Welcome to the Slow Readers’ Book Club – a Dubai-based book club for people who don’t have time to read around their busy schedules. We alternate classic literature & modern classics with more contemporary reads – so there really is something for everyone!
We’re all about fitting reading into your lifestyle, not the other way around! We meet on every 1st Thursday of the month, and we hope yo see you at our next meet up!
Slow Readers’ Book Club is currently on hiatus!
Watch this space – Slow Readers’ Book Club will be back, in a brand new location! We’re now based in Scotland, UK and we’ll be picking up the pages again in Summer 2026!
A book club for people who don’t have a lot of time to read
The Slow Readers’ Book Club is designed for people who either: want to read more than they currently do (without the pressure of tight deadlines) or want to find connection with others through reading. Or both!
We know that you don’t have a lot of time, so we’re not going to be picking 700 page tomes for your reading pleasure. We’re picking short(er), impactful books that stir feeling within you.
Take a look at our previous Book Club picks:
August Slow Readers’ Book Club: Fahrenheit 451
In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury shows us the chilling consequences of technology interrupting human connection through social and parasocial relationships in the text, and particularly in the relationship between Guy and Mildred. Guy laments that ‘the walls were always talking to Mildred’6, making moments of real connection difficult in the white noise of the parlour. Perhaps even impossible.
This image seems horrific, until you realise that we’ve all done it – then it becomes alarming.
July Slow Readers’ Book Club: The Housemaid
How many red flags does one person need to ignore before willingly walking into an attic that only locks from the outside. Was Millie’s living situation ever dire enough to allow herself to become a prisoner – again?
June Slow Readers’ Club: The Picture of Dorian Gray
A story of repressed desire vs. hedonism, the limits of human morality & vaulting ambition. This 216 page wonder will stick with you for years.
Book Club Reviews:
“I’m genuinely glad the introvert in me didn’t take over and cancel last minute … I freakin’ loved it” (@thiscitythatbook)
“Slow reader here! … I’d love to join! I hope you all enjoy Dorian Gray!” – (@erikavsbooks)
Literature Grad 