Reading literary classics, together.
Rankings
After each session, we add the book and its average group score. Each person submits their rating of "greatness" anonymously, and then we aggregate them to form our own list of greatest books.
#1
by Emily Brontë
GreatestBooks Rank: 15th
It's a tale of romance and betrayal told across two generations (as well as a lot of stormy Yorkshire moorland). Frequently adapted, celebrated in song, it's a quintessential great book.
Session date: 2026-04-07
#2
by Henry David Thoreau
GreatestBooks Rank: 113th
For two years, Thoreau retreated to a cabin near Walden Pond in Massachusetts to escape from and critique the complexities of the modern age (in 1854). His experiment in simple living, in self-reliance, has proven to be one of the most arresting pieces of transcendentalist American literature, and always relevant to how we think about our relationship to the natural world.
Session date: 2026-05-05
“Interesting ideas, not fully formed.”
“Interestingly accurate depictions and observations on modern society as well as its era.”
“He needed a strong editor to cut him.”
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