I just noticed that I hadn't seen this video. But so glad you are enjoying your ghost stories! I cannot wait to hear your response to Leonard and Hungry Paul.
Oh yes, I’m looking forward to that as well because everyone seems to really enjoy that book. Strange fact: I tend to shy away from books with weird titles. I wonder why?
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I think for some reason it's intimidating, like it's going to be too clever for me. Oh well; so many others on my shelves to choose from! 🎄
I had never heard that about Edith Wharton. But, honestly, I don't know that much about her. In any case, I'm now intrigued and will be looking for her ghost stories!
I just read my first Edith Wharton this year and also had no idea she wrote ghost stories! I read The House of Mirth and thought it was amazing. I definitely want to read more by her and I'll look up these ghost stories.
I love your seasonal ghost story project! I love much of Edith Wharton’s work, but I have not read her ghost stories. And I’m off to go listen to Mark’s reading!
@@HannahsBooks Hi Hannah! I had no idea that Edith Wharton had written all of these ghost stories. And I loved the Elizabeth Gaskell group read of “The Old Nurse’s Story.” Fun stuff for the season!
Wharton's short stories are excellent. i also happen to like her books. I once drove from one city to another listening on cassette tape The Age of Innocence read by Joanne Woodward. It's one of the few times I've listened to a book. Woodward has a wonderful reading voice. Whenever I think about her or Paul Newman I remember in an interview when Paul was asked what was the secret to this successful marriage to Joanne, he said, "I race cars, Joanne goes to the ballet." Made sense to me.
Great wrap up Pat. Always learn about books i don’t usually hear or view at shops. I also need to get into some poetry. Been a while. Believe it or not, i was always a fan of Keats and the beat poets: Burroughs, Ginsberg, Kerouac. Shocked?
@@kevintowle9665 I am not shocked at all! My oldest brother was very into the Beats and had a special love for Kerouac. (I have a picture of him somewhere visiting Kerouac’s grave.) I’ve got my favorites that I love to revisit, but I’m always looking for new voices too. I hope you have a great week, Kevin!
I’m revisiting Murder at the Vicarage right now…can’t wait to hear your Agatha summary. ❤ Everytime I watch you, I want to read everything you summarize. You are such a teacher and inspiration! ❤️
I really enjoyed this wrapup. I am actually reading some of the Edith Wharton ones this month as well as a couple of Dickens ones but I have loved any that I have read by Elizabeth Gaskell. You always have the scoop on the best reading events! The Christie one is one I meant to participate in so I will probably listen to it on audio. Great wrapup as always!
Hi Ms. Pat, I hope all is good with you. 🙏🏻I’ve not read Edith Wharton, but what a wonderful and courageous way to overcome a fear. It’s been so delightful participating in the reading event with you. I just finished Gaskell’s story, this evening. What an ending!
@@anotherbibliophilereads I was going to give you on update on Pineiro. So we’ve slowed things down just a bit. Everyone is overwhelmed by so much going on. I’ll send you the order of the books as well be reading them, and you can see where we are now. It will most likely be January some time when we get to Elena Knows. I’ll send you our schedule thru Voxer.
Great wrap-up. As far as poems, I can never have enough poems about dogs and cats (I'm pretty sure you already did one video about them). I would love to see poems about cardinals, crows, blue jays, or hawks. I would love to see more horror poems. I know you did a video with Lovecraft poems. Because you are trying to do upbeat, positive things, the next request would be for some time in the future. i would like to see poems about grief. Another one for the future is I would like to see poems about people growing old.
Thank you, Stuart. Thanks for all of these great suggestions. I'm writing them all down. This gives me a lot to work with. Terrific ideas. Thanks again.
@@patriciah8579 thanks, Patricia. I also forgot to say in the video that I decided to abandon A Court of Mist and Fury. I will absolutely defend Sarah J. Maas’ right to have her books be available, but life is too short for me to spend so much time reading a book that is just not holding my interest at all. It’s hard for me to put a book aside. But after about 125 pages, I just decided I couldn’t do it any longer.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 What matters is you acquired the book, read enough to understand its content, and highlighted its challenged status. In the end, a book still has to stand on its own merits, regardless of what outside forces are saying about it. The fight is greater than any one or two books; it’s the overall effort to keep a spotlight on censorship that will make a difference, and you’re doing your part brilliantly.
Poor Edith! I’m scared of things too, it doesn’t take much to make me look for things in the shadows 😂 Good for her though to find a way to get it out of her head. As for poetry, I’m probably not your most active viewer on those, but I always like the ones with a sense of hope, and for the new year maybe new beginnings and things like that could be a theme. New and fresh and full of possibilities. 😊 Maybe some country could be fun as well, or a series of countries. Translations might not always work but it’s still fun to see what themes come up, kind of like how the crimes can tell us something about the society, I’m sure the same could be said for poetry.
Thank you for these great ideas, Ellen! I'm making a list of all of the suggestions that I get, and I will work my way through them, collecting poems for each suggestion. See--you don't even really like poetry, and you've give me two great ideas! Thank you, my friend.
I know. I do try to pick accessible or especially beautiful poems, but no pressure from me ever to watch. Thanks for giving me a good idea for a future episode. And maybe I should do an episode on poetry for reluctant poetry readers?
Hi Vin. Yes, I had no idea that she wrote ghost stories, and then I discovered all of this about her. I was going to chime in to the Voxer group to recommend her.
Lovely wrap up my friend. You’ve had a good week. I don’t think I’ve read any ghost stories by Edith Wharton, I must try to find some. I am absolutely loving the Pineiro reading. I’d not read her before and she is fast becoming a favourite. Great video my friend 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff thank you, my friend. I am really loving this Pineiro reading too. I totally forgot to talk about A Court of Mist and Fury which I’ve decided to abandon after having finished Part One. It was just really starting to depress me to be spending so much time with a book that did not hold my interest at all. I’ll defend her right to be in libraries and to be available, but I think life is too short for me to spend any more of my time reading things that are just not working for me at all. Edith Wharton’s ghost stories, on the other hand, are quite the treat!
@@RaynorReadsStuff I wasn't hating it, but I just can't stand the main character, and I felt like I've spent enough time with her. It's very hard for me to give up on a book. It was just starting to depress me that I was spending so much time with this book that was doing nothing for me. I'm glad that people enjoy these books. That's fine. I just think I have to be quicker to say that something is not working for me. There are plenty of other challenged books on which I can focus my attention.
Wow, how bad would you feel to be the person who gave Edith Wharton that book to read, thinking you would be cheering her up? You wouldn't have known but I'd have felt terrible! So far, The Murder at the Vicarage is my favourite Miss Marple - I've read about half now.
Mark (Book Time with Elvis) is indeed a great reader, he could have a side hustle reading audiobooks....
@@jimsbooksreadingandstuff yes, he could!
Thanks for sharing, Pat! 🧡
Thanks for watching!
You are one of the most ambitious Booktubers. Your projects and groups sound amazing! ❤
Thanks, Kim. I dip in and out of events that interest me! Loving our Pineiro group!
@ me too my friend!
sounds great with reading ghost stories during christmas. love that idea 👻👻👻
It’s been really fun so far!
I just noticed that I hadn't seen this video. But so glad you are enjoying your ghost stories! I cannot wait to hear your response to Leonard and Hungry Paul.
@@readandre-read Hi Angelia. I just started it yesterday, and I’m loving it already. 😊
Oh yes, I’m looking forward to that as well because everyone seems to really enjoy that book. Strange fact: I tend to shy away from books with weird titles. I wonder why?
@@juliehughes1258 that’s interesting! I wonder why?
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I think for some reason it's intimidating, like it's going to be too clever for me. Oh well; so many others on my shelves to choose from! 🎄
Well, I don't think you'd have that concern with Leonard and Hungry Paul. It's not an intimidating book at all.
I had never heard that about Edith Wharton. But, honestly, I don't know that much about her. In any case, I'm now intrigued and will be looking for her ghost stories!
It really was news to me too. I had never heard anything about her ghost stories.
I just read my first Edith Wharton this year and also had no idea she wrote ghost stories! I read The House of Mirth and thought it was amazing. I definitely want to read more by her and I'll look up these ghost stories.
Excellent! They’re very good so far. I also had no idea she wrote in this genre.
Happy Holidays Pat! That Ghost Story event is a great idea!
@@ToddsBookTube91 Hi Todd! It is a really fun event. I hope you’re doing well.
I love your seasonal ghost story project! I love much of Edith Wharton’s work, but I have not read her ghost stories. And I’m off to go listen to Mark’s reading!
@@HannahsBooks Hi Hannah! I had no idea that Edith Wharton had written all of these ghost stories. And I loved the Elizabeth Gaskell group read of “The Old Nurse’s Story.” Fun stuff for the season!
Wharton's short stories are excellent. i also happen to like her books. I once drove from one city to another listening on cassette tape The Age of Innocence read by Joanne Woodward. It's one of the few times I've listened to a book. Woodward has a wonderful reading voice. Whenever I think about her or Paul Newman I remember in an interview when Paul was asked what was the secret to this successful marriage to Joanne, he said, "I race cars, Joanne goes to the ballet." Made sense to me.
Great story about Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman. I also really like Edith Wharton, and these ghost stories have been a wonderful surprise!
Great wrap up Pat. Always learn about books i don’t usually hear or view at shops. I also need to get into some poetry. Been a while. Believe it or not, i was always a fan of Keats and the beat poets: Burroughs, Ginsberg, Kerouac. Shocked?
@@kevintowle9665 I am not shocked at all! My oldest brother was very into the Beats and had a special love for Kerouac. (I have a picture of him somewhere visiting Kerouac’s grave.) I’ve got my favorites that I love to revisit, but I’m always looking for new voices too. I hope you have a great week, Kevin!
I’m revisiting Murder at the Vicarage right now…can’t wait to hear your Agatha summary. ❤
Everytime I watch you, I want to read everything you summarize. You are such a teacher and inspiration! ❤️
@@vickicoleman2474 aww thank you, Vicki. You are very kind!
I really enjoyed this wrapup. I am actually reading some of the Edith Wharton ones this month as well as a couple of Dickens ones but I have loved any that I have read by Elizabeth Gaskell. You always have the scoop on the best reading events! The Christie one is one I meant to participate in so I will probably listen to it on audio. Great wrapup as always!
Thanks, Nicky! The Christie event is definitely one for you! It's just a very short event, and I am late to the party. Hope you are doing well!
Hi Ms. Pat,
I hope all is good with you. 🙏🏻I’ve not read Edith Wharton, but what a wonderful and courageous way to overcome a fear.
It’s been so delightful participating in the reading event with you. I just finished Gaskell’s story, this evening. What an ending!
Yes! That ending! I am also really enjoying this event! I'm just settling in now for another ghost story! What fun!
Pat! For some reason I thought I was already subscribed to you. 🤦♀Better late than never.
Well, I'm very glad that we are subscribed to each other! Hope you are doing well.
I'm about to start Ghosts by a Edith Wharton, so I'm going excited to hear your thoughts - I'm glad you're enjoying the stories.
She's just such a great writer. You'll enjoy her ghost stories, I think.
Fascinating information about Wharton and ghost stories. I’m anticipating Elena Knows when it comes up. Her other novels sound so interesting .
@@anotherbibliophilereads I was going to give you on update on Pineiro. So we’ve slowed things down just a bit. Everyone is overwhelmed by so much going on. I’ll send you the order of the books as well be reading them, and you can see where we are now. It will most likely be January some time when we get to Elena Knows. I’ll send you our schedule thru Voxer.
Great wrap-up.
As far as poems, I can never have enough poems about dogs and cats (I'm pretty sure you already did one video about them). I would love to see poems about cardinals, crows, blue jays, or hawks. I would love to see more horror poems. I know you did a video with Lovecraft poems. Because you are trying to do upbeat, positive things, the next request would be for some time in the future. i would like to see poems about grief. Another one for the future is I would like to see poems about people growing old.
Thank you, Stuart. Thanks for all of these great suggestions. I'm writing them all down. This gives me a lot to work with. Terrific ideas. Thanks again.
Whew, what a week you've had, and what a week you have ahead of you. Fascinating stuff, Pat, so much to unpack here! 😊
@@patriciah8579 thanks, Patricia. I also forgot to say in the video that I decided to abandon A Court of Mist and Fury. I will absolutely defend Sarah J. Maas’ right to have her books be available, but life is too short for me to spend so much time reading a book that is just not holding my interest at all. It’s hard for me to put a book aside. But after about 125 pages, I just decided I couldn’t do it any longer.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 What matters is you acquired the book, read enough to understand its content, and highlighted its challenged status. In the end, a book still has to stand on its own merits, regardless of what outside forces are saying about it. The fight is greater than any one or two books; it’s the overall effort to keep a spotlight on censorship that will make a difference, and you’re doing your part brilliantly.
@@patriciah8579 Well, thank you. You put it very nicely. I feel better now about putting the book aside. Thanks, Patricia!
Poor Edith! I’m scared of things too, it doesn’t take much to make me look for things in the shadows 😂 Good for her though to find a way to get it out of her head.
As for poetry, I’m probably not your most active viewer on those, but I always like the ones with a sense of hope, and for the new year maybe new beginnings and things like that could be a theme. New and fresh and full of possibilities. 😊 Maybe some country could be fun as well, or a series of countries. Translations might not always work but it’s still fun to see what themes come up, kind of like how the crimes can tell us something about the society, I’m sure the same could be said for poetry.
Thank you for these great ideas, Ellen! I'm making a list of all of the suggestions that I get, and I will work my way through them, collecting poems for each suggestion. See--you don't even really like poetry, and you've give me two great ideas! Thank you, my friend.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I tend to like the ones you've picked out when I do watch 😊 I'm just a reluctant poetry reader I think!
I know. I do try to pick accessible or especially beautiful poems, but no pressure from me ever to watch. Thanks for giving me a good idea for a future episode. And maybe I should do an episode on poetry for reluctant poetry readers?
@@BookChatWithPat8668 That's a great idea!
Interesting information about Wharton!
Hi Vin. Yes, I had no idea that she wrote ghost stories, and then I discovered all of this about her. I was going to chime in to the Voxer group to recommend her.
I thoroughly enjoyed Mark's readings! I've never read any Edith Wharton, but, I may look into her ghost stories. Have a wonderful weekend, Pat 🙂.
@@mrsfruity76 oh you’ll enjoy Mark’s reading, I’m sure! I hope you have a lovely weekend too!
You are a reading machine, my friend! Love it!
@@booksoffthebeatenpath ha! Not really a machine….I’m more slow and steady….😊
Lovely wrap up my friend. You’ve had a good week. I don’t think I’ve read any ghost stories by Edith Wharton, I must try to find some. I am absolutely loving the Pineiro reading. I’d not read her before and she is fast becoming a favourite. Great video my friend 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff thank you, my friend. I am really loving this Pineiro reading too. I totally forgot to talk about A Court of Mist and Fury which I’ve decided to abandon after having finished Part One. It was just really starting to depress me to be spending so much time with a book that did not hold my interest at all. I’ll defend her right to be in libraries and to be available, but I think life is too short for me to spend any more of my time reading things that are just not working for me at all. Edith Wharton’s ghost stories, on the other hand, are quite the treat!
@ I finished it on Wednesday I think and am regretting how much time it took me
@@RaynorReadsStuff I wasn't hating it, but I just can't stand the main character, and I felt like I've spent enough time with her. It's very hard for me to give up on a book. It was just starting to depress me that I was spending so much time with this book that was doing nothing for me. I'm glad that people enjoy these books. That's fine. I just think I have to be quicker to say that something is not working for me. There are plenty of other challenged books on which I can focus my attention.
I’d love you to do a Poetry Thursday on Friendship😊
@@Ali-AvidReader thank you, Ali! That’s a lovely idea! I shall get to work on that!
Thank you, I’ll look forward to that Pat!
Coming this week, I believe.
Wow, how bad would you feel to be the person who gave Edith Wharton that book to read, thinking you would be cheering her up? You wouldn't have known but I'd have felt terrible! So far, The Murder at the Vicarage is my favourite Miss Marple - I've read about half now.
I know! Isn't that an incredible story?! I think that Miss Marple is exactly what I need today! Hope you are doing well, my friend.