Reading literary classics, together.
Books
What we are reading now, and what may be coming next.
Current read
by Henry David Thoreau
For two years, Thoreau retreated to a cabin near Walden Pond in Massachusetts to escape from and critique the complexities of the modern age (in 1854). His experiment in simple living, in self-reliance, has proven to be one of the most arresting pieces of transcendentalist American literature, and always relevant to how we think about our relationship to the natural world.
GreatestBooks Rank: 113th
Next up
by Homer
After the fall of Troy, Greek hero Odysseus sets out for home — but it takes him ten long years to reach it, and this epic poem is the story of that journey. Romance, revenge, huge one-eyed monstrosities and the wrath of gods who use mortals for their sport: the Odyssey has it all and so much more. Read the original before the Christopher Nolan film adaptation comes out in July!
GreatestBooks Rank: 24th