Looking to become more well-read, but don’t have much time to devote to sitting down with a 400-page volume? There are several great resources that can help!
Check out Discovering Sherlock Holmes, a community reading project from Stanford University. Each year the project re-releases classic works in a serialized format that can be emailed or mailed in hard copy on a weekly basis. You can also check out their archived novel section for other serialized classics, including three novels by Charles Dickens.
Another great site is Daily Lit, where you can sign up to get small parts of books delivered to you on a daily basis. There are hundreds of books to choose from — in both fiction and non-fiction categories.
Have you had a good experience with these or other book on the go sites? Let us know — we’d love to hear what you’re reading!
3 responses so far ↓
1 Mateo Blanc // Feb 7, 2007 at 11:40 pm
While I was saddened not to see Metamorphis or any Kafka for that matter on the list (I’ve been reading it this week to help my insomnia ha), I’m very excited to revisit Whitman’s Leaves of Grass on a daily basis! Thanks for the post, Downtown.
2 Stephanie R. // Feb 8, 2007 at 10:32 am
I enjoyed a daily dose of “The Call of the Wild” not too long ago. It was fun having 3 minutes of reading material in my inbox every day. This reminds me- I need to pick a new book!
3 Erin // Feb 8, 2007 at 11:05 am
My mother and I are always sharing books, and enjoy discussing them after we have both read them. Unfortunately, by the time that one of us reads the book, and ships it to the other person to read, the first person has forgotten many of the details. By signing up for a book at the same time, we have something to discuss together!
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