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April 03, 2007
The Great Book Group Read of 2007
I've started group reads in the past, but without success, becaue I've asked too much of readers. A format in which I don't speak up until someone else has done so first was probably doomed to fail, at least as a start-up.
The real object of my latest experiment is to plow through some classic books that I haven't read. Better late than never! I'm beginning, however, with one that I have read, To the Lighthouse, simply because of its vernal atmosphere. I hope that someone who hasn't read it will join in, and make a wonderful discovery. I'm looking forward, though, to stumbling through books that I've heard about but never opened. There are two titles that strike fear into me: Don Quixote (because it rambles) and Moby-Dick (because it's thorny).
I have no idea how long it's going to take to get through any given book, so I've haven't devised a schedule. I would recommend acquiring each book when the previous book first comes under discussion. I don't know how often I'll post, either. More than once a week to be sure. As always, your comments will be most welcome.
The first entry will be posted on 9 April 2007.
The Great Books Group Read 0f 2007
To the Lighthouse
Don Quixote
Orley Farm
The American
War and Peace
The Sound and the Fury
The Decameron
Madame Bovary
Moby-Dick
Buddenbrooks
The Mill on the Floss
Fathers and Sons
Posted by pourover at April 3, 2007 08:14 PM
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