Reading the 20th Century > Discussion Topics
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All current and forthcoming reads
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last updated Dec 01, 2025 02:54AM
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Welcome to Reading the 20th Century
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last updated Oct 11, 2017 04:45AM
Welcome to The Midnight Bell (a virtual pub and general discussion thread) (2025)
By Nigeyb · 772 posts · 88 views
By Nigeyb · 772 posts · 88 views
last updated Dec 05, 2025 09:22AM
What books are you reading now? (2025)
By Nigeyb · 639 posts · 130 views
By Nigeyb · 639 posts · 130 views
last updated Dec 05, 2025 06:09AM
Booker Prize, Women's Book Prize, etc
By Judy · 902 posts · 252 views
By Judy · 902 posts · 252 views
last updated Nov 14, 2025 12:52PM
The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield (December 2025)
By Nigeyb · 32 posts · 30 views
By Nigeyb · 32 posts · 30 views
last updated 22 hours, 21 min ago
The Berlin Novels by Christopher Isherwood (July 2018, November/December 2025)
By Nigeyb · 176 posts · 72 views
By Nigeyb · 176 posts · 72 views
last updated Dec 06, 2025 07:48AM
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (February 2026)
By Nigeyb · 1 post · 11 views
By Nigeyb · 1 post · 11 views
last updated Dec 01, 2025 02:38AM
The Group by Mary McCarthy (November 2025)
By Nigeyb · 71 posts · 42 views
By Nigeyb · 71 posts · 42 views
last updated Nov 18, 2025 09:16AM
Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell (January 2026)
By Nigeyb · 3 posts · 17 views
By Nigeyb · 3 posts · 17 views
last updated Nov 06, 2025 07:28AM
Another Country by James Baldwin (October 2025)
By Nigeyb · 49 posts · 41 views
By Nigeyb · 49 posts · 41 views
last updated Nov 04, 2025 01:09AM
Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim (September 2025)
By Nigeyb · 135 posts · 46 views
By Nigeyb · 135 posts · 46 views
last updated Sep 14, 2025 04:22AM
The Flight of the Maidens by Jane Gardam (August 2025)
By Nigeyb · 45 posts · 40 views
By Nigeyb · 45 posts · 40 views
last updated Aug 29, 2025 03:22AM
Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym (June 2023 & November 2025)
By Nigeyb · 80 posts · 45 views
By Nigeyb · 80 posts · 45 views
last updated 5 minutes ago
Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley (December 2025)
By Nigeyb · 31 posts · 27 views
By Nigeyb · 31 posts · 27 views
last updated 7 minutes ago
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) by John le Carré (December 2025)
By Susan · 34 posts · 23 views
By Susan · 34 posts · 23 views
last updated 8 minutes ago
Found on the Road to Damascus: Blessed are the Opossums
By Kim · 2 posts · 6 views
By Kim · 2 posts · 6 views
last updated 23 minutes ago
Prelude to Terror by Helen MacInnes (January 2026)
By Nigeyb · 7 posts · 25 views
By Nigeyb · 7 posts · 25 views
last updated 21 hours, 41 min ago
The Apparition Phase by Will Maclean (October 2022 - Halloween special)
By Nigeyb · 30 posts · 49 views
By Nigeyb · 30 posts · 49 views
last updated 22 hours, 48 min ago
On the Calculation of Volume I: Solvej Balle (December 2025/January 2026)
By Susan · 16 posts · 28 views
By Susan · 16 posts · 28 views
last updated Dec 06, 2025 01:53AM
Proust - Volume 6: Finding Time Again (November-December 2025)
By Roman Clodia · 15 posts · 21 views
By Roman Clodia · 15 posts · 21 views
last updated Dec 06, 2025 01:47AM
Which decade in the 20th century is your favourite for music?
By Nigeyb · 40 posts · 78 views
By Nigeyb · 40 posts · 78 views
last updated Jul 28, 2020 08:02AM
John Piper’s Brighton Aquatints by Alan Powers
By Nigeyb · 4 posts · 13 views
By Nigeyb · 4 posts · 13 views
last updated Apr 15, 2021 12:02PM
Great books about Twentieth Century cinema and television
By Nigeyb · 21 posts · 61 views
By Nigeyb · 21 posts · 61 views
last updated Sep 28, 2021 06:46AM
Historical films about the 20th century
By Judy · 26 posts · 51 views
By Judy · 26 posts · 51 views
last updated Jan 03, 2021 12:59PM
Short Stories - ideas and general discussion
By Susan · 191 posts · 45 views
By Susan · 191 posts · 45 views
last updated Dec 02, 2022 06:03AM
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (December 2020)
By Roman Clodia · 21 posts · 18 views
By Roman Clodia · 21 posts · 18 views
last updated Dec 03, 2020 07:03AM
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - November 2020
By Judy · 21 posts · 29 views
By Judy · 21 posts · 29 views
last updated Nov 16, 2020 09:26AM
The Bus Conductor by E.F. Benson - October 2020
By Susan · 24 posts · 27 views
By Susan · 24 posts · 27 views
last updated Oct 04, 2020 04:53PM
The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield - September 2020
By Susan · 50 posts · 33 views
By Susan · 50 posts · 33 views
last updated Sep 12, 2020 11:28PM
ARC Available: The Confident Mindset Mastery (Self-Help / Personal Growth)
By Timothy · 1 post · 7 views
By Timothy · 1 post · 7 views
last updated Sep 28, 2025 01:42PM
Reading retreat? A library you can stay at.
By Rhian · 4 posts · 30 views
By Rhian · 4 posts · 30 views
last updated Jan 10, 2022 10:50AM
Lockdown Reading Project - UK Participants Wanted
By Ben · 6 posts · 29 views
By Ben · 6 posts · 29 views
last updated Dec 22, 2020 08:49AM
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro (October 2020)
By Roman Clodia · 39 posts · 53 views
By Roman Clodia · 39 posts · 53 views
last updated Jul 28, 2023 12:43PM
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (June 2019)
By Nigeyb · 29 posts · 53 views
By Nigeyb · 29 posts · 53 views
last updated Jul 18, 2021 04:38AM
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos (December 2018)
By Nigeyb · 94 posts · 55 views
By Nigeyb · 94 posts · 55 views
last updated Jan 26, 2021 03:35AM
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories (December 2020)
By Nigeyb · 42 posts · 37 views
By Nigeyb · 42 posts · 37 views
last updated Dec 17, 2020 08:48AM
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe (November 2020)
By Nigeyb · 24 posts · 61 views
By Nigeyb · 24 posts · 61 views
last updated Nov 08, 2020 09:21AM
What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in a Nutshell by Will Gompertz (September 2020)
By Susan · 78 posts · 37 views
By Susan · 78 posts · 37 views
last updated Nov 04, 2020 11:48PM
On the Road (1957) by Jack Kerouac (July 2020)
By Nigeyb · 113 posts · 46 views
By Nigeyb · 113 posts · 46 views
last updated Oct 07, 2020 09:07AM
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo (August 2020)
By Nigeyb · 58 posts · 40 views
By Nigeyb · 58 posts · 40 views
last updated Aug 17, 2020 11:29PM
Group Reads -> February 2026 -> Nomination thread (Won by The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood)
By Nigeyb · 42 posts · 41 views
By Nigeyb · 42 posts · 41 views
last updated Dec 01, 2025 12:55AM
Group Reads -> January 2026 -> Nomination thread (A Twentieth Century Classic - won by Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell)
By Nigeyb · 41 posts · 44 views
By Nigeyb · 41 posts · 44 views
last updated Nov 17, 2025 01:22AM
Group Reads -> December 2025 -> Nomination thread (1920s - Won by The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield)
By Nigeyb · 63 posts · 35 views
By Nigeyb · 63 posts · 35 views
last updated Oct 02, 2025 12:56AM
Group Reads -> November 2025 -> Nomination thread (Joint winners: The Group / Ex-Wife)
By Nigeyb · 35 posts · 39 views
By Nigeyb · 35 posts · 39 views
last updated Sep 02, 2025 08:09AM
Group Reads -> October 2025 -> Nomination thread (A Twentieth Century Classic) -> Won by Another Country by James Baldwin
By Nigeyb · 22 posts · 41 views
By Nigeyb · 22 posts · 41 views
last updated Aug 01, 2025 02:54AM
Group Read -> September 2025 -> Nomination thread -> Won by Vera by Elizabeth Von Arnim
By Nigeyb · 82 posts · 45 views
By Nigeyb · 82 posts · 45 views
last updated Jul 03, 2025 02:14AM
Group Reads -> August 2025 -> Nomination thread (Won by The Flight of the Maidens)
By Nigeyb · 41 posts · 43 views
By Nigeyb · 41 posts · 43 views
last updated Jun 02, 2025 12:06AM
Group Reads -> July 2025 -> Nomination thread (Won by Bonjour Tristesse)
By Nigeyb · 39 posts · 35 views
By Nigeyb · 39 posts · 35 views
last updated May 04, 2025 01:51AM
20th Century Women -> Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel (October 2021)
By Nigeyb · 88 posts · 50 views
By Nigeyb · 88 posts · 50 views
last updated Feb 05, 2023 05:31PM
20th Century Women -> Travellers in the Third Reich: The Rise of Fascism Through the Eyes of Everyday People by Julia Boyd (April 2021)
By Nigeyb · 59 posts · 51 views
By Nigeyb · 59 posts · 51 views
last updated Oct 10, 2022 01:55AM
20th Century Women -> The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton (January 2021)
By Nigeyb · 93 posts · 56 views
By Nigeyb · 93 posts · 56 views
last updated Dec 21, 2021 01:23PM
20th Century Women -> High Rising by Angela Thirkell (December 2021)
By Nigeyb · 31 posts · 43 views
By Nigeyb · 31 posts · 43 views
last updated Dec 08, 2021 03:46AM
20th Century Women -> Visitors by Anita Brookner (November 2021)
By Nigeyb · 47 posts · 40 views
By Nigeyb · 47 posts · 40 views
last updated Nov 12, 2021 11:56AM
20th Century Women -> Visitors by Anita Brookner (November 2021) *SPOILER DISCUSSION*
By Nigeyb · 7 posts · 12 views
By Nigeyb · 7 posts · 12 views
last updated Nov 03, 2021 02:10PM
20th Century Women -> Heartburn by Nora Ephron (September 2021)
By Nigeyb · 46 posts · 49 views
By Nigeyb · 46 posts · 49 views
last updated Oct 21, 2021 01:48AM
20th Century Women -> Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor (August 2021)
By Nigeyb · 87 posts · 49 views
By Nigeyb · 87 posts · 49 views
last updated Aug 25, 2021 10:52PM
