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Thank you so much for watching!

Thank you so much for watching!

Thank you so much for coming to my channel and watching, I truly appreciate it. Thank you for letting me know about Suite Francaise and although it's been on my list for so long, I know I'm going to enjoy it.

It really is crazy how our feelings can change and I'm sometimes nervous about re-reading favorites because I don't want to fall out of love of my favorite stories! But then on the flip side, what if I don't re-read and I miss out on something fantastic that I didn't catch before?! And yes, you and I were way too young to be reading Flowers in the Attic in the 90s. 😂

You’ve gotten me so excited to pick it up more regularly!

@@Shellyish Yassssss! I hope you love it!

@@JosephFrancisBurton The Aunts are so funny and really are important to the story! One thing I didn’t talk about which was so interesting was the constant comparisons of people to animals. This was published just after Darwin’s findings and had rocked everyone’s world and I found myself underlining every time Maggie was compared to an animal (Shetland pony, etc). There was SO much to explore! I think next I’m reading Silas Marner I’ve read both Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda but it’s been so long that they are both due for a re-read.

I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who didn't find The Catcher in the Rye profound! 😀 The Scarlet Letter is due for a re-read for me and I totally agree with you that a lot of literature taught in schools is too complex and mature for teenagers. But then I wonder if they'll ever be read if they aren't introduced in schools where at least a couple of kids may be able to somewhat grasp them. I don't know! I guess there isn't a good answer 🤷‍♀️. Thank you so much for watching!

I hear you on Dickens! I've been reading David Copperfield for the past couple of years and I just can't seem to get the motivation to finish it. The Glass Menagerie is so fantastic and I've always wanted to perform in a production of it.

I feel relieved that I'm not the only one who didn't jive with The Catcher on the Rye. I promise you won't be missing anything with Flowers in the Attic. 😂

Thank you so much for watching! I'm really hoping I'll like The Hobbit the second time around as I feel like I'm an outlier for not appreciating Tolkien.

@@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged bah… to each his own! I did not really like The turn of the screw (I thought the writing was complicated for nothing.) But most people loved it 🤷🏻‍♀️

Thank you so much for watching! Please let me know if you end up reading any of them!

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about books! I am always looking forward to your videos and hearing from you about your reading experiences/projects 😄👋🏻 Yes, sure, I will let you know :) So far I ordered Edith Wharton’s Ghost Stories as well as Carmilla and I am very keen on starting them soon, but I need to finish two other books first which had been on my TBR for quite some time (Phantastes by MacDonald and a collection of essays by Ferrante) 😅😉

You are most welcome and thank you so much for watching!

Ohmygosh, that's been on my list for a while! It sounds fascinating and I snagged a Penguin black spine edition of it a while back but I just haven't picked it up yet.

I've heard nothing but good things about Tom Lake so I'm looking forward to checking it out (especially since it has a theatre element and I used to be a performer). Thanks so much for watching!

I really want to get to The Woman in White as I feel like everyone has read it except me! I've already started Wharton's ghost stories and I was worried because I didn't enjoy the first two in the collection but then the third one redeemed itself and I'm hoping the rest go well.

@@kimswhims8435 Good to know about Queensland! I’ll need to update my info if I ever talk about it again. Also, I LOVE your comparison of Queensland to Florida 😂😂

@@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged Haha, yes. Funny thing is I was just talking to one of my Queensland Cousins and she said she'd just finished reading American Psycho. Her adult son left her a copy when he moved to the Netherlands. He's found his tribe there in a more progressive place, so it's unlikely he will move back to Qld from Europe.

@@kimswhims8435 How funny! Did she say that she liked the book or was she horrified? I hope her son will at least come home and visit her one in a while. 😀

@@kimswhims8435 Hello! It sounds like we have similar tastes in reading and I’d love to get more Australian lit on my list so please feel free to recommend! I’m also always picking up shiny new books and completely derailing my TBR. 😂 Thank you so much for watching.

Hi Kim!!

Thanks so much! I enjoyed doing the vlog style video and just wish I had more time to do more of them. Just fitting in a regular 'talking head' video is hard enough! So, I finished The Bell Jar and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm wondering if I had read it in my 20s it would have been more profound for me? That being said, last night when I was going back to review and write down all of the passages I marked, I found myself changing my mind slightly in its favor. Maybe I just need a little more time to sit with it and explore its themes.

@@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged I hear you with the lack of time! I read The Bell Jar so long ago, to be honest, I don’t remember if I liked it or not! It is interesting though to think about how different books impact us based on how old we are when we read them. I recently read Rebecca this year and liked it, but I feel like I really would’ve liked it if I was closer to the age of the heroine when I read it as I would’ve been able to relate to her insecurities a lot more. I’ll be interested in your thoughts on The Bell Jar when you review it!

Hi! Thanks for pointing out my omission and I promise it wasn't dishonesty. I was looking at the list for the first time as I filmed and I filmed in one take so the queer element was the first thing that I noticed as I was viewing the list. I plan on doing this again next year and I will be better about looking at the list ahead of time and compiling thoughts. I am 100% understanding of parents wanting to control the flow of information to their kids and I'm not as squiffy about challenges to things being taught in schools. Unfortunately, the ALA doesn't specify school challenges vs. public library challenges (which I do not agree with at all) and I do believe I mentioned that I am sympathetic with parents. So much so, I have a video coming out next month about a few books that are/have been taught in schools and I just can't understand why. That being said, I also know that some parents will not give their kids the information (or will make their queer kids feel bad about themselves) and I think back to growing up in the 80s/90s when my queer friends and family had no resources and nothing to make them feel seen and comforted. I agree with you that being sexually explicit is not always necessary and my personal preference in reading fiction is to not have gratuitous sexual scenes. Do I think any book on this list absolutely needs to be on a school curriculum? No, but I do not believe they should be removed from stores or public libraries. I'll be sure to make that distinction in the future. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!

I think you are supposed to think those things about Ethan. Not that he gets what he deserves, but he is a grown man and he could have, even in the time, chosen differently. But that would have required a kind of courage Ethan didn’t have. Even in the end he lacked the courage to go through with things.

Thank you for this and I'm glad to know that I'm not so far off the mark. I was feeling guilty for my feelings like I was betraying the poor guy.

I know that Giovanni's Room is going to GUT me so I may need to save that for when I can mentally handle it. I'll start with Another Country, thanks for the recommendation!

If you are ever in that part of Tennessee, I highly recommend those bookstores. For Edith Wharton, I'd recommend either The Age of Innocence or The House of Mirth over Ethan Frome. I'll be checking out some of her ghost stories next month and I'll be sure to report back! Thanks so much for watching!

Isn't that some crazy stuff?! I had fun with this one. Thanks so much for watching!

@@BookishTexan Thanks so much! I had fun with this one.

Hi! I believe I hit the mark when I said, with the exception of the Bluest Eye, these were not adult books with adult themes that teens are not ready for. These are books written with teens in mind in a way that they are able to understand and make them feel seen, heard, and part of a community. Thanks so much for watching! Each view and comment helps my channel get out to more viewers!

Hi! If we are talking about our modern times, then yes, there are absolutely mercenary young women after older men for money; however, the power dynamics are still in the favor of the man, both financially and in age/experience. If we are talking about Bronte's time period, marriage was a financial deal. Women were forced to marry for money because it was literally the only way they could survive because women literally had zero rights under coverture. Now, was I putting my modern sensibilities on to a not-so-modern situation? Yes. Older men and very young women were not always frowned upon yet still we have the same issue of power dynamics and all were in favor of men. That should have been the point I made. Thanks so much for watching!

I'm the same and I'm always wondering what I'm missing in those books I either don't want to read or those books that I disliked. I'm glad you liked Remains of the Day because I can't wait to read it (I loved the film). I do have a copy of Blood Meridien and I'm scared to read it! I'm going to give Holden a second chance because I know so many people have been defined by that book and I really want to know what I'm missing! Thank you so much for watching!

I'm glad you like All Boys Aren't Blue because it looks really good and can't wait to pick it up. I agree that these books promote understanding and inclusivity and it's such a shame that people don't want others to have access to them. Kids just want to fit in and know that they aren't alone. Thanks so much for watching!

I came up with the title months ago and have been waiting anxiously for September so I could use it! 🤣 Thank you so much for watching!

Thank you so much and thank you for watching!

I heard about MJ's challenge and was so sorry that I didn't join (although I do make it a habit to read as many banned books as I can). I hope you've read some amazing banned books! Thanks so much for watching!

I love this idea! I don’t have the time to read that many, but I usually make banned book videos every year. Working on one right now!

@@poetofthestreets I also don't have time to read that many at once but I'll dip into a couple of them over the next year or so. I look forward to watching your video! Thanks so much for watching.

@@RaynorReadsStuff Thanks so much! I had no idea that Black Beauty had been banned! Good luck with your reading challenge, how many books do you have left to read?

@@DorothyKauffman I’ve heard great things about Trollope and I definitely want to pick him up at some point. Maybe as a reward for finishing David Copperfield? 😂 thanks so much for watching!

That's a good idea for Les Mis, maybe it won't be so daunting if I just nibble at it but I certainly don't want it to feel like penance!! 😂 I finally saw the musical for the first time last week and I have to admit that the first act felt like penance and I didn't start enjoying myself until the second. Thanks so much for watching!

I am always so TORN on those books that are just so not appropriate for kids. I don't ever want to censor but I also think there is no reason to be subjecting kids to certain things so early. I'm a full grown woman and I still balk at picking up Lolita and I don't know if I'd ever want to force a young girl to read that before she was ready. Then you have the opposite end of the spectrum where sometimes books are removed that kids should be exposed to, especially as we have more representation in books these days. Where do we draw the line? I don't know! The good thing for me is that I don't have any children so I don't have to be involved in these decisions. Thank you so much for watching and good luck with Noli Me Tangere! p.s. I spy you have a video on The Mill on the Floss and I just this afternoon finished a re-read of it and it wrecked me (ugly crying and all). When I gather myself, I'll be checking it out. 😀

​@@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged - OH fantastic !! I love Mill on the Floss and YES that ending is crazy so pull yourself together and I hope you enjoy that old discussion video. I made it so long ago, I don't remember quite what I said, I know I loved Mill on the Floss, and I am almost certain it was not banned 😆 Anyway, if you decide to share your thoughts on that novel, I am anxious to hear what you have to say about it..!!

Thanks you so much! I should have listened to other Booktubers on Sociopath as well! 😀

Thank you so much, I'm going to need it!

Firstly, LOVE your channel name. Secondly, thank you for letting me know about Sociopath. I figured that the length of the childhood background was going to be important later on but I was getting so frustrated. Maybe I'll try again. Thank so much for watching!

Hello! Thank you so much for subscribing and watching I truly appreciate it. I might just check out that author interview, where did you find it?

@@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged It was on The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast, their July 25 episode.

@@EveningReader Thank you so much, I'm going to check it out!

That is so lovely that your husband shared his childhood books with you!! I love that. 😀

You've got me beat! You'll get to them eventually, I have faith! 😀

Were you able to read it before you unhauled? Was it any good?

I highly recommend her biography on Marie Antoinette published around 2001 and also "Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King" published around 2006. She also just published a biography on Caroline Lamb in 2023 that I'm itching to get my hands on!

What happened to poor Mr. Hardy that he writes such books to wreck us!? I just need to put my fears aside and just do it because I do hear that Far From the Madding Crowd really is one of his masterpieces.

@@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged I think he was a strange, sad dude.

Okay okay I'll do it I swear!!😂 I'm thinking about doing it in November/December because I believe the Hardcore Literature Book Club (@BenjaminMcEvoy) is doing a reading of it and I may join them.