Overview
Overview of Flanor's reading groups
READING GROUPS
Cult of Dionysos 2.0 Flanor's only officially condoned cult, they read books from, about, and based on world mythology. Leader: Kato
Dronken boot (Drunk Boat) Dives into the renowned history of poetry and discusses influential poems. Leader: Femke
Egel en Haas (Hedgehog and Hare) This group reads children's books, switching between Dutch-language and international texts. Leader: Merel Jacobs
Electric Sheep Reads science fiction ranging from the first works published to modern classics. Leader: Martta
Expecto Patronum Reads the Harry Potter books to discuss them together. Leader: Denise
Go Lyttle Booke Takes a keen interest in medieval literature. Leader: Juliët
LEES! (READ!) Flanor’s READing group without a topic. Every month, a democratically elected book is read. Leader: Martta
Leesbare Leeslijst The Readable Reading List reads Dutch-language books that would have been fun on your high school reading list. They read what they like, but especially try to read books by authors who will visit Flanor in the near future. Leader: Yvonne
Magisch Afvoerputje (The Magic Drain) absorbs all of the tiny magical particles that are not quite part of The… & the… and Electric Sheep. All the weird books that remain, especially in the genre of magical realism, are welcome. As long as they amaze. Leader: Merel Jacobs
Midnight Dreary Reads gothic novels and other spooky stuff. Leader: Jessay
Romance Junkies Despite their name, the Romance Junkies generally read civilized romance novels. Leader: Nicole
Sappho and Achilles This group reads queer romance novels. We read books about the different sides within the lgbtqia+ community, embracing the diversity of love. Leader: Denise
Shakespeare & Co Shakespeare & Co is Flanor’s modern English literature group. We read at least one Shakespeare play a year to celebrate the bard, but we certainly don’t stop there! Whether you are interested in classics or would like to explore different genres, from Early Modern poetry to Existentialist prose - there is something for everyone. Leader: Cecile
Speech Bubble At Speech Bubble we share our interest for the graphic medium in literary works. We try to read a very broad spectrum of works that are described as graphic novels; from popular American works, European classics, to bizarre Asian webcomics. This group is for those interested in the unification of text and imagery. Leader: Jasper
Stoelendans (Musical Chairs (or literally, "chair dance")) Reads A Song of Ice and Fire, the magnum opus of George R.R. Martin, on which Game of Thrones is based. Leader: Jasper
These Adjective Nouns Reads fantasy, but don’t be scared by huge multivolume works. This group focuses on the best stand alones. Leader: Kato
Young Adult Reads Young Adult. Leader: Denise
Young Veterans New Classics: Would you like to read more Classics this year? Then why not join our reading group YVNC where we will read the works of Austen, Bronte, Wilde and other renowned authors. There may also be cake. Leader: Lorrie
SOCIALS
Catharsis Cats, cats, cats. On pictures. In books. Everywhere. Leader: Juliët
Cocquerellen Are you a master chef? Would you like to be one? Do you like to have other people cook for you? Do you like coziness? There is no reason to not join this group. Leader: Tamara
D@nk MieMZzz Memes are in fact today’s emblems. Leader: Hedwig
Dinsey een Leesgroep (Disney, a reading group), unlike the title suggests, only watches(and does not read) Disney movies Leader: Frank
Eigen Werk (Your own writing) Eigen Werk reads and discusses its members’ own writings. As long as you write, you’re welcome to join. Leader: Leah
Fields of Flanor Fields of Flanor is the reading group focused on roleplaying games. Roleplaying games are (most of the time) focused on creating a narrative by letting the players take on different roles. These roles can differ per game. The majority of roleplaying games has a number of players each take on the role of a character, while one other player, the Game Master, will manage the world the characters play in. The most well-known of these roleplaying games is Dungeons & Dragons. In short it is tabletop boardgames with improv theater, where the players take on roles and create a narrative. Leader: Marius
fLANor fLANor is a group for those with interest in videogames. Not only do we have an active chat, we also host competitive, cooperative, and casual game gatherings. You don’t have to be a gamer to join us, willing to play Mario Kart together is also enough. Leader: Mitchell
Flanor Goes Green Talking about sustainability, heloing each other and giving each other tips. Leesgroepleider: Merel Jacobs
Flavourtext In Flavourtext we play Magic the Gathering, but we also organise drafts and the app group is a great source of news and information. No cards? No problem, there is always someone with some extra! Leader: Bauke
Let's Get Educated This reading group was founded following the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. They aim to read in order to educate themselves on this movement, racism, white supremacy, and related subjects. Leader: Suzanne Frenk
Libretto: The reading group for Flanorians with an interest in classical music, whether they are experts or just enjoy it every once in a while in a quiet moment. Leader: Jasper
Musical Group: This is the group for when you want to watch musicals! It does not matter if you are an avid watcher or completely new, we accept all lovers of musicals! Leader: Hannah Baalbergen
Pendreadgon & Merlinial: watches the show Merlin BBC, together. Afterwards they will continue with other arthurian legends Leader: Anne Boogaard
Songteksten Music can have nice texts too, which is why Songteksten (Lyrics) exists. Leader: Zaza
Spelhandleiding Flanor’s board game book club: we read the rules and play the games. Meetings are organised both in advance and spontaneously by any member. Leader: Bram
Starving Artistis Makes drawings and other art. Leader: Hille
Studieboeken Studieboeken (Textbooks) is probably the most practical reading group in Flanor, for everyone who sometimes has to study! We study together and try to give each other some motivation. We’re very active in exam time! Leader: Angela