What we’re about
Want to discuss literature with others but don't have time to commit to longer books? In this book club, we focus on short stories so that anybody can join in, even those who only have time to read on the tram! Here's how it works:
- Every week, we announce a selection of short stories in English (possibly translated) freely available online.
- Anybody who wants to participate reads the stories in advance on their own. The texts for any given week usually take an hour or two to read.
- We meet on Sunday to discuss the stories.
Our discussions don't follow a set agenda and are all based on what we happen to find interesting for any given story. The story choices are member-driven, so feel free to suggest anything that interests you!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- 📚 Tales by H. G. WellsSpråkcaféet, Göteborg
📚 About our sessions
Please read the stories listed below before attending. For every story we will start with summarizing the story so that we have it fresh in our minds. We will share our opinions about the story, which parts we liked and which we didn't like, and we will discuss any and all aspects of the story and the writing.📖 About this session
This week we'll be reading the visionary H. G. Wells, one of the most influential sci-fi writers of his time.For the discussion, please read:
🚪 The Door in the Wall (1906), approx. 6800 words
⭐ The Star (1897), approx. 4400 words
😈 The Temptation of Harringay (1895), approx 1900 wordsAfter the discussion, feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕
- ⛓️💔 Of vaginas, husbands and disappointment: Stories within women intimacySpråkcaféet, Göteborg
📚 About our sessions
Please read the stories listed below before attending. For every story we will start with summarizing the story so that we have it fresh in our minds. We will share our opinions about the story, which parts we liked and which we didn't like, and we will discuss any and all aspects of the story and the writing.📖 About this session
March 8th, 2013, Málaga. A group of protesters took charge of the first 'Procesión del Coño Insumiso' (Procession of Rebellious Pussy) where the protesters prayed to Saint Rebellious Pussy. [More info here: https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2013/03/12/andalucia_malaga/1363112940.html]. The group of women that led the event carried a big foam rubber vagina to protest against the violence against women sexual freedom, as in topics as abortion, practices as ablation and to give visibility to women sexuality as something natural.Bringing back the spirit of the first procession, this session deals with stories that give visibility to the topics back then combined with the experience of terrible husbands, denied intimacy and sexual disappointment.
Please, before the session read the following stories.
💣😨 / ❓🤩 The Vagina Monologues. Part 7: My Vagina Was My Village & Part 8: The Little Coochi Snorcher That Could - Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues, 1996) (1300 words)
🟩🤔🤫😱 The Husband Stitch - Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body and Other Parties, 2017) (8000 words)
👨⚕️🎨📙 Nectar - Rumena Bužarovska (Мојот маж, 2014 translated into English as My Husband, 2020) (2300 words)After the discussion, feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕
