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Reading the 20th Century
Welcome to 'Reading the 20th Century', a friendly and inclusive group that explores and discusses the literature, history, culture and music of the years between 1900 and 1999. This 100-year period saw extraordinary levels of change, including two global conflicts, new political ideologies, increased life expectancy, the end of empires and much more.
The 20th Century witnessed more technological and scientific progress than all the other previous centuries combined, inspiring writers, historians ...more
The 20th Century witnessed more technological and scientific progress than all the other previous centuries combined, inspiring writers, historians ...more
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All current and forthcoming reads
By Nigeyb · 1 post · 180 views
last updated Aug 09, 2025 03:06AM
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Welcome to Reading the 20th Century
By Nigeyb · 1 post · 308 views
last updated Oct 11, 2017 04:45AM
What books are you reading now? (2025)
By Nigeyb · 495 posts · 107 views
By Nigeyb · 495 posts · 107 views
last updated 2 hours, 17 min ago
Welcome to The Midnight Bell (a virtual pub and general discussion thread) (2025)
By Nigeyb · 590 posts · 77 views
By Nigeyb · 590 posts · 77 views
last updated Aug 31, 2025 09:24PM
Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim (September 2025)
By Nigeyb · 125 posts · 45 views
By Nigeyb · 125 posts · 45 views
last updated 29 minutes ago
The Group by Mary McCarthy (November 2025)
By Nigeyb · 3 posts · 19 views
By Nigeyb · 3 posts · 19 views
last updated Sep 09, 2025 06:19AM
The Flight of the Maidens by Jane Gardam (August 2025)
By Nigeyb · 45 posts · 39 views
By Nigeyb · 45 posts · 39 views
last updated Aug 29, 2025 03:22AM
Bonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan (July 2025)
By Nigeyb · 120 posts · 49 views
By Nigeyb · 120 posts · 49 views
last updated Aug 26, 2025 10:33AM
The Berlin Novels by Christopher Isherwood (July 2018, November/December 2025)
By Nigeyb · 95 posts · 56 views
By Nigeyb · 95 posts · 56 views
last updated Aug 13, 2025 01:01PM
Another Country by James Baldwin (October 2025)
By Nigeyb · 7 posts · 26 views
By Nigeyb · 7 posts · 26 views
last updated Aug 02, 2025 12:30AM
The Emigrants by W.G. Sebald (June 2025)
By Nigeyb · 88 posts · 42 views
By Nigeyb · 88 posts · 42 views
last updated Jun 29, 2025 06:04AM
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (November 2023)
By Nigeyb · 143 posts · 52 views
By Nigeyb · 143 posts · 52 views
last updated Jun 24, 2025 09:20PM
The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (September 2025)
By Nigeyb · 52 posts · 25 views
By Nigeyb · 52 posts · 25 views
last updated 3 minutes ago
Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw (September 2025)
By Nigeyb · 6 posts · 17 views
By Nigeyb · 6 posts · 17 views
last updated 28 minutes ago
Clown Town by Mick Herron (September 2025)
By Nigeyb · 50 posts · 34 views
By Nigeyb · 50 posts · 34 views
last updated 2 hours, 46 min ago
Crampton Hodnet by Barbara Pym (September 2025)
By Roman Clodia · 24 posts · 30 views
By Roman Clodia · 24 posts · 30 views
last updated 4 hours, 22 min ago
Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt (September 2025)
By Susan · 119 posts · 38 views
By Susan · 119 posts · 38 views
last updated 21 hours, 58 min ago
Proust: Volume 5 - The Prisoner and the Fugitive (September-October 2025)
By Roman Clodia · 4 posts · 12 views
By Roman Clodia · 4 posts · 12 views
last updated Sep 10, 2025 04:37AM
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (September 2025)
By Nigeyb · 33 posts · 34 views
By Nigeyb · 33 posts · 34 views
last updated Sep 10, 2025 04:26AM
Great books about Twentieth Century cinema and television
By Nigeyb · 21 posts · 61 views
By Nigeyb · 21 posts · 61 views
last updated Sep 28, 2021 06:46AM
Historical films about the 20th century
By Judy · 26 posts · 51 views
By Judy · 26 posts · 51 views
last updated Jan 03, 2021 12:59PM
Reading retreat? A library you can stay at.
By Rhian · 4 posts · 30 views
By Rhian · 4 posts · 30 views
last updated Jan 10, 2022 10:50AM
Lockdown Reading Project - UK Participants Wanted
By Ben · 6 posts · 28 views
By Ben · 6 posts · 28 views
last updated Dec 22, 2020 08:49AM
Group Reads -> November 2025 -> Nomination thread (Joint winners: The Group / Ex-Wife)
By Nigeyb · 35 posts · 39 views
By Nigeyb · 35 posts · 39 views
last updated Sep 02, 2025 08:09AM
Group Reads -> October 2025 -> Nomination thread (A Twentieth Century Classic) -> Won by Another Country by James Baldwin
By Nigeyb · 22 posts · 41 views
By Nigeyb · 22 posts · 41 views
last updated Aug 01, 2025 02:54AM
Group Read -> September 2025 -> Nomination thread -> Won by Vera by Elizabeth Von Arnim
By Nigeyb · 82 posts · 44 views
By Nigeyb · 82 posts · 44 views
last updated Jul 03, 2025 02:14AM
Group Reads -> August 2025 -> Nomination thread (Won by The Flight of the Maidens)
By Nigeyb · 41 posts · 43 views
By Nigeyb · 41 posts · 43 views
last updated Jun 02, 2025 12:06AM
Group Reads -> July 2025 -> Nomination thread (Won by Bonjour Tristesse)
By Nigeyb · 39 posts · 35 views
By Nigeyb · 39 posts · 35 views
last updated May 04, 2025 01:51AM
Group Reads -> June 2025 -> Nomination thread (won by The Emigrants by W.G. Sebald)
By Nigeyb · 44 posts · 35 views
By Nigeyb · 44 posts · 35 views
last updated Apr 07, 2025 07:29AM
Group Reads -> May 2025 -> Nomination thread (won by Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir)
By Nigeyb · 42 posts · 40 views
By Nigeyb · 42 posts · 40 views
last updated Mar 07, 2025 09:21AM
Group Reads -> April 2025 -> Nomination Thread (Won by The Abbess of Crewe (1974) by Muriel Spark)
By Nigeyb · 38 posts · 36 views
By Nigeyb · 38 posts · 36 views
last updated Feb 10, 2025 05:33AM
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