What we’re about
- Welcome to Orange County Book Club!
- WHAT WE DO: We meet the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 pm to discuss an awesome book over drinks (alcoholic or otherwise). We read modern or vintage classics or award winning books generally under 400 pages. December will always be a short and easy one though.
- WHO SHOULD JOIN: People who love to read and talk about what they’ve read.
- ALL age groups and genders are welcome, provided you are 21+ (because our meetups take place at a bar).
- WHO’S HOSTING: I'm Meaghan, the group founder.
- HOW IT WORKS: We’ll choose books about two months in advance so you have time to get them from the library. The day after each Meetup, I’ll post a comment on the group page and you’ll write a reply for each of your book suggestions. Everyone will have until that Sunday night to vote by liking the replies That Monday, I’ll officially announce the selection.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- The House of Mirth by Edith WhartonChapter One: the modern local, Santa Ana, CA
WHAT WE’RE READING: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton (get it free here)
WHAT ITS ABOUT: First published in 1905, THE HOUSE OF MIRTH shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic restraints on a woman who dared to claim the privileges of marriage without assuming the responsibilities.
Lily Bart, beautiful, witty and sophisticated, is accepted by ‘old money’ and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious; a poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing and to maintain her in the luxury she has come to expect. Whilst many have sought her, something – fastidiousness or integrity- prevents her from making a ‘suitable’ match.
