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East of Eden Zoom Discussion Link (3:30pm ET)

Dune: Introduction and Reading Schedule

East of Eden Chapters 46-55: Conclusion

"This guy is it!" James Dean in East of Eden (1955)

East of Eden Chapters 37-45: "Whatever you do, it will be you who do it."

East of Eden Chapters 28-36: What's a good life?

Make 2024 Your Best Year of Reading Yet

East of Eden Chapters 22-27: Thou Mayest

East of Eden Chapters 16-21: Cathy / Kate

East of Eden Chapters 9-15: What do I believe in? What must I fight for?

East of Eden Chapters 1-8: The Hamiltons and Trasks

East of Eden: A Bit About Steinbeck

"The Lottery": Recap and Discussion

3 Reasons to Read "East of Eden" to Close Out 2023

"The Lottery": Background and Context

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 112-117: Wait and Hope

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 106-111: A Moral Crossroads

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 97-105: What makes it a classic?

The Rewatchability of "The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002)

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 89-96: "Edmond!"

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 82-88: Caderousse!

Heads Up for the Remainder of 2023 + A Sneak Peek at 2024

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 77-81: A Bit of Backstory

Poll for 2024's Non-Fiction Pick

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 71-76: Death and Marriage

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 64-70: The Shark Is Circling

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 56-63: A Disinheritance and a Dinner Party

The Count of Monte Cristo: Halfway!

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 44-49: Slowly Turning the Screw

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 38-43: Dantes in Full Control

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 34-37: A Philosophy of Retribution, a Carnival, and a Kidnapping

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 30-33: Sinbad the Sailor

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 22-29: A New Man Emerges

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 16-21: Faria

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 8-15: Politics and Prison

The Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 1-7: The Plot Quickly Emerges

The Count of Monte Cristo: Background and Context

3 Reasons to Read "The Count of Monte Cristo" This Summer

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Conclusion: "We sure did have fun, didn't we?"

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 43-48: Brimming With Life

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 38-42: Those Stories Are the Truth

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 32-37: Francie's Crowded Hour

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 24-31: Francie's Holidays

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 15-23: The World Was Hers for the Reading

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 7-14: The Rommelys and Nolans

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 1-6: A Fine Saturday in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Background and Context

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: 4 Reasons to Read This Classic American Story

Lonesome Dove Chapters 95-102: "You're one of a kind, Gus"

Lonesome Dove Chapters 89-94: Greener Pastures Don't Mean a Thing

Lonesome Dove Chapters 81-88: Clara and Her Boys

Lonesome Dove Chapters 73-80: Jake's Fate; Meeting Clara

Lonesome Dove Chapters 65-72: Carried Along

Lonesome Dove Chapters 54-64: Death and Worse

Lonesome Dove Chapters 46-53: Fear and Loathing in Texas

Lonesome Dove Chapters 36-45: Subverting the Western Genre

Lonesome Dove Chapters 23-35: On the Trail

Lonesome Dove Chapters 13-22: The Real Jake Spoon

Wrapping Up War and Peace

Lonesome Dove Chapters 7-12: The Novel About Nothing and Everything

Lonesome Dove Chapters 1-6: Meeting Our Main Characters