Group Reads - Literature

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This is a "support group" of sorts for those of us reading some of the major works of literature. Come here to share your thoughts, struggles and triumphs about the current book.

Quote of the month:
Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.
— Joseph Conrad

Current book:

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad



List of books we've read so far:

Buddenbrooks -- Thomas Mann
Wives and Daughters -- Elizabeth Gaskell
Madame Bovary -- Flaubert
Dr. Zhivago -- by Boris Pasternak
2666 - by Robert Bolano
Life and Fate-- by Vassily Grossman
Vanity Fair-- by William Thackery
The Master and Margarita-- by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Woman in White-- by Wilkie Collins
The Forsyte Saga-- by John Galsworthy
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
The Age of Innocence-- by Edith Wharton
The Leopard-- by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Pere Goriot-- by Honore de Balzac
The Trial-- by Franz Kafka
A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man-- by James Joyce
Kristin Lavransdatter-- by Sigrid Undset
Bleak House-- by Charles Dickens
Midnight's Children-- by Salman Rushdie
Middlemarch-- by George Eliot
War and Peace-- by Leo Tolstoy

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The Forsyte Saga: An Introduction Part II6 ongelezen / 6Kristelh, november 2014
Testament of Youth - Part 3 and Final Remarks4 ongelezen / 4Diane-bpcb, juli 2013
Testament of Youth - Part 112 ongelezen / 12Diane-bpcb, juli 2013
Testament of Youth - Part 24 ongelezen / 4george1295, maart 2012
Vote for next two books27 ongelezen / 27Cecilturtle, februari 2012
Tristram Shandy: Books 7-99 ongelezen / 9billiejean, februari 2012
Tristram Shandy, Books 4-67 ongelezen / 7jfetting, augustus 2011
Tristram Shandy: Books 1-314 ongelezen / 14DanMat, augustus 2011
Nominations for July/August/September 201135 ongelezen / 35rosemeria, juli 2011
Jude the Obscure: Parts 4-61 ongelezen / 1wookiebender, juli 2011
Jude the Obscure: Parts 1-31 ongelezen / 1wookiebender, juli 2011
Phantom of the Opera 1&21 ongelezen / 1CaraZ, juli 2011
Where'd everybody go?7 ongelezen / 7guppyfp, juni 2011
Les Miserables--Volume 1: Book 1--515 ongelezen / 15billiejean, mei 2011
Madame Bovary: Part 36 ongelezen / 6DanMat, april 2011
The Way We Live Now--Final (Chapters LXXX--C) 80--1003 ongelezen / 3PensiveCat, maart 2011
Heart of Darkness: Final Thoughts16 ongelezen / 16DanMat, maart 2011
Madame Bovary: Part 25 ongelezen / 5DanMat, maart 2011
The Way We Live Now--Chapters LX--LXXX (60--80)7 ongelezen / 7lyzard, februari 2011
Group page2 ongelezen / 2wookiebender, februari 2011
The Way We Live Now: Chapters I to XX10 ongelezen / 10suaby, februari 2011
The Way We Live Now--Chapters XXI--XL (21--40)8 ongelezen / 8lyzard, januari 2011
When tackling a complex 19th Century novel or other classic, are there websites that list characters3 ongelezen / 3Nickelini, januari 2011
Nominations for the next two reads: January to March 201143 ongelezen / 43ladymacbeth, januari 2011
Hello!13 ongelezen / 13scarper, december 2010
October to December nominations19 ongelezen / 19scarper, november 2010
Madame Bovary: Part 13 ongelezen / 3Donna828, augustus 2010
The Red and the Black: Book 112 ongelezen / 12technodiabla, augustus 2010
Madame Bovary: General Discussion (SPOILER FREE)4 ongelezen / 4Cecilturtle, augustus 2010
ffortsa joins the club4 ongelezen / 4ffortsa, augustus 2010
The Red and the Black: Book 29 ongelezen / 9george1295, augustus 2010
July--Sept Nominations46 ongelezen / 46lilisin, juli 2010
Buddenbrooks Parts 8-115 ongelezen / 5Cecilturtle, juni 2010
Buddenbrooks: Parts 4-74 ongelezen / 4scarper, juni 2010
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell13 ongelezen / 13rfb, juni 2010
Buddenbrooks: Parts 1-37 ongelezen / 7technodiabla, juni 2010
April - June nominations73 ongelezen / 73scarper, mei 2010
2666-- with spoilers!7 ongelezen / 7technodiabla, maart 2010
Oh Dear! Why didn't I find this Group Sooner?6 ongelezen / 6Anastasia169, maart 2010
Sigrid Undset: A Timeline24 ongelezen / 24Jordanus, maart 2010
Question about a translation4 ongelezen / 4aluvalibri, maart 2010
2666 general thread *spoiler free*23 ongelezen / 23rainpebble, maart 2010
where is everyone?15 ongelezen / 15rainpebble, februari 2010
To Kindle or not to Kindle; that is the?4 ongelezen / 4dancingstarfish, februari 2010
Dr. Zhivago - General discussion25 ongelezen / 25Cecilturtle, januari 2010
belva: She's here!~!1 ongelezen / 1rainpebble, januari 2010
The Group Reads Coffeehouse250 ongelezen / 250socialpages, januari 2010
The Master and Margarita: Book One8 ongelezen / 8humbertomata, januari 2010
Christmas/holiday reading8 ongelezen / 8wrmjr66, januari 2010
The next book; Nominations open for January - March 201083 ongelezen / 83wookiebender, december 2009
Vanity Fair Part Two:4 ongelezen / 4rosemeria, december 2009
Life and Fate: Final Thoughts4 ongelezen / 4Cecilturtle, december 2009
Life and Fate: Part 35 ongelezen / 5Cecilturtle, december 2009
[Vanity Fair] Part One:10 ongelezen / 10bumblesby, december 2009
New to group14 ongelezen / 14kjellika, december 2009
Vanity Fair; who's in; who's out?17 ongelezen / 17digifish_books, december 2009
The next book; Nominations open for Autumn/Spring of 2009106 ongelezen / 106rainpebble, december 2009
Vanity Fair Part Three:6 ongelezen / 6englishrose60, november 2009
Vanity Fair Part Four3 ongelezen / 3englishrose60, november 2009
Life and Fate: Part 215 ongelezen / 15rainpebble, november 2009
Life and Fate: Part 136 ongelezen / 36rainpebble, november 2009
Vanity Fair general thread7 ongelezen / 7wrmjr66, november 2009
Life and Fate: Background and Sources8 ongelezen / 8rosemeria, oktober 2009
Life and Fate: Who's in?33 ongelezen / 33Contusions, oktober 2009
list of books already read12 ongelezen / 12rainpebble, september 2009
Is Spencer Collection/Vanity Fair abridged?5 ongelezen / 5socialpages, september 2009
The Woman in White 5: The Third Epoch (The Story Continued by Mrs. Catherick) - End16 ongelezen / 16digifish_books, september 2009
Hello?13 ongelezen / 13digifish_books, september 2009
The Master and Margarita: Final Comments3 ongelezen / 3socialpages, augustus 2009
The Master and Margarita: Book Two2 ongelezen / 2Cecilturtle, augustus 2009
The Master and Margarita: What edition are you reading?13 ongelezen / 13Cecilturtle, augustus 2009
The Woman in White 3: Second Epoch VII - The Third Epoch11 ongelezen / 11rebeccareid, augustus 2009
The Woman in White 4: The Third Epoch - The Story Continued by Mrs. Catherick8 ongelezen / 8Cecilturtle, juli 2009
The Woman in White 1: Preamble- The Second Epoch (the story continued by Marian Malcombe)38 ongelezen / 38rebeccareid, juli 2009
The Woman in White 2: The Second Epoch I - VII3 ongelezen / 3theaelizabet, juli 2009
The Master and Margherita2 ongelezen / 2kjellika, juli 2009
TFS: Comments in retrospect...5 ongelezen / 5rfb, juni 2009
TFS:To Let.13 ongelezen / 13rebeccareid, juni 2009
Reviews of the Books4 ongelezen / 4teelgee, juni 2009
TFS: In Chancery, (Interlude) Awakening,20 ongelezen / 20rebeccareid, juni 2009
Woman in White - Need a Push9 ongelezen / 9wookiebender, juni 2009
TFS: The Man of Property,(Interlude) Indian Summer of a Forsyte,14 ongelezen / 14rebeccareid, juni 2009
The next book after 'Pale Fire' and 'The Forsyte Saga'94 ongelezen / 94kjellika, juni 2009
Group Read Administration questions27 ongelezen / 27billiejean, mei 2009
The Forsyte Saga: An Introduction35 ongelezen / 35shinyone, april 2009
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov68 ongelezen / 68billiejean, april 2009
The Age of Innocence : Book 2 (Chapters XIX - XXXIV)35 ongelezen / 35rfb, maart 2009
The Leopard........Final Impressions12 ongelezen / 12wookiebender, maart 2009
Next book after [The Leopard]?146 ongelezen / 146Pummzie, maart 2009
The Leopard......Chapters 1 & 222 ongelezen / 22HeathMochaFrost, maart 2009
The Forsyte Saga: An Introduction Part II1 ongelezen / 1carmody, maart 2009
The Leopard..........Chapters 3 & 47 ongelezen / 7Rubbah, maart 2009
The Leopard........Chapters 5 -86 ongelezen / 6Donna828, februari 2009
In Chancery, (Interlude) Awakening,1 ongelezen / 1Urquhart, februari 2009
Pere Goriot by Honore De Balzac - Second half & Final Impressions9 ongelezen / 9wookiebender, februari 2009
Next book after Pere Goriot?65 ongelezen / 65teelgee, februari 2009
The Leopard......Chapters 1 & 22 ongelezen / 2teelgee, februari 2009
Pere Goriot by Honore De Balzac - First half of the book19 ongelezen / 19wookiebender, januari 2009
Group Read: Pere Goriot by Honore De Balzac - who's in?24 ongelezen / 24englishrose60, januari 2009
Next book after Kafka and Joyce97 ongelezen / 97kjellika, december 2008
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