Modern Classics

[close] A niche for the readers of Eric Arthur Blair's writings, among the groups for literature and fiction lovers. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903–21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. Noted as a novelist and critic as well as a political and cultural commentator, Orwell is among the most widely admired English-language essayists of the 20th century. He is best known for two novels critical of totalitarianism in general, and Stalinism in particular: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Both were written and published towards the end of his life.

[close] As suggested by Anna Bonet (iPaper January 2025). This list is suggested for readers with limited time and don’t wish to be bogged down with just a few classic books. In other words, if you’re struggling to show decent shelf numbers for the year, consider these. Animal Farm by George Orwell Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway The Stranger by Albert Camus Between the Acts by Virginia Woolf Passing by Nella Larsen We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka The Awakening by Kate Chopin Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

[close] Hi guys! This is Luci and Annabelle's book club where we read a book each month and talk about it with meaningful discussions. Name is a combination of the Secret History and The Dead Poets Society! IG: @thesecretreaderssociety Thank you for 800 members!

[close] "From illicit Bible studies to Revolution-era French salons, antebellum black women's reading groups to Oprah's Book Club, women have been gathering to discuss literature—and fight the status quo—for centuries." - Kristin Hunt (https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/a-history-of-radical-thinking-how-women-created-book-clubs)