@@valeriag9443 ooo not yet! We’re reading them in order of publication. We’re on Northanger Abbey rn! That’s exciting to know it’s a fave tho! Maybe you need to watch all of the adaptations haha 🤓
@@valeriag9443 i watched both the 1995 and the 2007 version. I think overall the 90s version was more book-accurate and had more of the subtleness of classic British period piece, but the 07 version had Sally Hawkins and her acting was some of the best. There're also a scene that I really love when Wentworth yanked her on a carriage that differs from the 95 vers. The 07 version took more liberty and the romantic tone was more apparent, but it all depends on what you like!
Speaking of multiple editions, I would recommend checking out Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey because according to my professor (and the internet), it is the most close translation to the original text while also being very readable!!!! She is also currently working on her translation on The Illiad!!!!!
reading the odyssey right now, and i chose the emily wilson translation. while fagle might be one of the most popular ones, i'd definitely recommend reading hers, not only because she's one of the only women who has a platform translating classics, but also because her choice of words doesn't gloss over certain horrors of greek society
Emily Wilson FTW!! I also recommend the podcast Overdue. They read thru it and ended up really enjoying the translation and they're just a pair of funny guys.
There's a really wonderful interview between her, Madeline Miller & Maria Dahvana Headley that touches on this exact topic. Would highly recommend! ua-cam.com/video/_NbYEffNzHE/v-deo.html
I love your comment about reading outside of your genre, because as a fellow literature (comperative tho) student, i almost felt guilty starting to fill my gaps on other genres and dipping my toes into them. you made it sound much more exciting rather than guilt tripping for not having read certain genres. as always: big love for your video in general (and this comment especially) thanks for keeping us inspired!🌻🌻🌻
honestly, i’m very interested in welsh mythology because i know absolutely nothing about it and i love the welsh mythology series idea you have. i mean, it’d make consuming welsh mythology easier :)
As a Spanish Literature student seeing you interested in reading more Spanish and Latin American literature makes me very excited! Hope you enjoy Don Quijote and A Hundred Years of Solitude, both are amazing reads!
Omg as a fellow lit student starting their masters I have thoughts 💃🏾 First of all ✨stunning✨ selection !!!! I’ve actually gotten so much more into classics these past couple of year because of my undergrad, it’s crazy how accessible they can be when u actually give yourself the chance ! Highly recommend putting Austen (especially Northanger Abbey if you’re into the gothic, its such an underrated Austen and the way it plays with the classic gothic genre is ✨immaculate✨) at the top of the list !! Also the way that Rebecca utilises narration in relation to characterisation is so clever and fun and the book as a whole is kind of a trip, also recommend. Ngl Great Expectations was not it for me, I have never had to drag myself through a book so hard lol. I highkey wanna read so many of the books on this list and it would honestly be so cool If there was a chill classics readathon or book club moment ! Something I’m really going to miss from my undergrad is being able to read classics and discuss them with people (my masters is a masters of research so a lot of independent work - sad). I have so many classics I wanna read in my own time but I wanna talk to people about them u know 🥺 Loved this video as always 💓
when you’ve finished pride and prejudice you NEED to watch the 2005 film adaptation of you haven’t seen it! it’s perfectly cast and I think it’s such a good adaptation
joel pls i cannot wait for your thoughts on little women! it's very heartwarming and one of the more easy to read classics, but still very fun to read!!
omg I'm here with you. I literally just started getting into the classics last month! I enjoyed reading Frankenstein for my class last year and now I just wanna read them all out of curiosity and interest!. I just finished reading Dracula last month and I'm reading Jane Eyre rn (really good). Then, I'm planning on reading Phantom of the Opera next, and reread Little Women and Pride & Prejudice for the first time in December. I'm gonna watch the movie version of all the classics too when I'm done haha! I usually read anything YA/A Fantasy or Contemporary + Historical Fiction, so I totally get you w/ expanding our interests!
I’ve read Rebecca in September this year and really liked it! The gothic vibes are very much present and the writing and setting are so atmospheric everyone should appreciate it. The book is very oneiric and you can almost feel the ghost of Rebecca de Winter in the villa of Manderley. I found the story interesting and quite intense at times. I hope you’ll enjoy it!
Joel, I hate to tell you this but Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is actually a male author. That said, I'm reading Carmilla at the moment and would recommend it, especially the Lanternfish Press Edition which is edited by Carmen Maria Machado. She wrote an amazing introduction to the story that spins a tale about how Le Fanu took inspiration from a "real" relationship between two women. Her perspective on this work is honestly invaluable. (edit: Don't be fooled though. Consider the introduction as food for thought to inform a potential perspective on this story as it was written by LeFanu.)
I love your videos and your energy ! It makes me want to read all the books, all the genres :) Thank you for the amazing work you do on the content you give us !
So excited to hear your thoughts on Jane Austen! Emma and Pride and Prejudice are my favorite, but I love them all. Mansfield Park gets a lot of criticism for being boring, but I think reading it as a social problem novel instead of a romance helps bring its quiet brilliance into focus. Northanger Abbey is quite a funny satire on the gothic romance novels of the time - I laugh every time I read it! Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility are wonderful books too ☺️
I read One Hundred Years of Solitude a couple months ago, and as soon I finished it I was underwhelmed. But then the more i thought about it's complexity, the more impressed I was. The actual enjoyment of the book grew way more in the weeks after I read it, and now I would enjoy re-reading it despite thinking it was naff when I first read it! It really grew on me.
I read parts of both the Iliad and Odyssey in middle school because in Italy we study Greek epic poetry and I must say I quite enjoyed it, let's say that you can't really push 12-year-olds to read the books themselves because they're complicated to understand, but we did study the plot and then paraphrased the most known parts, so when I got into the Song of Achilles I had a lot of fun trying to piece together what I studied 7 years ago and just finding some quotes and references.
You should try Rick Riordan’s new book, Daughter of the Deep. It’s a spin-off of 20,000 leagues under the sea, where the main character is the descendant of Captain Nemo. If you like classics you might want to check it out. (Also, the book is amaZHANG)
@@mahathi2479 Yeah! I really like it. It has a little less humor then his other books (just because Ana the narrater has a different sense of humor), and people might not like it because it doesn’t relate to mythology (it’s actually science-fiction/futuristic), it I really liked it! Also, there was a tragedy in the beginning (but because you don’t even know the characters who died, it do won’t really affect you), but other then that, I found it was really good - it even had a MIND-BLOWING plot twist. Also, there’s an orangutan who bakes soufflés. And a giant, love struck octopus. And a extremely sassy AI submarine. And lots of representation. And underwater adventures. I recommend it!
Rebecca is amazing! And since it was written in the 1930s (I think) it's much easier to read than a lot of the other classics. Even though it is a ghost story, it gives off a rainy spring/early summer vibe, so you don't have to read it in the autumn. Jane Austen is my fave author, almost all of her books are like historical romcoms tbh. Little Women is wonderful and Great Expectations has some of the most memorable characters I have ever read. Also, all of your book project ideas sound AMAZING! I hope I can read some of them someday! 💛
If you get started with Don Quixote, I recommend the Overdue podcast. The read it over a couple episodes. (They also read The Odyssey. They're a couple guys, reading a variety of books, and I love their banter. Looking forward to your perspective on these classics!
YES, what an amazing tbr???? I really want to dive into classic gothic fiction, as I've really only read Dracula and Frankenstein (my favourites)... And those editions of Austen are GORGEOUS!!!
I was obsessed with anything Arthurian legend in middle school. The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart started it all. Yesterday I watched the movie Austenland and there were so many fun call backs to the novels.
Love the fashion and your list! You epitomize the academia aesthetic and should totally do a fashion and books video! Maybe inspired by your favorite characters. 😊 I want to read Gabriel Garcia Marquez as well! I am also a huge Jane Austen fan. 😊I want to try Dracula but have also heard mixed things
I'm loving classics atm, Emma is the last book I need to get by Austen. I loved Carmilla and the Illiad is on my November tbr! You have so many good books! Rebecca and A Study in Scarlet are both so good!
Sorry for the late comment! As a Chinese person who's read (an abridged version of) Journey to the West, and consumed an INCREDIBLE number of shows and cartoons inspired by it, I can promise that it's hilarious and well worth the read.
If your interested in the Iliad, I’d suggest reading Ransom by David Malouf after finishing the Iliad. It explores Priam and Achilles in much more detail and provides a new perspective of the events. The writing is additionally incredible, reminiscent of the epic poetry of its source material.
I've been reading some ancient greek plays recently and I'm having an amazing time with them- you should definitely try some if you haven't already!! I loved Sophicles' theban plays and now I'm on aeschylus' oresteian trilogy :)
Just to let you know, you've missed out "Mansfield Park" another novel by Austen. I'm pretty sure "Sanditon" is actually unfinished and not considered a part of her six main works. PS I adore "Emma" and I think you'll love it. "Clueless" is loosely based off of that novel.
I'm currently reading Dracula and really liking it so far. It's my first non-children's classic (unless you count the lord of the rings). I'm excited to start reading more!!
I read carmilla last month, definitely worth picking up. Have to say though that it’s written by a dude. It used to always get published as Joseph or J Sheridan le Fanu, no idea why they took the Joseph off..
@gerard dearie You took it the wrong way and that’s not exactly what they meant. They didn’t point it out so people could be discouraged from the writing. When reading about representation in general, a lot of people are hoping or make the assumption that whoever is writing about it are part of the group in question. Identity does influence writers a lot more than some care to think. And just a note, they didn’t mean their comment “written by a dude” maliciously, just wanted to let people know.
The Robert Fagles translation of the Odyssey is so nice to read! I read it in high school, and I classify myself as a bit of an idiot, and it was very understandable
Loved this video (: I enjoy classics and want to read more. I’ve read Austen’s novels except Sandition, I hope to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence. I’d also love to read books about King Arthur!!
omg first classic literature vid from a booktuber i watch that mentions journey to the west ahh my childhood, if the book feels overwhelming there are tons of adaptations out there too!!!
ahhh thank you bestie!! i definitely want to read journey to the west but also romance of the three kingdoms too!! (definitely abridged though akdkskd)
Journey to the west is such an amazing story!! Its also several volumes long. Any anime fans out there would be interested to know that it is THE inspiration for a ton of anime! The most popular translation for modern readability is by Anthony C. Yu
one hundred years of solitude is pretty polarizing, people either love or hate it. im in the former category so i hope you feel the same! happy reading :)
I totally feel like I’m missing out by not having read any Austen too. I think I will enjoy her works and discussing them with people, but I guess I just need an extra push to actually do it 😭 So it’s exciting that you also want to read those. If you did a read-along or even just tweeted that you’re reading them I would love to join! Also, seeing Carmilla here is a big sign that I should get to this book really soon, especially since I finished Dracula and loved it. And lesbian vampirism is something I would absolutely love to discover more of. (Side note - did you know that RV Irene and Seulgi’s Monster MV is inspired by Carmilla? That’s the greatest kpop-literature crossover that has ever happened to me. I love women.)
i really recommend reading the Emily Wilson translation of the Odyessey! She's the only woman to have ever translated it and the authors note alone is worth the read !!!
dear joel, i don't know if you're familiar with brazilian literature, but i think you'd enjoy the works of machado de assis. he's a black man (whom brazilian people still try to whitewash somehow) and his works have an anti-realist aspect that i just love.
I wouldn't say Thomas Hardy is primarily gothic nowadays but I think he saw himself as a gothic writer so it may be interesting to read some of his novels and see his interpretation of the gothic genre. He also set most of his novels in fictional wessex which is quite arthurian :) and he wrote a short arthurian play which i think is called the Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall
Personally, I loved Chronicle of a Death Foretold more than A Hundred Years of Solitude (but I liked both)! It's also really short so you can read it in a few hours! This is such a great list tho :)
Aaah I recently got myself the full collection of Jane Austen's works which I am super excited to get to! I want to read Jamaica Inn as well. Other works I want to read is We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson which I bought a few days back!
if you want to read more dostoyevsky after crime and punishment, then “the idiot” and “notes from the underground” are amazing. of course, “demons” and “the brothers karamazov” are masterpieces, but they’re more for heavy dostoyevsky readers, so i would suggest reading those after you get into a few more books by him first!
That's a really good looking list. I know, cos I need to read a bunch of stuff on it myself :) For me Carmilla is not the best story in that book, I prefer The Room in the Dragon Volant, but it certainly is influential. Haven't read Idylls of the King but I am a big admirer of Malory. I'd personally probably go with that instead, though the Tennyson is shorter and probably easier to read. There is a theory that Arthurian myth is kind of a debased version of Welsh myth, which is in turn a debased version of Irish myth. If you're interested in that sort of thing, you need to read the Tain Bo Cuailgne ("the Irish Iliad") which is terrific. The Iliad and the Odyssey are both the oldest works we have of European literature, so they're both worth reading just for that reason. So many translations, though (just like Don Quixote). I've read four different Iliads! I suggest actually starting with prose versions of each (Penguin Classics still has the E.V. Rieu translations that fit the bill nicely) cos it's probably easier to take them in that way for the first time, but you will want/need a verse translation for re-reading.
I think it is funny, on my reading list is also Sherlock, Odyssee, Ilias and little Women. Jan Austin also, but I don't feel ready for that. I am intressted what you think about them. (Sorry for my english)
wow journey to the west is such a thick book that I failed to finish in my younger years, i was reading it in Chinese but my ten yo ADHD brain couldn't sit still. Now i really wanna pick it up again! Also I'm glad you mentioned Austen because she was the one that put me back into reading again, I finished all of her books in two months and it was so much fun! I'm currently reading Agatha Christie and gotta warn y'all that she had this ability to whip out the N word out of nowhere, and it caught me off guard so many times, so just beware of the usage of racial slurs before going in.
If someone didn't already mention it, you forgot Mansfield Park by Jane Austen! Of the Austen novels I've read (S&S, P&P, Mansfield Park, and Emma) Mansfield Park is my favorite! I kind of have a rocky relationship with Austen's work. Long story short I've realized I don't get on with her writing but I love her stories and the commentary. And I still want to read Persuasion and Northanger Abbey, I just haven't gotten around to them, yet. Though! another Persuasion adaptation is currently in production, so hopefully I get to it before that comes out. Little Women is a great read for the end of the year! I really associate it with the Winter season. And Rebecca is one of my favorite books! Classics are my favorite! I recently finished Tess of the D'Urbervilles and plan on reading (at least) Wuthering Heights and Madame Bovary by the end of the year! Maybe Great Expectations as well. I'm also in the middle of The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, which is a short story collection but it's much more recent (1979) compared to those other works. And I'm loving her writing so far!
I took a Jane Austen class in undergrad and did not like it. I think it might have been because we were critically analyzing her novels instead of just enjoying them, you know? I think if I go back and reread her novels for fun, I might have a different opinion. Definitely tempted to reread them!
Love this! If you need someone to buddy read and of the Austin books or little women I’d be happy to! Also loaf you ever want a good family generational story Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a brilliant one and should be a new classic in my opinion.
If you happen to like Little Women once you read it, you should read Little Men, and Jo's Boys, which are basically the sequels of Little Women. Also, you might want to try Adventures of Tom Sawyer + Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. I know it usually is marketed towards children, but the themes of these books and the social commentary is amazing, specially in Huckleberry, where the story sort of gets heavier and more matured. Some other classics recommendations are: A little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett and A Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Just like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, the social commentary in these books are amazing. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: just because the story is so much fun and almost doesn't feel like a classic, if not for the wordings and writing style. And if you want the most complete stories of Sherlock Holmes, you might wanna try the Bantam Classics Edition, where they have compiled all the stories in just two volumes. It's not much when it comes to aesthetic, but it surely is convenient.
Not sure if you’ve read any hg wells or Jules Verne since you said you generally enjoy reading sci-fi but a few picks for bona fide sci fi classics from those two authors
I‘m really new to english classics as well so I love videos about them!! I would love a Sherlock reading vlog because those are my favorites 🥰 I‘m guessing you watched the BBC version which is VERY different from the Original. Most adaptations sadly don’t get his characteristics right :( I could probably write a whole essay about his character :‘)
I would a hundred percent recommend the new Translation of the odyssey by emily wilson (also the first translation done by a woman if i'm not mistaken)
this video brought me momentarily into this beautiful other world where joseph sheridan le fanu was a woman and a woman had written carmilla but... alas... he was a man. thought i was going nuts for a second there
I think you missed Mansfield Park on your Austen list.....Sanditon isn't really considered part of the "main 6", it's more like book 6.5 haha. I think this is in part due to it being an unfinished novel.
@@fictionalfates Sure thing. I also hope you pick up The Portrait of Dorian Gray one day. I mean....that is if you have actual time at this point. Your recommendations on here are growing wheeew chile!
My mom and I have been reading through Austen’s novels, one each month, and then watching an adaptation! It’s been so fun!
Have y’all read Persuasion? I don’t know which adaptation to watch😂it’s my favorite Jane Austen
@@valeriag9443 ooo not yet! We’re reading them in order of publication. We’re on Northanger Abbey rn! That’s exciting to know it’s a fave tho! Maybe you need to watch all of the adaptations haha 🤓
@@valeriag9443 i watched both the 1995 and the 2007 version. I think overall the 90s version was more book-accurate and had more of the subtleness of classic British period piece, but the 07 version had Sally Hawkins and her acting was some of the best. There're also a scene that I really love when Wentworth yanked her on a carriage that differs from the 95 vers. The 07 version took more liberty and the romantic tone was more apparent, but it all depends on what you like!
Speaking of multiple editions, I would recommend checking out Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey because according to my professor (and the internet), it is the most close translation to the original text while also being very readable!!!! She is also currently working on her translation on The Illiad!!!!!
Seconded! I bought it and still working thru the prologue, lol. I even like her insights in just the prologue.
reading the odyssey right now, and i chose the emily wilson translation. while fagle might be one of the most popular ones, i'd definitely recommend reading hers, not only because she's one of the only women who has a platform translating classics, but also because her choice of words doesn't gloss over certain horrors of greek society
Ooh, I definitely think reading both would be quite interesting to do and see the differences between the versions!
Emily Wilson FTW!! I also recommend the podcast Overdue. They read thru it and ended up really enjoying the translation and they're just a pair of funny guys.
There's a really wonderful interview between her, Madeline Miller & Maria Dahvana Headley that touches on this exact topic. Would highly recommend!
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Wow so many Jane Austen books. You just reminded me that I really need to read more of her work. XD
Do it!! And yeah, I should probably read them at some point ahah
Rebecca is fantastic! I did a combination of reading the physical book and listening to the audio, and I had a great time with it.
ooh that’s good to know!
Ohh good to know! I wanted to read it in October but couldn’t find an audiobook version to read along with, so glad to know that its a good way to go
I love your comment about reading outside of your genre, because as a fellow literature (comperative tho) student, i almost felt guilty starting to fill my gaps on other genres and dipping my toes into them. you made it sound much more exciting rather than guilt tripping for not having read certain genres. as always: big love for your video in general (and this comment especially) thanks for keeping us inspired!🌻🌻🌻
honestly, i’m very interested in welsh mythology because i know absolutely nothing about it and i love the welsh mythology series idea you have. i mean, it’d make consuming welsh mythology easier :)
I read Le Morte d’Arthur and love Arthurian legends. I would read your series in a heartbeat.
ahhh thank you so much!
Already started reading Persuasion. I've remembered how much I loved Mary; a pain but a comic.
skdkskdkdk i’m excited to start persuasion!
As a Spanish Literature student seeing you interested in reading more Spanish and Latin American literature makes me very excited! Hope you enjoy Don Quijote and A Hundred Years of Solitude, both are amazing reads!
Omg as a fellow lit student starting their masters I have thoughts 💃🏾
First of all ✨stunning✨ selection !!!! I’ve actually gotten so much more into classics these past couple of year because of my undergrad, it’s crazy how accessible they can be when u actually give yourself the chance !
Highly recommend putting Austen (especially Northanger Abbey if you’re into the gothic, its such an underrated Austen and the way it plays with the classic gothic genre is ✨immaculate✨) at the top of the list !! Also the way that Rebecca utilises narration in relation to characterisation is so clever and fun and the book as a whole is kind of a trip, also recommend. Ngl Great Expectations was not it for me, I have never had to drag myself through a book so hard lol.
I highkey wanna read so many of the books on this list and it would honestly be so cool If there was a chill classics readathon or book club moment ! Something I’m really going to miss from my undergrad is being able to read classics and discuss them with people (my masters is a masters of research so a lot of independent work - sad). I have so many classics I wanna read in my own time but I wanna talk to people about them u know 🥺
Loved this video as always 💓
when you’ve finished pride and prejudice you NEED to watch the 2005 film adaptation of you haven’t seen it! it’s perfectly cast and I think it’s such a good adaptation
joel pls i cannot wait for your thoughts on little women! it's very heartwarming and one of the more easy to read classics, but still very fun to read!!
omg I'm here with you. I literally just started getting into the classics last month! I enjoyed reading Frankenstein for my class last year and now I just wanna read them all out of curiosity and interest!. I just finished reading Dracula last month and I'm reading Jane Eyre rn (really good). Then, I'm planning on reading Phantom of the Opera next, and reread Little Women and Pride & Prejudice for the first time in December. I'm gonna watch the movie version of all the classics too when I'm done haha! I usually read anything YA/A Fantasy or Contemporary + Historical Fiction, so I totally get you w/ expanding our interests!
I’ve read Rebecca in September this year and really liked it! The gothic vibes are very much present and the writing and setting are so atmospheric everyone should appreciate it. The book is very oneiric and you can almost feel the ghost of Rebecca de Winter in the villa of Manderley. I found the story interesting and quite intense at times. I hope you’ll enjoy it!
Joel, I hate to tell you this but Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is actually a male author. That said, I'm reading Carmilla at the moment and would recommend it, especially the Lanternfish Press Edition which is edited by Carmen Maria Machado. She wrote an amazing introduction to the story that spins a tale about how Le Fanu took inspiration from a "real" relationship between two women. Her perspective on this work is honestly invaluable. (edit: Don't be fooled though. Consider the introduction as food for thought to inform a potential perspective on this story as it was written by LeFanu.)
ah!!! thank you so much for this 🥺 not me assuming sheridan le fanu was female - i appreciate the correction!
@@fictionalfates No problem! I thought he was a woman as well when I first heard of him, so I totally get it 😅
@@raoul_alexander skdkskdkc we’re in this together! 😂
@@fictionalfates I, too, had thought De Fanu was a woman. I mean, lesbian vampires, COME ON. But it is possible that he was gay, perhaps.
I love your videos and your energy ! It makes me want to read all the books, all the genres :) Thank you for the amazing work you do on the content you give us !
thank you so much bestie!!
@@fictionalfates seriously impressed by how much you can read. My goal was 5 book in 2021 lol.
So excited to hear your thoughts on Jane Austen! Emma and Pride and Prejudice are my favorite, but I love them all. Mansfield Park gets a lot of criticism for being boring, but I think reading it as a social problem novel instead of a romance helps bring its quiet brilliance into focus. Northanger Abbey is quite a funny satire on the gothic romance novels of the time - I laugh every time I read it! Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility are wonderful books too ☺️
I read One Hundred Years of Solitude a couple months ago, and as soon I finished it I was underwhelmed. But then the more i thought about it's complexity, the more impressed I was. The actual enjoyment of the book grew way more in the weeks after I read it, and now I would enjoy re-reading it despite thinking it was naff when I first read it! It really grew on me.
that’s such an awesome Master’s/ PhD idea !! Congratulations btw!
I read parts of both the Iliad and Odyssey in middle school because in Italy we study Greek epic poetry and I must say I quite enjoyed it, let's say that you can't really push 12-year-olds to read the books themselves because they're complicated to understand, but we did study the plot and then paraphrased the most known parts, so when I got into the Song of Achilles I had a lot of fun trying to piece together what I studied 7 years ago and just finding some quotes and references.
You should try Rick Riordan’s new book, Daughter of the Deep. It’s a spin-off of 20,000 leagues under the sea, where the main character is the descendant of Captain Nemo. If you like classics you might want to check it out. (Also, the book is amaZHANG)
is it really? I love rick but like I'm so scared to pick up the new book because I've been hearing lots of negative comments about it
@@mahathi2479 Yeah! I really like it. It has a little less humor then his other books (just because Ana the narrater has a different sense of humor), and people might not like it because it doesn’t relate to mythology (it’s actually science-fiction/futuristic), it I really liked it! Also, there was a tragedy in the beginning (but because you don’t even know the characters who died, it do won’t really affect you), but other then that, I found it was really good - it even had a MIND-BLOWING plot twist. Also, there’s an orangutan who bakes soufflés. And a giant, love struck octopus. And a extremely sassy AI submarine. And lots of representation. And underwater adventures. I recommend it!
i definitely want to read his new novel at some point!
@@blondesaluteI associate Rick with mythology so I'm a little sceptical about reading this new book but I'll def give it a go
@@fictionalfates You could do a video about it!
Rebecca is amazing! And since it was written in the 1930s (I think) it's much easier to read than a lot of the other classics. Even though it is a ghost story, it gives off a rainy spring/early summer vibe, so you don't have to read it in the autumn. Jane Austen is my fave author, almost all of her books are like historical romcoms tbh. Little Women is wonderful and Great Expectations has some of the most memorable characters I have ever read. Also, all of your book project ideas sound AMAZING! I hope I can read some of them someday! 💛
If you get started with Don Quixote, I recommend the Overdue podcast. The read it over a couple episodes. (They also read The Odyssey. They're a couple guys, reading a variety of books, and I love their banter. Looking forward to your perspective on these classics!
YES, what an amazing tbr???? I really want to dive into classic gothic fiction, as I've really only read Dracula and Frankenstein (my favourites)... And those editions of Austen are GORGEOUS!!!
So excited to see your new content with this classics💕
eee thank you!
Just so you know Northanger Abby is a satire of gothic lit, it's still very good and gothic vibes but it's also ridiculous and funny
Also you could time that Austin video (or any Austin vid) for when the Persuasion movie comes out for maximum SEO!!
oooh thank you so much for letting me know!!
@@fictionalfates no problem hope you enjoy Austin!
Oh i had no idea about NA. How interesting!
Whenever I'm having a bad day, I just watch your videos and then I feel better. Thank youuu ❤️
If you like Gothic, "The Death of Jane Lawrence" is a new gothic novel that just came out this month! Great autumnal read >:)
i’ve heard so many good things about this book! definitely on my list!
Your videos always make me feel so much better. I’m thinking to go and buy books. 😬😌😌💛
eee i’m so happy to hear that! and buying books is always a good time aha
I was obsessed with anything Arthurian legend in middle school. The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart started it all.
Yesterday I watched the movie Austenland and there were so many fun call backs to the novels.
Love the fashion and your list! You epitomize the academia aesthetic and should totally do a fashion and books video! Maybe inspired by your favorite characters. 😊 I want to read Gabriel Garcia Marquez as well! I am also a huge Jane Austen fan. 😊I want to try Dracula but have also heard mixed things
for the odyssey i would recommend reading emily watson's translation as she's the first woman to translate it into english!
I'm loving classics atm, Emma is the last book I need to get by Austen. I loved Carmilla and the Illiad is on my November tbr! You have so many good books! Rebecca and A Study in Scarlet are both so good!
Sorry for the late comment! As a Chinese person who's read (an abridged version of) Journey to the West, and consumed an INCREDIBLE number of shows and cartoons inspired by it, I can promise that it's hilarious and well worth the read.
If your interested in the Iliad, I’d suggest reading Ransom by David Malouf after finishing the Iliad. It explores Priam and Achilles in much more detail and provides a new perspective of the events. The writing is additionally incredible, reminiscent of the epic poetry of its source material.
I've been reading some ancient greek plays recently and I'm having an amazing time with them- you should definitely try some if you haven't already!! I loved Sophicles' theban plays and now I'm on aeschylus' oresteian trilogy :)
congrats on the masters degree!
thank you!! i’m excited to actually finish my masters and have just as much of a magical graduation as i had for my undergraduate 🥺
I didn't really like A study in scarlet but I've loved a lot of the Sherlock Holmes short stories! Don't get discouraged if you feel the same way
Just to let you know, you've missed out "Mansfield Park" another novel by Austen. I'm pretty sure "Sanditon" is actually unfinished and not considered a part of her six main works.
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I adore "Emma" and I think you'll love it. "Clueless" is loosely based off of that novel.
I'm currently reading Dracula and really liking it so far. It's my first non-children's classic (unless you count the lord of the rings). I'm excited to start reading more!!
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I read carmilla last month, definitely worth picking up. Have to say though that it’s written by a dude. It used to always get published as Joseph or J Sheridan le Fanu, no idea why they took the Joseph off..
@gerard dearie You took it the wrong way and that’s not exactly what they meant. They didn’t point it out so people could be discouraged from the writing. When reading about representation in general, a lot of people are hoping or make the assumption that whoever is writing about it are part of the group in question. Identity does influence writers a lot more than some care to think. And just a note, they didn’t mean their comment “written by a dude” maliciously, just wanted to let people know.
The Robert Fagles translation of the Odyssey is so nice to read! I read it in high school, and I classify myself as a bit of an idiot, and it was very understandable
Loved this video (: I enjoy classics and want to read more. I’ve read Austen’s novels except Sandition, I hope to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence. I’d also love to read books about King Arthur!!
omg first classic literature vid from a booktuber i watch that mentions journey to the west ahh my childhood, if the book feels overwhelming there are tons of adaptations out there too!!!
ahhh thank you bestie!! i definitely want to read journey to the west but also romance of the three kingdoms too!! (definitely abridged though akdkskd)
Journey to the west is such an amazing story!! Its also several volumes long. Any anime fans out there would be interested to know that it is THE inspiration for a ton of anime! The most popular translation for modern readability is by Anthony C. Yu
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one hundred years of solitude is pretty polarizing, people either love or hate it. im in the former category so i hope you feel the same! happy reading :)
oooh that’s good to know!!
Currently trying to read The Tale of Genji. It’s definitely going to take me a while.
I totally feel like I’m missing out by not having read any Austen too. I think I will enjoy her works and discussing them with people, but I guess I just need an extra push to actually do it 😭 So it’s exciting that you also want to read those. If you did a read-along or even just tweeted that you’re reading them I would love to join!
Also, seeing Carmilla here is a big sign that I should get to this book really soon, especially since I finished Dracula and loved it. And lesbian vampirism is something I would absolutely love to discover more of.
(Side note - did you know that RV Irene and Seulgi’s Monster MV is inspired by Carmilla? That’s the greatest kpop-literature crossover that has ever happened to me. I love women.)
i really recommend reading the Emily Wilson translation of the Odyessey! She's the only woman to have ever translated it and the authors note alone is worth the read !!!
Only woman to have ever translated it to English** - just wanted to add that 😅
oooh! i might get both editions 👀
@@r4.v3n ooh no that's such a good catch! And much more accurate than what I said, thanks so much
dear joel, i don't know if you're familiar with brazilian literature, but i think you'd enjoy the works of machado de assis. he's a black man (whom brazilian people still try to whitewash somehow) and his works have an anti-realist aspect that i just love.
You can’t go wrong with Oscar Wilde. Definitely want to read the portrait of Dorian Gray
It looks very exciting. 😊 You have to read Mansfield Park by Austen, too. It's my favourite of hers. Oh, and everything by the Brontes! 😁📚
oh yes!!! i’ll pick that one up as well 👀
I wouldn't say Thomas Hardy is primarily gothic nowadays but I think he saw himself as a gothic writer so it may be interesting to read some of his novels and see his interpretation of the gothic genre. He also set most of his novels in fictional wessex which is quite arthurian :) and he wrote a short arthurian play which i think is called the Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall
Ooh, that would be quite interesting to look at - thank you!
Congratulations on your degree
Personally, I loved Chronicle of a Death Foretold more than A Hundred Years of Solitude (but I liked both)! It's also really short so you can read it in a few hours! This is such a great list tho :)
Aaah I recently got myself the full collection of Jane Austen's works which I am super excited to get to! I want to read Jamaica Inn as well. Other works I want to read is We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson which I bought a few days back!
if you want to read more dostoyevsky after crime and punishment, then “the idiot” and “notes from the underground” are amazing. of course, “demons” and “the brothers karamazov” are masterpieces, but they’re more for heavy dostoyevsky readers, so i would suggest reading those after you get into a few more books by him first!
That's a really good looking list. I know, cos I need to read a bunch of stuff on it myself :)
For me Carmilla is not the best story in that book, I prefer The Room in the Dragon Volant, but it certainly is influential.
Haven't read Idylls of the King but I am a big admirer of Malory. I'd personally probably go with that instead, though the Tennyson is shorter and probably easier to read. There is a theory that Arthurian myth is kind of a debased version of Welsh myth, which is in turn a debased version of Irish myth. If you're interested in that sort of thing, you need to read the Tain Bo Cuailgne ("the Irish Iliad") which is terrific.
The Iliad and the Odyssey are both the oldest works we have of European literature, so they're both worth reading just for that reason. So many translations, though (just like Don Quixote). I've read four different Iliads! I suggest actually starting with prose versions of each (Penguin Classics still has the E.V. Rieu translations that fit the bill nicely) cos it's probably easier to take them in that way for the first time, but you will want/need a verse translation for re-reading.
Rebecca is one of my favs of all time! Hope you enjoy it ^-^
I grew up with the 1995 BBC P&P and adore the book! And I really loved Rebecca!
I can't help it, I compare all Mr Darcys to Colin Firth, lol
Just finished Carmilla today, it's short and super readable! Written by a man though, i thought the contrary too!
I think it is funny, on my reading list is also Sherlock, Odyssee, Ilias and little Women. Jan Austin also, but I don't feel ready for that. I am intressted what you think about them. (Sorry for my english)
wow journey to the west is such a thick book that I failed to finish in my younger years, i was reading it in Chinese but my ten yo ADHD brain couldn't sit still. Now i really wanna pick it up again! Also I'm glad you mentioned Austen because she was the one that put me back into reading again, I finished all of her books in two months and it was so much fun! I'm currently reading Agatha Christie and gotta warn y'all that she had this ability to whip out the N word out of nowhere, and it caught me off guard so many times, so just beware of the usage of racial slurs before going in.
got my notes app out for new classic reads ✍🏻
YESSSS we love to see it!
The only Austen novel I’ve read so far is Pride & Prejudice, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. I definitely plan on reading her other novels eventually
oooh, i mean if i end up reading her other novels before you do, you can see which ones are worth reading 👀
@@fictionalfates with how fast you read you probably will lol
Try the penlapeaid by Margaret Atwood it’s the tale of the Odysseus from the wife and the Maidens perspective
If someone didn't already mention it, you forgot Mansfield Park by Jane Austen! Of the Austen novels I've read (S&S, P&P, Mansfield Park, and Emma) Mansfield Park is my favorite! I kind of have a rocky relationship with Austen's work. Long story short I've realized I don't get on with her writing but I love her stories and the commentary. And I still want to read Persuasion and Northanger Abbey, I just haven't gotten around to them, yet. Though! another Persuasion adaptation is currently in production, so hopefully I get to it before that comes out. Little Women is a great read for the end of the year! I really associate it with the Winter season. And Rebecca is one of my favorite books!
Classics are my favorite! I recently finished Tess of the D'Urbervilles and plan on reading (at least) Wuthering Heights and Madame Bovary by the end of the year! Maybe Great Expectations as well. I'm also in the middle of The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, which is a short story collection but it's much more recent (1979) compared to those other works. And I'm loving her writing so far!
I loved The Bloody Chamber!! I hope you end up loving it too, also thank you so much for your insights on Austen as well, I appreciate them!
I took a Jane Austen class in undergrad and did not like it. I think it might have been because we were critically analyzing her novels instead of just enjoying them, you know? I think if I go back and reread her novels for fun, I might have a different opinion. Definitely tempted to reread them!
I have read 13 of these. I started "Journey to the West" but I never finished.
Love this! If you need someone to buddy read and of the Austin books or little women I’d be happy to! Also loaf you ever want a good family generational story Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a brilliant one and should be a new classic in my opinion.
Yees, Fiinally bestie! Classics are not that intimidating! And Amazing! Have fun! :D
If you happen to like Little Women once you read it, you should read Little Men, and Jo's Boys, which are basically the sequels of Little Women.
Also, you might want to try Adventures of Tom Sawyer + Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. I know it usually is marketed towards children, but the themes of these books and the social commentary is amazing, specially in Huckleberry, where the story sort of gets heavier and more matured.
Some other classics recommendations are:
A little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett and A Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Just like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, the social commentary in these books are amazing.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: just because the story is so much fun and almost doesn't feel like a classic, if not for the wordings and writing style.
And if you want the most complete stories of Sherlock Holmes, you might wanna try the Bantam Classics Edition, where they have compiled all the stories in just two volumes. It's not much when it comes to aesthetic, but it surely is convenient.
I love Frankenstein, but also I'll definitely check out the other classics you mentioned 👀
Not sure if you’ve read any hg wells or Jules Verne since you said you generally enjoy reading sci-fi but a few picks for bona fide sci fi classics from those two authors
I might want to reread Frankenstein,when I read it in my teens in got freaked out. But now almost 24 I think it would be a nice read
ooh definitely!
Speaking of vampire stories…Joel, have you read The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez?
Gothic fiction is so good
I‘m really new to english classics as well so I love videos about them!!
I would love a Sherlock reading vlog because those are my favorites 🥰 I‘m guessing you watched the BBC version which is VERY different from the Original. Most adaptations sadly don’t get his characteristics right :(
I could probably write a whole essay about his character :‘)
Ooh damn, that would definitely be interesting to witness how different the character is in the books!
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It’s me screaming “bye bestieeeeee” at the end of the video like you can hear me 😂
i’m dead 😂 it’s very much appreciated though!
i cried so bad reading little women :(
I would recommend you The Book of Disquiet 🥰
I would a hundred percent recommend the new Translation of the odyssey by emily wilson (also the first translation done by a woman if i'm not mistaken)
Hey! (btw I absolutely love your content!
Yes!! I’m graduated as a Bachelor of Arts with honours in Creative Writing and English Literature!
this video brought me momentarily into this beautiful other world where joseph sheridan le fanu was a woman and a woman had written carmilla but... alas... he was a man. thought i was going nuts for a second there
Okay, great... now you've made me excited to buy and read all these classics... my wallet will not be happy (but i will!)😋
Many of us do do it anyway.
Hearing about arthurian legends and books gave me such a joy boost, i love everything about them
Sanditon isn't actually a finished novel I think
Her sixth novel is Mansfield Park
yes!! you’re right - i need to get mansfield park skdksk
@@fictionalfates same though
It's the only one that's missing in my collection 😭
Aahhh if you want to read Jane Austen PLEASE read Persuasion
I think you missed Mansfield Park on your Austen list.....Sanditon isn't really considered part of the "main 6", it's more like book 6.5 haha. I think this is in part due to it being an unfinished novel.
ahh i see!! thank you for the insight!
@@fictionalfates Sure thing. I also hope you pick up The Portrait of Dorian Gray one day. I mean....that is if you have actual time at this point. Your recommendations on here are growing wheeew chile!
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skdkskdk we love to see it!
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do people really think you’re American? I think you sound so British (but I’m American so of course I don’t think you sound American lol)