Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was our fifth book for Quill Quotes Book Club! Classics won the genre vote and Frankenstein was the clear winner for the book vote. We split the book in half and had two discussions. Everyone enjoyed the book more than they thought they would with the average rating being 4.5 stars! Book Stats Title: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern … [Read more...] about Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott is simultaneously a brilliant explanation of dimensions and a satirical look at social hierarchy. I first heard of Flatland on an episode of The Big Bang Theory and it stuck with me as a very interesting concept to have a story set in a two-dimensional world. Then, when I was digging into public domain books about a year … [Read more...] about Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is quite an entertaining read! You may have read it or heard about it in school as one of the most famous examples of satire. I read it in high school but recently saw it on Project Gutenberg and gave it another read thru. It's more of an essay than a book and is well worth a short reading session! Book Stats Title: A Modest Proposal … [Read more...] about A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
Frankenstein: Book Club Final Discussion
Welcome to Quill Quotes Book Club and the final discussion for Frankenstein by Mary Shelley! We hope you enjoyed the read! Note this discussion covers the full book and will contain spoilers, so if you haven’t finished reading yet you may want to go back to the Frankenstein Book Club Summary Page for the previous discussions. Brooke's Thoughts I either … [Read more...] about Frankenstein: Book Club Final Discussion
Frankenstein: Book Club Discussion #1
Welcome to Quill Quotes Book Club, Frankenstein Discussion #1! We hope you are enjoying Frankenstein by Mary Shelley so far. Please keep in mind this discussion is only for the first half of the book (Chapters 1-13). If you have read ahead or finished the book, please keep any spoilers or thoughts on later parts for the next discussion. See the Frankenstein Book Club Summary … [Read more...] about Frankenstein: Book Club Discussion #1