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.
Brooding Books
For complex, emotional books.
Leaders: Lisa Witte en Hilana Ghattas
Currently reading: The Familiar, Leigh Bardugo
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 Odyssey, Homer
De nieuwe leeslijst (The new reading list)
Dutch books that would've been nice for your reading list in secondary school.
Leader: Femke de Heer
Currently reading: Op een andere planeet kunnen ze me redden, Lieke Marsman (March 20th)
Dialectophilus
Reads books and texts in different dialects.
Leader: Angela Boersma
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
Dronken Boot (Drunk Boat)
Dives into the renowned history of poetry and discusses influential poems.
Leader: Femke de Heer
Currently reading: Onkruid aaien, De Dichtclub (March 17th)
Egel en Haas (Hedgehog and Hare)
This group reads children's books, switching between Dutch-language and international texts.
Leader: Merel Jacobs
Currently reading: De Grote Vloed, Sjoerd Kuyper
Electric Sheep
Reads science fiction ranging from the first works published to modern classics.
Leader: Eden Heijnekamp
Currently reading: Hammajang Luck, Makana Yamamoto
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 (March 15th)
Flanor Redemption
Reads thriller and mystery books, everything with suspense and murder.
Leader: Maartje de Vries en Meijke Meursing
Currently reading: Murder in the Family, Cara Hunter
House of Leaves
Reads the book House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.
Leader: Zaza de Vries
LEES!/READ!
Flanor’s READing group without a topic. Every month, a democratically elected book is read.
Leaders: Julia Cambier & Målin Schucher
Currently reading: Yellowface, R.F. Kuang
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: Against Borders, Gracie Mae Bradley & Luke de Noronha
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: Merel Jacobs
Currently reading: Crooked Plow, Itamar Vieira Junior
Midnight Dreary
Reads gothic novels and other spooky stuff.
Leader: Zaza de Vries
Currently reading: Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
Oui Oui Baguette
Reads books in French.
Leader: Cynthia van Tongeren
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
Romance Junkies
Despite their name, the Romance Junkies generally read civilized romance novels.
Leader: Hannah Baalbergen
Currently reading: Nothing for now... (general meeting March 17th)
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: A Rival Most Vial, R.K. Ashwick (March 21st)
Sarah J. Maas
Reads books by the author Sarah J. Maas.
Leader: Meijke Meursing
Currently reading: Crown of Midnight and The Assassin's Blade, Sarah J. Maas (April 28th)
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: Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare
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: Nothing for now...
Slay-vic Squad
The reading group that explores Slavic literature.
Leaders: Gabriela Biskupska & Leonie Slump
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
SpeechBubble
Here we share our interest for the graphic medium in literary works.
Leaders: Melanie Vegter & Zaza de Vries
Currently reading: Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces, Carlos Sánchez
Terra Ignota
Reads the Terra Ignota series by Ada Palmer.
Leader: Eden Heijnekamp
Currently reading: Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer
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: A Dowry of Blood, S.T. Gibson
YA
Reads books for young adults.
Leader: Denise Cramer van den Bogaart
Currently reading: Heartstopper volumes 1-5, Alice Oseman
