2015: The Year of Reading Women discussion

Your one-stop information source for upcoming March 2015 group reads.

A group of us will be discussing The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers starting February 22, and running into March - say tentatively March 20?

Discussion thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Another group read discussing The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector will take place during March 2015.

The discussion thread can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

More details to follow.

The Doris Lessing group will continue its reading of her Children of Violence series with A Proper Marriage, the second book, on or around March 1st. A group read of Martha Quest is currently ongoing, with the rest of the books to be read on an every-other-month schedule.

Discussion thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

A group of members have decided to discuss The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi starting March 13. Moved to May 1.

A group of us decided to discuss Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys in this thread from app. Sat, 21 March to Sun, 12 April.

Discussion to take place here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Traveller wrote: "A group of members have decided to discuss The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi starting March 13."
I note from the discussion about this book in the "E" category, that some of us had decided to read this in May? Is anyone still in for May?

Lesley wrote: "Traveller wrote: "A group of members have decided to discuss The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi starting March 13."
I note from the discussion about this book in the "..."

I basically just posted it here upon other people's request. I do have the book, but I definitely won't be able to attend in May, and I think not in March either, the way things have been going...(especially not with Good Morning Midnight coming up, which had been a last-minute decision...:( )

Will you take over on convening that discussion, please Lesley?

I am glad to take over - if you can tell me what that means! Is it just starting off the conversation and keeping an eye on it? Still not sure if this discussion is on for March or May, or both? :)

I will be reading Enchi in May (hopefully - I think the end of May would be best as May is looking busy!) I think the calendar still has it in March as it's showing March 13 at the top of the main page?

I would like to join the group read of this in May. I'll keep an eye on this thread, thanks.

Looks like May! I am happy to convene the discussion, as requested. I haven't read Enchi but have read some other Japanese authors - The Makioka Sisters" is one of my favourite books. Does anyone else rate it? I was in a bookshop about a year ago and saw some women looking at it quizzically, considering it. I wanted to grab them and say, 'yes! yes! READ IT" but I had a funny feeling that that might be slightly scarey.

Lesley wrote: "I am glad to take over - if you can tell me what that means! Is it just starting off the conversation and keeping an eye on it? Still not sure if this discussion is on for March or May, or both? :)"

Mainly that, I'd imagine, yes. ;) And co-ordinating the dates and so on, in case people request a small change in dates, for example, and they might want to read it in chunks and discuss in manageable chunks, and so on.

No, for May. I changed the dates - in both the March and the May folders?

thanks Traveller. May 1 it is (unless a change is requested).

Thanks Lesley!

Looks like folks are reading Quicksand by Nella Larsen starting 1st March (I am late - I didnt know about it and I'm reading A Proper Marriage)

I made a discussion thread, hope it's OK
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

A reminder that we're reading the short story Revelation in Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories by Flannery O'Connor to be discussed starting March 19 here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...