cat by Natsume Soseki
163. Kindred - Octavia E. Butler
162. Kim by Rudyard Kipling
161. Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann
160. Picnic at Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay
159. The Monk
158. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
157. Tales of an eastern port : the Singapore novellas of Joseph Conrad
156. Night on the Galactic Railroad by Kenji Miyazawa
155. Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac
154. Fernando Pessoa - The book of disquiet
153. Oroonoko by Aphra Behn
152. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
151. The Blind Owl, Sadegh Hedayat
150. A House for Mr Biswas
149. On The Road
148. Black Narcissus
147. To The Lighthouse
146. Story of an African Farm
145. Last of the Mohicans
144. Season of Migration to the North
143. Snow Country
142. Invisible Man
141. Lady Chatterley's Lover
140. The Old Man and the Sea
139. Infinite Jest
138. Dream of the Nine Clouds
137. Carmilla
136. Call of the Wild
135. Wide Sargasso Sea
134. I, Claudius
133. A Thousand Splendid Suns
132. Crime and Punishment
131. Candide
130. Persuasion
129. The Jungle
128. Atlas Shrugged
127. Treasure Island
126. The Haunting of Hill House
125. The Story of Layla and Majnun
124. Oliver Twist
123. Little House on the Prairie
122. Never the Twain
121. Wuthering Heights
120: The Plague
119. To Kill a Mockingbird
118. Pedro Paramo
117. The Tale of Genji
116. Anne of Green Gables
115. Watership Down
114. Noli Me Tangere
113. The Death of Artemio Cruz
112. No Longer Human
111. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
110. Tropic of Cancer
109. The Diary of Anne Frank
108. Flowers for Algernon
107. Reading Lolita in Tehran
106. Anna Karenina
105. Wolf Totem
104. Turn of the Screw
103. Angela's Ashes
102. The Slap
101. Fahrenheit 451
100. If We Dream Too Long
99. Little Women
98. The Stranger
97. Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
96. The Fat Years
95. The Count of Monte Cristo
94. Huckleberry Finn
93. Slaughterhouse 5
92. Solaris
91. For Whom the Bell Tolls
90. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
89. The Good Earth
88. A Room with a View
87. Remains of the Day
86. Beloved
85. Brave New World
84. Dream of the Red Chamber
83. Left Hand of Darkness
82. The Stepford Wives
81. Jude the Obscure
80. The Leopard
79. Please Look After Mother
78. Roots
77. Jane Eyre
76. Zorba the Greek
75. Catcher in the Rye
74. Dangerous Liaisons
73. Middlemarch
72. Emma
71. Carrie
70. House of the Spirit
69. Their Eyes Were Watching God
68. Spring Snow
67. And then there were none
66. Half of a yellow Sun
65. The Bell Jar
64. The Name of the Rose
63. A Handmaids Tale
62. A Suitable Boy
61. The Heart of Darkness
60. Phantom of the Opera
59. Grapes of Wrath
58. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
57. If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler
56. The Iliad
55. Lolita
54. The Trial
53. Mrs Dalloway
52. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
51. Gone With the Wind
50. Unbearable lightness of being
49. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
48. Pride and Prejudice
47. Dune
46. Brothers Karamazov
45. Tess of the D’Ubervilles
44. Perfume
43. Wine Up Bird Chronicle
42. Moby Dick
41. Midnight’s Children
40. War and Peace
39. Things Fall Apart
38. Master and Margarita
37. All Quiet on the Western Front
36. A Tale of Two Cities
35. Love in the Time of Cholera
34. A Clockwork Orange
33. Steppenwolfe
32. The Godfather
31. The Scarlet Letter
30. In Cold Blood
29. Les Miserables
28. A Passage to India
27. Frankenstein
26. Dr Zhivago
25. Thus Spoke Zarathustra
24. Atonement
23. The Colour Purple
22. Ulysses
21. Norwegian Wood
20. The Motorcycle Diaries
19. Nostromo
18. Don Quixote
17. The Idiot
16. Dracula
15. Catch 22
14. The 3 Musketeers
13. Vanity Fair
12. 100 Years of Solitude
11. 1984
10. Lord of the Flies
9. The Fountainhead
8. God of Small Things
7. The Picture of Dorian Grey
6. Great Expectations
5. Diaries of a Madman
4. Madam Bovary
3. A Farewell To Arms
2. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
1. The Great Gatsby
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"Madonna in a Fur Coat" by Sabahattin Ali
komyuniti, 366 orchard road, level 10, yotel, singapore, SG*Venue TBA
!Beware of scams & false impersonation! We do not feature new authors but wish you the best.Country: Turkey
Written in: 1943
Pages: 192Still unheard of by many English readers, Madonna in a Fur Coat is long considered to be among the country's top literature in Turkey. Thanks to social media reviews on YouTube and TikTok (BookTok!), it's seen a recent resurgence in popularity. So after you read the book you should be able to find some extra content to feed you before the discussion!
Here's a review from Amazon
Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali is a quiet, deeply moving novel that lingers long after you finish reading. The story tells us about Raif Efendi, a man whose past reveals a deep, life-changing love in 1920s Berlin. Through his colleague’s eyes, one can see how people are easily misunderstood.Raif Efendi comes across as unremarkable and distant at first. As the story unfolds, you see the depth of his character. His time in 1920s Berlin, and his connection with Maria Puder form the heart of the story.
Alongside him is the unnamed narrator, his colleague and friend, who becomes an important aspect in how we understand and see Raif. At first, the narrator thinks of Raif the same way everyone does, but later his perception shifts. This change adds another layer to the story, making the readers more curious about Raif.
The portrayal of love makes the book stand out. It shows how two people can feel deeply for each other and still not be destined to be together. There is no clear reason to blame, which makes the story feel even more real. Raif’s journey feels both heartbreaking and enduring, as he carries his past quietly into the rest of his life.
This is a story about love, loss, and the silent weight people carry.
*****
New to the Hungry Hundred Book Club? Here's what you need to know:- Read the book (If you don't manage to finish it by the meetup date, don't worry. As long as you're not going to be too disappointed by spoilers, you're still welcome to join.)
- Come to the meeting, usually (but not always!) on the last Sunday of every month.
- Be prepared to order food/drink at the venue to show our appreciation for letting us use their space. This is a requirement. A lot of time and effort has been put into finding a place that will accommodate our group without an outrageous minimum charge or rental fee, and you'll never be asked to contribute to organiser fees, so please show your respect and support for the restaurant that's letting us use their space.
- Discuss! It's a casual conversation, so don't be afraid to ask questions and let us know what you think.
- Starting in May 2026, attendance fees collected will be split 50% towards Meetup platform fees, and 50% donated to the Singapore Book Council (or other Singapore based charitable organisation). Once Meetup platform fees are covered, 100% will be given to charity.
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