What we’re about
This group reads lengthy books (350+ pages) that might otherwise not be feasible for monthly groups. Consequently, we will only meet once per quarter and the meetings will be approximately three hours in length. We're affiliated with Houston Great Books and follow "Shared Inquiry" discussion guidelines.
A list of the books we've read and discussed since we started in 2004 is found at https://bit.ly/MonumentalGBHistory .
Upcoming events (4)
See all- Discussion of Charles Dickens's Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Papers2510 Willowick Rd, Houston, TX
Bill will lead a discussion of Charles Dickens's first novel, the comedic adventures of Mr. Pickwick and his fellow Pickwickians, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
"One of my life's greatest tragedies is to have already read Pickwick Papers -- I can't go back and read it for the first time." (Fernando Pessoa)
The meeting will take place at the Looscan Neighborhood Library.
A list of the books we've read and discussed since we started in 2004 is found at https://bit.ly/MonumentalGBHistory .
- Discussion of Salman Rushdie's The Moor's Last Sigh2510 Willowick Rd, Houston, TX
Rajiv will lead a discussion of Salman Rushdie's 1995 novel, The Moor's Last Sigh.
The meeting will take place at the Looscan Neighborhood Library.
A list of the books we've read and discussed since we started in 2004 is found at https://bit.ly/MonumentalGBHistory .
- Discussion of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath2510 Willowick Rd, Houston, TX
Ramsey and Darcy will lead a discussion of John Steinbeck's 1939 account of the Joad family in Depression-era America, The Grapes of Wrath.
The meeting will take place at the Looscan Neighborhood Library.
A list of the books we've read and discussed since we started in 2004 is found at https://bit.ly/MonumentalGBHistory .
- Discussion of Naguib Mahfouz's The Cairo Trilogy2510 Willowick Rd, Houston, TX
Rajiv will lead a discussion of Naguib Mahfouz's story of a Cairo family in three parts, The Cairo Trilogy.
The group will read and discuss all three parts: Palace Walk (1956), Palace of Desire (1957), and Sugar Street (1957). Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988.
The meeting will take place at the Looscan Neighborhood Library.
A list of the books we've read and discussed since we started in 2004 is found at https://bit.ly/MonumentalGBHistory .
