Victober 2022 | Announcement and Recommendations [CC]

#Victober
In which we announce Victober!

Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by me and several other wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.)

*The Other Hosts*

*Challenges*

Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work with chronic illness or disability representation
Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian Bildungsroman/coming of age story
Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian short story
Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian book and watch a screen adaptation of it
Ros’s challenge: Read a work of Victorian poetry, long or short

Group Read: The Mayor of Casterbridge, 2 chapters a day 1st to 23rd October

*Books Mentioned*

*My Debut Novel*

My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is coming out in early 2023.

*General Links*

[jenniferbrooks]

As always, I am so excited! So many great recommendations from you--now to narrow down my massive TBR, lol!

[mitzireadsandwrites]

It's the most wonderful time of the year!! This makes my heart sing and I can't wait to create my Victober pile of possibilities.

[Maugrimm]

This video had the perfect timing rn since I‘m already on my way to a bookstore anyway.

[juliequick]

Count me in! Wuthering Heights will be my first priority, I’ve never read it! Everything else tbc but xcited xx

[mackenziewangberg]

Yes! The Mayor of Casterbridge! I’m so excited that we’re reading this together! Thomas Hardy is my favorite author, and I’ve been wanting to read this one but just haven’t gotten to it yet.

[CharlieBrookReads]

I am gonna join in this year!! Excited to read some good classics in Oct 🥰❤️I have been looking at my shelves for ideas xx

[katehowereads]

Every year my excitement remains ☺️ I can't wait to find new favorite Victorian literature this year!

[graceeleanor]

Looking forward to Victober and I love the idea of the specific recommendation video!! So, I'd love to a recommendations of Victorian novels that explore mental health!

[kylies]

So excited for Victober! Jane Eyre is going to be my pick, I think, because I haven't read it before and I'm gonna be watching the adaption of it, so I can fill two prompts with one book. But Olive, Hester, and the HG Wells book also look really good! :O I'm getting spoiled for choice with all these suggestions haha.

[CafeCynthia]

YAY!! FINALLY it's Victober soon!! I'm so EXCITED! I've joined every year!

[MilenaReads]

It’s so good to see that so many new people are involved!

[Lu.G.]

*Victober is my favorite* and I'm oh so excited! 👏🏻 I am the worst when it comes to choosing a TBR, but I purchased Ruth a few months ago, in anticipation of Victober, so that's at least a possibility. 🤓 I was also planning to read David Copperfield, but maybe I'll go with Villette instead. 🙄 Either way, I'm excited to read my first Thomas Hardy. Thank you, as always, for hosting!

[eyesonindie]

So wonderful! This will be my first time participating, and I'm so excited. I have a huge anthology of "Classic Fantasy" stories, and many of the stories are Victorian. I think I'll read those! There are also at least two stories in Handheld Press's anthology, "Women's Weird" that fall into the late Victorian period, so I might add those in as well! My husband and I are thinking of reading Dracula together, too, this year.

[sashahawkins]

I've been looking forward to this for so long!!! I'm so happy yaasss

[indialavoyce]

Way to make my day❣️ Victober is coming AND some of my favorite booktubers are new hosts?!😮🥰

[ArtBookshelfOdyssey]

Best time of the year! I’ll be putting out a TBR in the next week or two.

[goodstrongwords]

So excited!! You guys have put together such great prompts this year! 🥰

[brianhaas]

I’m doing Dombey and Son! Can’t wait for October!

[ludd]

Love these Victober videos, so passionate!
Just finished "Ruth" by E. Gaskell ans I really enjoyed it (mainly audiobook). Want to read "Mary Barton" or "Cranford" soon but will try to read "David Copperfield" in October 💌

[hyemiyah]

i love your earrings so much!
excited to pick up jude the obscure for victober. can't wait!