Reading Groups
Welcome to Flanor's reading groups. Here you will find a short explanation for all of the groups and what they are currently reading. Click on the title of a reading group for more information.
Around the World in 196 Books
Leader: Noah Ritmeester
Currently reading: We Measure the Earth with our Bodies, Tsering Yangzom Lama
Brooding Books
For complex, emotional books.
Leader: Hilana Ghattas
Currently reading: Beartown, Fredrik Backman (November 17th)
Cult of Dionysus 2.0
Flanor's only officially condoned cult, they read books from, about, and based on world mythology.
Leader: Wiegert Kaal
Currently reading: The Epic of Gilgamesh
De nieuwe leeslijst (The new reading list)
Dutch books that would've been nice for your reading list in secondary school.
Leader: Lidewei Broer
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
Discworld Travellers
Leader: Yrsa Reuver
Currently reading: Guards, Guards!, Terry Pratchett
Dronken Boot (Drunk Boat)
Dives into the renowned history of poetry and discusses influential poems.
Leader: Femke de Heer
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
Egel en Haas (Hedgehog and Hare)
This group reads children's books, switching between Dutch-language and international texts.
Leader: Emily de Roo
Currently reading: Lexie, Kevin Hassing; De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart, Astrid Lindgren
Electric Sheep
Reads science fiction ranging from the first works published to modern classics.
Leader: Eden Heijnekamp
Currently reading: Chain Gang All-Stars, Nana Kwame Adje-Brenyah (November 8th)
Fellowship of Flanor
Reads J.R.R. Tolkien's books and watches the movie adaptations.
Leader: Frank van Niejenhuis
Currently watching: The Return of the King (extended edition) (October 18th)
Fladab
Leader: Luca van der Veldt
Currently reading: Frankenstein in Bagdad, Ahmed Saadawi
Flanor Redemption
Reads thriller and mystery books, everything with suspense and murder.
Leader: Leonie Slump
Currently reading: The Inmate, Freida McFadden
House of Leaves
Reads the book House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.
Leader: Merel Jacobs
I Flan Therefore I Am
For anyone interested in philosophy.
Leaders: Bauke van der Kooij and Carolien de Vaan
Currently reading: Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder
LEES!/READ!
Flanor’s READing group without a topic. Every month, a democratically elected book is read.
Leader: Julia Cambier
Currently reading: What a Time to be Alive, Jenny Mustard
Let's Get Educated
Aims to learn more about the Black Lives Matter movement, racism, white supremacy and related topics through books.
Leader: Suzanne Frenk
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
Magisch Afvoerputje (Magic Drain)
Catches the tiny magic particles that don't quite fit elsewhere, especially in the genre of magical realism. As long as they amaze.
Leader: Angela Boersma
Currently reading: Beloved, Toni Morrison; Monstrilio, Sámano Córdova
Midnight Dreary
Reads gothic novels and other spooky stuff.
Leaders: Noah Ritmeester and Luca van der Veldt
Currently reading: Carmilla, J. Sheridan Le Fanu; Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
M is for Memoir
Leader: Angela Boersma
Currently reading: I'm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy
Romance Junkies
Despite their name, the Romance Junkies generally read civilized romance novels.
Leader: Bauke van der Kooij
Currently reading: The Flatshare, Beth O'Leary; Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, V.E. Schwab
Sappho and Achilles
Read queer romance, covering the whole LGBTQIA+ community, to embrace the diversity of love.
Leader: Denise Cramer van den Bogaart
Currently reading: Homegrown Magic, Rebecca Podos and Jamie Pacton (December 1st)
Shakespeare & Co.
As long as it has a script, we'll read it together. Especially Shakespeare's plays.
Leader: Marlinde van der Vaart
Currently reading: The Bacchae, Euripides (November 13th)
Shivering Spines
The bone chilling reading group for horror literature of all kinds, from ooky-spooky to genuinely frightening.
Leader: Zaza de Vries
Currently reading: Frankestein in Bagdad, Ahmed Saadawi
Slay-vic Squad
The reading group that explores Slavic literature.
Leaders: Gabriela Biskupska & Leonie Slump
Currently reading: Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
SpeechBubble
Here we share our interest for the graphic medium in literary works.
Leaders: Melanie Vegter and Zaza de Vries
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
Terra Ignota
Reads the Terra Ignota series by Ada Palmer.
Leader: Eden Heijnekamp
Currently reading: Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer
The Entire World, I Guess
Reads non-fiction on geography, culture, history, and politics.
Leader: Jan van Houten
Currently reading: Shah of Shahs, Ryszard Kapuściński
These Adjective Nouns
Reads fantasy, but focuses on the best stand alones, or at least books that can be read as such.
Leader: Suzanne Frenk
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
The Wyrdreaders
Reads romantasy books that are part of series.
Leaders: Hannah Baalbergen and Lidewei Broer.
Currently reading: Empires of Storms, Sarah J. Maas.
YA
Reads books for young adults.
Leader: Denise Cramer van den Bogaart
Currently reading: Infinity Alchemist, Kacen Callender (November 18th), Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, Lex Croucher (November 10th); Watching Twilight (October 31st)
