Hosted by Emily, Sarah, Frances, EL Fay, Richard, and Claire
Last year a group of bloggers got together and shared reads. They enjoyed it so much that they are doing it again this year and inviting other readers to share with them. Emily writes:
Discussions will begin during the last weekend of the stated month. Here's the schedule:
With the discussion of Ricardas Gavelis's Vilnius Poker at the end of this month, my group of "non-structured" friends and I will be nearing the end of a full year of shared reads, and speaking for myself, the experience has been fantastic. Sarah, Frances, EL Fay, Richard, and (not blogging right now but still dropping by the discussions) Claire: we've had a blast reading and writing together. I love the fact that we can all be honest about our enthusiasm for or frustration with the chosen books, without worrying about hurting each others' feelings or appearing ridiculous. I love that this is a group of people who also like to tackle the kind of weird, challenging books that get me excited, and who share my sometimes-cracked sense of humor. GROUP HUG, you guys!
Ahem.So luckily, we're re-upping our bookish lease for 2011, with a brand-new button from the Hogarth Press (thanks, Frances!) and even a real name—because "non-structured reading group" is a bit of a mouthful, we thought it might be nice to revisit our Woolf in Winter project from last January and February, and call ourselves The Wolves.
Discussions will begin during the last weekend of the stated month. Here's the schedule:
- January (EL Fay): The Bread Givers, by Anzia Yezierska
- February (Emily): Our Horses in Egypt by Rosalind Belben
- March (Richard): Conversation in the Cathedral, by Mario Vargas Llosa
- April (Sarah): The Dodecahedron, or Frames for a Frame, by Paul Glennon
- May (Frances): What Ever Happened to Modernism?, by Gabriel Josipovici
- June (Claire): The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz
- July (EL Fay): Snow, by Orhan Pamuk
- August (Frances): The End of the Story, by Lydia Davis
- September (Richard): The Memoirs of Hadrian, by Marguerite Yourcenar
- October (Sarah): House of Leaves, by Mark Danielewski
- November (Emily): The Planetarium, by Nathalie Sarraute
- December (Claire): Buying a Fishing Rod for my Grandfather, by Xingjian Gao
