Tag Archives: Classics Club

Spin Me Right Round, Baby

Posted on March 4, 2016 by smellincoffee

Every so often the Classics Club does a ‘spin’ challenge, in which players post a list of twenty books from their classics-to-be-read pile, number it, and wait. After we’ve had a few days to post the list, the folks at … Continue reading →

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Posted on March 3, 2016 by smellincoffee

The Picture of Dorian Gray© 1890 Oscar Wilde180 pages Dorian Gray is the picture of youthful innocence, but his portrait is one of deathly corruption. After sitting for a painting rendered by his friend Basil, Dorian becomes a source of … Continue reading →

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2001: A Space Odyssey

Posted on February 12, 2016 by smellincoffee

2001: A Space Odyssey© 1986 Arthur C. Clark, Stanley Kubrick316 pgs At the dawn of the twenty-first century, mankind makes an extraordinary discovery: unmistakable evidence of life outside the environs of Earth. An object on the moon makes plain the … Continue reading →

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The Classics Club

Posted on September 21, 2015 by smellincoffee

For the past year or so I’ve been aware of a book/blogging community known as the Classics Club, whose members have pledge to read a list of fifty or so “classics” within five years, and share their thoughts about them … Continue reading →

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