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The Epic of Gilgamesh
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Start date
June 17, 2017
Finish date
September 6, 2017
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Gilgamesh
Discussion leader
Amy Grondin
Why we're reading this
This is one of the oldest works of literature, and a fitting way to start off our year together.

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Jacqueline
Nov 23, 2017 rated it really liked it
Wow. I'm finally finished. Nothing has taken me this long to read before. But it's not actually very long, it's just that I only ever wanted to read something else besides Gilgamesh. It's just not really something I'd pick out to read if I had the choice. It's a mostly simply-written story, because it's the first story to ever be written, and it's been translated from hieroglyphs. I think that's pretty cool, to be able to read something like that, but it was a little frustrating at certain parts ...more
Amy Grondin
May 28, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Maximillian Thompson
Jun 15, 2017 marked it as to-read
Madeleine Lesieutre
Jul 02, 2017 rated it really liked it
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