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The book club that took 25 years to finish one book

A book club in California, that has spent almost three decades reading “Finnegans Wake” has completed the book.  Starting in 1995, the group would show up to monthly meetings at a local library and read two pages a month, eventually slowing to just one page per discussion.  Gerry Fialka who is a member of the club joined Tom Dunne.

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15.15 15 Nov 2023


The book club that took 25 years to finish one book


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A book club in California, that has spent almost three decades reading “Finnegans Wake” has completed the book.  Starting in 1995, the group would show up to monthly meetings at a local library and read two pages a month, eventually slowing to just one page per discussion. 

Gerry Fialka who is a member of the club joined Tom Dunne.


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