Winter Read Book Group In-Person
Beyond the Party with Jay Gatsby and Clarissa Dalloway
As part of the 2024 Winter Read, The Community Library’s executive director, Jenny Emery Davidson, will lead a four-week discussion series on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, paired with Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. The group will meet over four Wednesdays in February, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Library’s Lecture Hall.
Both The Great Gatsby and Mrs. Dalloway were published in 1925, in the wake of World War I and a global influenza pandemic. Both novels center on social festivities – parties! – in a way that might seem surprising in the wake of such catastrophic events. How do parties matter in these novels? How are the characters imagining dreams for the future? We’ll talk about a wide range of themes and ideas that the novels raise.
Please register in advance to receive email updates about the discussions! Contact Jenny if you have questions: jdavidson@comlib.org.
- Dates & Times:
- 4:00pm - 5:00pm, Wednesday, February 7, 2024
4:00pm - 5:00pm, Wednesday, February 14, 2024
4:00pm - 5:00pm, Wednesday, February 21, 2024
4:00pm - 5:00pm, Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Time Zone:
- Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall
- Campus:
- The Community Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Classes & Discussions Winter Read
Reading Schedule:
Wednesday, February 7: The Great Gatsby, chapters 1-3
Wednesday, February 14: The Great Gatsby, chapter 4-the end
Wednesday, February 21: Mrs. Dalloway, pages 1-50 (first half)
Wednesday, February 28: Mrs. Dalloway, pages 51-the end (second half)