Getting LIT(erary) at VHC: Banned Book Club

Thu Nov 20 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

Virginia-Highland Church UCC | Atlanta

Virginia Highland UCC
Publisher/HostVirginia Highland UCC
Getting LIT(erary) at VHC: Banned Book Club
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Virginia Highland Church is unveiling a new venture that celebrates the power of literature and the significance of intellectual freedom.
About this Event

In November we will read The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.


Book Summary:

A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Taught everywherefrom high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writingit has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing.


When: Thursday, November 20th at 7:00 PM

Where: This hybrid event will be held at VHC and available via zoom link.


The Banned Book Club. This event is hybrid!!

This isn't just any book club; it's a declaration, a statement, and a movement. Dive into tales that have shaken foundations, challenged norms, and often found themselves silenced or sidelined. Let’s come together to discover, discuss, and defend the books that were once forbidden. Join us in this exciting journey and let's champion the freedom to read!

Please also feel free to share your suggestions for the group at [email protected]

https://americanwritersmuseum.org/banned-books-reading-list/

#bannedbookclub


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Virginia-Highland Church UCC, 743 Virginia Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, United States

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