Books for 2008
12 months, 12 books
Big Ben chimes again, marking the start of another year of reading: What are our books for 2007?
Oedipus adapted
The same story gets a different treatment to fit the times of the retelling, as shown by competing Oedipus myths.
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The Book Club's 2008 reading list
January: The Eyre Affair
Introduction | Discussion
February: Medea by Euripides
Introduction | Discussion
March: Snow by Orhan Pamuk
Introduction | Discussion
April: The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing
Introduction | Discussion
May: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Introduction | Discussion
June: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Introduction | Discussion
July: True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
Introduction | Discussion
August: Fortress Besieged by Qian Zhongshu
Introduction | Discussion
September: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
Introduction | Discussion
October: On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Introduction | Discussion
November: Donne: The Reformed Soul by John Stubbs
Introduction | Discussion
December: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Introduction | Discussion
Content last updated: 07/01/2008


