About us
Hello, fellow readers! If you're like me, there's quite a few classic novels you have to confess you've never read (or want to reread). This group is designed so we can tackle the classics together in an informal setting that doesn't expect you to be a literary expert.
Exactly what books are "classics"? Check out this list to see the top 100 works of fiction as determined by an aggregate of 80+ lists. Curious about which books we've already tackled and what we have schedule in the upcoming months? Check here.
Please note: there is a waiting list for the group so members are not automatically approved. Also, because of the waiting list, members who have been inactive for 3 months or more may be removed from the group to allow others on the waiting list to join.
Upcoming events
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Classic Novels: Swann's Way
Merriam Plaza Library, 6120 Slater Street, Merriam, KS, USJoin us to discuss Marcel Proust's Swann's Way (#82 on our list). Published in 1913, this was actually the first of seven parts of the novel In Search of Last Time (1.2 million words and 4000+ pages in all). Wikipedia describes the series as following "the narrator's recollections of childhood and experiences into adulthood during late 19th century to early 20th century aristocratic France." Read more about it here.
Note: if anyone has read the whole series, that definitely needs to be part of our conversation, but our focus is on reading and discussing just the first part, Swann's Way.
You can see the full list from which we select our books here.
13 attendees
Classic Novels: Atlas Shrugged
Merriam Plaza Library, 6120 Slater Street, Merriam, KS, USJoin us to discuss Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (#66 on our list). This work of philosophical science fiction, published in 1957, was her fourth and final novel. The Library of Congress said, "The book’s negative view of government and its support of unimpeded capitalism as the highest moral objective have influenced libertarians and those who advocate less government." Read more about it here.
Note: we are set to read Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man for December but will set aside a few minutes to pick our books for January, February, and March. You can see the full list from which we select our books here.
3 attendees
Past events
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