Classics Reading Challenge Wrap Up 2019

I did it! I met my goal of reading at least 6 books from my classics TBR this year-- go me! And this is my reading wrap up for that challenge

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Books Mentioned:

THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL by Anne Bronte
SHIRLEY by Charlotte Bronte
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD by Thomas Hardy
NORTH AND SOUTH by Elizabeth Gaskell
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO by Alexandre Dumas
DAVID COPPERFIELD by Charles Dickens
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME by Victor Hugo
A HANDFUL OF DUST by Evelyn Waugh
THE GOOD SOLDIER by Ford Madox Ford
A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN by Virginia Woolf
DRACULA by Bram Stoker
NORTHANGER ABBEY by Jane Austen
HOWARDS END by EM Forster
THE MOONSTONE by Wilkie Collins
JALALEDDIN by Raffi
I CAPTURE THE CASTLE by Dodie Smith
SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM by Joan Didion
STONER by John Williams

HOUSEKEEPING by Marilynne Robinson

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[thomasthompson]

You're quite right about the opening essay of Didion's "Slouching Towards Bethlehem." It's called "Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream, " and in it Didion did something quite new: she used the techniques of fiction to tell a very non-fictional story. Thanks for including this as one of the books you liked.

[NeetuSingh-eoiu]

I loved reading North and South this year, it is a wonderful read

[godslittlestidiot]

Ahh Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorites of all time (in my list it's my 4th favorite of all the books ive ever read!) I think I might make a list of classic books to read in 2020. I love classics.

[jacquielousbookqueue]

I so agree with you on David Copperfield. I thought I was the only one that didn’t enjoy it. To me, David is constantly getting taken advantage of and we have to keep reading! I’m not afraid of big books but this one could not be finished.

[krakentoagoodbook]

The Count of Monte Cristo and Dracula are definitely among my top classics! I think those are actually the only ones I've read of the books you mentioned. That's super cool that Armenian classics are getting new translations!

[gaildoughty]

Great back story on Hunchback.
Oh, Brideshead. An amazing book, and very different from Waugh’s other work. Although it does have a degree of bitterness to it. I thought it was a beautiful book.
The Good Soldier is another of my favorites of all time, but I certainly understand how your feeling about the conflict could put you off.
ETA: omg Coming back to say how much I love your recounting of reading Dracula. Hilarious and true.

[coolerthanyoo]

I loved the bits of the Hunchback that had story in it. The chapters and chapters of random architecture was a little much for me though. I thought it was a style thing but then I read les miserables and realized it’s a Huge thing

[jennylovesbooks]

I agree with you on Northanger Abbey (& Henry Tilney)... you definitely need to read North and South 🙂

[jenniferbrooks]

Northanger Abbey is my favorite Austen! That could be because it was the first of hers that I ever read but I have really fond memories of it. Now to tackle Emma in the new year! I adored The Moonstone but I’ve never been the biggest modern mystery reader so I wondered how it would read to you. I hate when a book you’ve hyped in your mind really disappoints you! Can’t wait to see your goals for 2020!

[sklakamp]

Great wrap up! I am excited to see your Classics list for 2020 🙂

[avasisx]

I've got so many new classics added to my TBR from this video! I've only started to read classics since I started watching your channel, they're so daunting for some reason but hearing how much you love them makes me want to join in. Hope 2020 is a great reading year!!!

[paraplyen]

What an awesome reading list! I loved the Count of Monte Cristo. Also, Brideshead Revisited is one of my favourite books.

[pleasepleasethebees]

I agree about Dickens. I do wonder how relevant or interesting his work is going to be to future readers. I feel like A Christmas Carol might be the only thing worthy of the time commitment he requires... I'm not expressing this well. I just wonder if his relevancy is ticking down, you know? I wonder that about a lot of classics, to be honest. But as you say - some are still holding up well and those are gems!

[bonnaedavis]

I read and loved Stoner this year. Brideshead Revisited is a long time favorite. Next year's TBR will include The Count of Monte Cristo.

[sandylewis]

I ordered an exclusive edition of To Kill A Mockingbird and plan on reading it January 2020. First foray into classic books for me

[MaryAmongStories]

I also read Northanger Abbey this year, it was so good! but then again it's Jane Austen, so of course it was :D
great video!

[skeletonkeybooks]

I'm a big fan of medieval French architecture, so thanks for the recommendation! :-) We were actually talking about Hunchback as a potential selection at The Book Was Better Book Club tonight.

[marlenecabada]

A book I read this year that won the Booker prize, and is included in the everymans library is The Remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro. It started out slow, but then had an even pace that took it to the end, and was very enjoyable.Very spot on, describing typical Englishmen and their servants.

[locutusdborg]

Great Expectations is the only Dickens I could make it through. And I am an English Lit major.

[resa_reads]

The video I've been waiting for 😍😍😍 loved your impression of Dracula's protagonist