Are there well-known books considered classics that you haven’t read but would like to explore?  Might there be some lesser-known titles by well-known authors that could be added to the list of their more famous works?  What do these books and authors say to you now?  Do they have a timelessness that applies to today’s times or are/were they just a good story?  What makes a book a classic?

The classics book group will discuss classic literature with the view of challenging each other for new insights into old favorites. The group reads mainly novels first published at least fifty years ago that are still in print/or in their time, were recognized as the best, and often still are.  Attendees may bring their own suggestions of books and authors for future reading!

June 9:  Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric

July 14:  A Bell for Adano by John Hersey

August 11:  Bleak House by Charles Dickens