Name: Classic Novels: Lord of the Flies
Start: 2025-08-04T23:00:00.000Z
Location: Johnson County Library - Merriam Plaza

We're tackling all three books of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy series *The Lord of the Rings* (#9 on our list) at once. The trilogy consists of *Fellowship of the Ring*, *The Two Towers*, and *Return of the King*. Read more about the books [here](https://writbywhit.blogspot.com/1975/10/jrr-tolkien-lord-of-rings-last-book.html).

To give you a little extra time to finish them, we're meeting in the middle of the month instead of at the beginning. We'll also run our meet time an additional 15 minutes.

Also - we have *Lord of the Flies* on tap for August but will take a few minutes to pick books for September, October, and November. You can see the full list [here](http://writbywhit.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-top-100-works-of-fiction.html).

Classic Novels Book Club

Dave Whitaker

Natalie

Tori

Mark

Daniel Bowman

Lynnette W

Cynthia

Cindy Basaure

Elysia Gooding

Becky

Edward Simpson

Matt

Holly

Nick

Lori

Classic Novels: Lord of the Rings

Johnson County Library - Merriam Plaza

Kansas City Barbeque Club

Meat Mitch

In the shadow of Bruce Springsteen's massive box set release of 7 previously unreleased albums, we look back at his monster hit album, 1984's *Born in the U.S.A.* This was the album that made The Boss into a superstar. It was only the second album in history (after Michael Jackson's *Thriller*) to chart seven top-ten hits. It was named Album of the Year by the American Music Awards, *Billboard*, and *Rolling Stone*. It has also been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. You can read more about it [here](https://davesmusicdatabase.blogspot.com/2012/07/bruce-springsteens-born-in-usa-hit-1.html).

It ranks #42 in the book *The Top 100 Albums of the 20th Century*. You can see the full list [here](https://davesmusicdatabase.blogspot.com/2024/11/top-100-albums-of-20th-century.html). In addition, you can see a full list of albums our group has discussed, are scheduled to discuss, and what is still eligible for future discussions by checking out [this page here](https://davesmusicdatabase.blogspot.com/p/album-club.html).

Classic Albums Club

Barrett McLain

David Huston

Gina

Cameron

Mike Rice

Cj Stremick

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.

Join us to discuss *Tokyo Story (Tôkyô Monogatari)*. Dave's Movie Database ranks this as the top movie of 1953 and one of the top 25 foreign films of all time. The movie explores the relationship between parents and children in a middle-class Japanese family. Variety.com calls it "piercingly precise, intimate humanism that unfurls in every direction into an epic thematic landscape." You can read more about it [here](https://davesmoviedatabase.blogspot.com/2003/11/today-in-movies-1953-tokyo-story.html).

It ranks #82 on our list. To see the list of top 100 movies from which we make our selections, [click here](https://davesmoviedatabase.blogspot.com/2019/09/film-fanatics-classic-movie-club-top.html).

Note: this meetup is on a Tuesday night instead of our usual day.

Film Fanatics Classic Movie Club

Ryan Flynn

Janis Johnson

Discussion: Tokyo Story

Merriam Plaza Library

We'll discuss *Lord of the Flies* (#14 on our list). Amazon calls William Golding's 1954 novel "one of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettable classic for readers of any age." Barnes & Noble calls it "a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse." [Read more about it here](https://writbywhit.blogspot.com/2004/09/william-goldings-lord-of-flies.html).

You can see the full list from which we select our books [here](http://writbywhit.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-top-100-works-of-fiction.html).

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