10 Hard Books I Want to Read (You Can Too if You Want)

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Inspired by @ToReadersItMayConcern and @materiagrix

00:00 Intro
04:50 The Odyssey
06:18 The Count of Monte Cristo
07:43 Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
09:22 Les Miserables
10:54 On the Origin of the Species
12:25 KJV
14:20 Don Quixote
15:30 Anna Karenina & War and Peace
17:08 Conclusion

[erinsmith]

The count of monte cristo is a whirlwind and even though it's long it's a the story sucks you You will love it and be so sad when it's over

[owendavis]

The Count of Monte Cristo is such a fulfilling book, so many great life lessons to take away and ponder....it has always stayed with me. I think the trick with harder books is to intersperse them with lighter reading. I am reading Moby Dick at the moment, but am using The Chronicles of Narnia as a palette cleanse when I get bogged down...works well for me. Thanks for the great video keep up the good work!!

[zivilejakubauskaite]

Anything by A. Dumas shouldn't scare anyone because he writes in dialogs mainly. Well... mostly. My father has almost all of his books and I haven't read any that anyone could classify as "hard". Now War and Peace and Anna Karenina... if you firstly read Count of Montecristo and lastly Anna Karenina or War and Peace you will understand that A. Dumas is a child's play. Good luck talking that list!

[ChelCReadsHere]

You are such a love this challenge to get more into hard books and to support each other through it!!

[marthacanady]

Les Miserables is the most worthwhile book you will ever read. A privilege.

[sarash]

The Odyssey takes place after the events of The Iliad, so it is kinda a sequel. But I'm sure you can read them on their own. I highly recommend reading some retellings like The Song of Achilles, Circe, Ithica, etc. They're easier to understand and they give you an idea of the general story, while focusing on some more minor characters from the original poems. The Count of Monte Cristo was such a fun read! Especially that edition since it's not abridged. Don Quixote is on my TBR. I read a few chapters and it's so funny! What I remember from it is he wants to be a Knight, but instead of a horse he rides a donkey and instead of a sword he has a stick. 😂 I want to go back and finish it sometime this year.

[mwont]

For Don Quixote make sure that you have good translation as there are over 20 of them.

[philippawood]

You have a lovely energy, I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on these books 😊

[ToReadersItMayConcern]

I hear the Count of Monte Cristo is a thrill-ride through-and-through. It would be truly WILD if you read both the English and French versions—How cool if you told us how they feel in their differing languages!

[Lisky]

The Count of Monte Cristo may be long but it is a pretty easy read otherwise, the story is great and I loved every part of it. It is one of my favorite books, I'd definitely encourage you to start it and see where it takes you!

[ebonywill]

The best way to read those books are to listen to the audiobook and read along with the physical book.

[medusamoons]

i promise that the odyssey isn't too bad. it's an epic poem, yeah, but they read like prose.

[Tania.atlasinajar]

I am right there with you on getting those big books finished and I love that you are gonna try to read them in French as well. 🥰

[UmairKhan-ygsm]

girlie. lemme subscribe, I acc love the way you speak so softly and i can just tell u love books.

[DavideMazzetti]

If you really want 'hard' try 'Ulysses' and 'Finnegans Wake' by James Joyce. Compared those, the ones in this video are a doddle.

[k]

I read War and Peace in high school, and I have never been more proud of an accomplishment 😆 I want to read Les Miserables too so I bought a pretty copy to hype myself up about it lol Best of luck to you!

[clairekeiser]

You're inspiring me to pick up a long book! I've not read much Russian literature either, but I think my next long book is 'The Brothers Karamazov' which I've started a couple times, but never finished because it's so long. Also, I love the Count of Monte Cristo, too! <3

[arekkrolak]

apart from maybe origin of the species I believe everyboday already read these books :)

[Thetrilingualreader]

I am now reading monte cristo in french. Didnt read it in english first tho

[rachel.elizabeth]

Love the Odyssey!!! I’ve read it 3 times! It’s so beautiful!