Welcome to Reading on Open2, the home of all things literary. Every month we'll suggest a book for discussion, debate and maybe even a little disagreement but remember, you don't have to stick to our choices: anyone and everything is up for consideration in the book club.
Road trip
A book about "abortions of all kinds" - join us reading Revolutionary Road.
Arthur C Clarke: an appreciation
Much more than a sci-fi writer: Dave Rothery pays tribute to Arthur C Clarke.
Sharpen your wits and pencils
Place and reverberation
A bored wife, an incomptent farmer, an oppressive climate. Watch an African tragedy unfold in The Grass Is Singing.
Turn the next page
An extraordinary slice of life
Yann Martel's novel might be an allegorical fable, a view of faith - or something else. What do you make of Life of Pi?
Oedipus adapted
The same story gets a different treatment to fit the times of the retelling, as shown by competing Oedipus myths.