1000 Books to Read and Reread (3 on Elusive Love)
Theme February 2024
Is there a better way to become a better writer than reading some of our best authors?
In June 2023 I assumed the coordinator role of an on-line book club called 1000 Books to Read and Reread Before You Die.
Our group discusses books written or translated in English, selected from a curated list by editor James Mustich: 1000 Books to Read Before You Die.
On February 29, 2024, we discussed the theme Elusive Love after reading:
· Persuasion by Jane Austen;
· The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; and
· The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.
We asked ourselves “Should we celebrate elusive love on Valentine’s Day?”
Can you guess which additional questions flowed from which novel?
· Does love sickness exist?
· When do we get to the smoochy smoochies?
· What are the 6 horrid novel titles referenced throughout her books?
· How does the disrupted timeline of the narrative work so well?
· Is Faust the polar opposite of Ulysses?
· Where can I find the videos of Professor Michael Sugrue dissecting the Classics?
Do you know the answers? Share them below in the comments box.
Would you like to explore the themes that we have discussed thus far? Find them here.
If you are itching to read some of the best classical writers, be it for pleasure or to admire and emulate their skills, join us as we delve into almost 1000 works of fiction.
