Modern Classics

[close] This Group is for the people who enjoy the Classics! Discuss Mr. Darcy's behavior, dive 20,000 leagues under the sea, and fall down a rabbit hole into Wonderland. Enjoy the classics that will be enjoyed by people today and many years in the future. Here we appreciate all the classics, old or modern, we love and discuss them all. We’re very open and friendly and always on the look out for a good book recommendation. Feel free to create your own posts or hop in on one already started! Every other month we have a great group read too, so make sure to look out for that! Glad to have you here :) P.S. - Hello to all my Shelfari transplants! So sad Shelfari is going away but hopefully we can make this a great home too!

[close] About the Group Welcome! We’re a Vancouver-based reading crew for people who love the classics and want to read them in a friendly, low-pressure way. We rotate between plays (Shakespeare & friends), classic novels (Tolstoy, Austen, Ibsen, etc.), and a monthly Harvard Classics Coffee Club pick (short, actionable reads like Ben Franklin’s Autobiography). Think: big ideas, zero academic gatekeeping. Who this is for Readers who want thoughtful conversation without homework police People curious about “the great books” and how they apply to real life Vancouver locals who may meet in person—non-Vancouver readers still welcome to join threads and chats How we read 1–2 selections per month (mix of short plays, short stories, essays, or manageable chunks of longer books) Discussion threads open a week before meetups with prompts + key quotes In-person meetups (cafés / library rooms) when possible, plus ongoing online chats “Come even if you didn’t finish”—we’ll post summaries and passages Typical Picks Plays: Twelfth Night, A Doll’s House, Death of a Salesman Novels/Novellas: Hadji Murat, The Stranger, Jane Eyre (selections welcome) Harvard Classics: Franklin, Emerson essays, Marcus Aurelius selections, Montaigne, Plato dialogues (short!) Why join Because classics don’t have to be stuffy. We read to think better, live better, and have great conversations—with a warm, curious crowd.

[close] A group for anyone who wants to read and share their way through the Penguin Modern Classics collection of books.

[close] ✦ ─── ⋆｡˚ ☁︎ ˚｡⋆ ─── ✦ 𐙚 welcome, readers ♡ this is a nook for hopeless romantics, ya lovers, and romantasy obsessed girlies who cry over fictional men, and romanticize life with playlists & cozy blankets. if you’ve ever felt more at home in a book than real life—you belong here. ✧ ✧₊ ⊹ what you’ll find here ⊹ ₊✧ ﹒✦ late-night book chats & tbr swaps ﹒♡ monthly themed reads & cozy challenges ﹒✧ playlists, aesthetics, & quotes from fav ya novels ﹒★ safe space to rant, spiral, & fangirl together 𐙚 ˚ ₊ ✦ goal: ambitious but maybe 2.5k by October? ♡ ✦ ─── ⋆｡˚ ☁︎ ˚｡⋆ ─── ✦ ｡･:˚:✧｡ enjoy and have a good time!｡✧:˚:･｡ xoxo ayah ♡