French Literature

[close] Bienvenue! This page is to accompany the 2015 French Bingo Challenge hosted by Words And Peace: http://wordsandpeace.com/2014/12/01/french-bingo-2015-reading-challenge/

[close] Reading Paris is an online bookclub for anyone with an interest in Paris - France. This is a book club for readers. (Authors, publishers, and creators cannot request their titles). A monthly book choice is provided (please note, member suggestions are very welcome !) and our books are always linked in some way to Paris. You may choose to read the current book each month, or choose not to and wait for the next title ! Members are encouraged to join in on any of the book discussions at any time, whether current or our past months' books. Bienvenue et bonne lecture ! :)

[close] Hello and welcome to The Count of Monte Cristo Read-a-Long Goodreads Group! Throughout November this year I'm going to be dragging unsuspecting victims into reading this beast of a classic with me, because frankly it's been sitting unread on my shelves for far too long. This group is here for us to discuss anything we might discover during our reading, whether it's the representation of early 19th century France or how good looking we imagine the Count to be. There's no judgment here. This is also the place where you can ask any questions about the read-a-long itself, but I assure you it's not designed to be difficult. All you have to do is find yourself a copy, in any format or any language, and start reading come November! My hope is that we'll all have a lot of fun reading a classic which, in my experience, looks pretty intimidating! Those of you on Twitter are also encouraged to update your weekly progress on the Twittosphere with #MonteCristoMonday There's also a Facebook group here!

[close] Join me in reading Émile Zola's 'Au Bonheur des Dames' (The Ladies' Delight/The Ladies' Paradise) throughout the month of April! Reading schedule: April 01-08: Chapters 1-4 April 09-15: Chapters 5-8 April 16-22: Chapters 9-12 April 23-30: Chapters 13-15 I you want me to add a discussion thread to discuss other topics around Zola and his work, drop me a DM on Instagram @dancing_lawn