Modern Classics

[close] just talking about books we enjoy!

[close] This is a space for slow readers that love to seasonally read classics. New classic chosen every two months. I decided to make a space to help keep me accountable and share my love for reading classics. As a slow reader, and someone easily distracted, I thought this could be a great space to share our love for reading at a slower pace, without the rush to read as many books as possible in a year. Currently reading The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett from March 21 - May 21 • Future books to be chosen by poll.

[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] This is a space for literature that is intellectually demanding, emotionally unsettling, formally experimental, morally complicated, or historically significant.