2010 Wrap Up, Looking Ahead to 2011
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the inaugural year of the Classic Reads Book Club. Heather and I couldn’t be happier about how everything went this year. This whole thing started because I wanted to reread “East of Eden,” and now we have progressed to having a different blogger facilitating a read-along of a classic they love every quarter. As a reminder, here is what we covered this year:
- Jen from Devourer of Books led “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck
- Heather from Capricious Reader led “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith
- Trish from Hey Lady, Whatcha Readin’? led “A Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
- Chris from Stuff as Dreams are Made on led “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” by Shirley Jackson
I am really looking forward to what we have coming in 2011, we have some great bloggers lined up to facilitate discussions on great books.
- In the first part of 2011, Andi from Estella’s Revenge will be leading us in discussing “The Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck. Expect to see a schedule from her posted sometime shortly after the new year, but go ahead and grab your copy now! This is a favorite of mine and I haven’t read it for years.
- Sometime April – June, Nymeth from Things Mean a Lot will facilitating for “A Room of One’s Own” by Virginia Woolf. I’ve actually never read any of Woolf’s work, so I can’t wait to have someone who loves her to discuss the book with.
- Later in the summer, Michelle from My Books. My Life. will lead a discussion on “Madame Bovary” by Gustave Flaubert. Michelle and I (at least) will be reading from the new translation by Lydia Davis from Penguin, and we would encourage those interested to pick up that version as well.
If you are interested in possibly leading a discussion in the future, you can indicate your willingness here, or email me at jen(at)devourerofbooks.com.
Jo-Jo 11:25 am on December 20, 2010 Permalink |
Thanks for leading these discussions ladies! The only one that I participated in was The Handmaid’s Tale and I’m so glad I did! Now I will be looking forward to The Good Earth! I read that one with my book club a few years ago, but I think this one is definitely worthy of reading again.
jennygirl 3:16 pm on December 20, 2010 Permalink |
Thanks for having these discussions ladies! I only participated in one, and it was very enjoyable. I will definitely do Madame Bovary. Read it a long time ago and enjoyed it throughly. Mayber I could fit the other ones in as well. We’ll see. Thanks and happy holidays 🙂
christina 3:48 pm on December 21, 2010 Permalink |
This is great guys! I’ll have to see if I can get my hands on a copy of The Good Earth!
Patti Smith 9:44 am on January 3, 2011 Permalink |
I’m also very glad to be participating again…I only jumped in to We Have Always Lived in a Castle last year but am set for the entire year this time 🙂
Jen - Devourer of Books 12:35 pm on January 3, 2011 Permalink |
Great! So glad you’ll be joining us again!