Good to see more March of the Mammoths content and cool recommendations. I don't read much fiction but Piallars of the Earth is always one of those historical classics that I might get to some day. Glad to have found your channel through this reading event!
Great list! 🎉 I’ve heard so many good things about The Count of Monte Crisco and it’s definitely on it list. I’m still working on Clarissa and a little over halfway done so that will be the only one I continue to tackle 😂,
I had a history prof who said Pillars of the Earth was the closest thing she's read to actual medieval life. That era was her specialty. The class was Women and Children of Medieval Period. I thought it was great. And yes, Tom Builder was a pompous a$$.
I just finished rereading Battle Royale. It was one of my February books not knowing that I was going to be participating in March of the Mammoths. It is my favorite book but I only read it once after I saw the movie in the early 2000's. I was scared but interested to see if it still held up to be my favorite and it does. I'm going to try to get two mammoth books done or close to it this month. I've been in a fantasy/sci-fi mood lately so I picked to reread Lord of the Rings and read for the first time The Planet Pirates. I'm also already thinking about what I want to read next year and Count of Monte Cristo is on the list.
Jane Austen!!! My favorite!!❤❤❤ I'm working through rereading ask her novels, and Mansfield Park is the last one I have to read and I'm hoping to get to it in March. And Les Mis! My other favorite. I love it so much and I also plan to reread it this year. I do recommend skipping the tangent about the Paris sewer. Totally unnecessary. 😂
I really should tackle The Count of Monte Cristo some time, I have just finished my mammoth "The Eighth Life" by Nino Haratischwili (944 pages in Hardback, 1258 pages on Kindle), I am still processing my thoughts, I think March of the Mammoths is a great event to encourage us to read such behemoths.
I re-read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and added the Silmarillion and some of his other stories, in the movie of The Lord of the Rings I did miss Tom Bombadil. Pillar of the Earth I loved and finished reading all the other books in the series. Les Miserables was great although I learned more about sewers than I needed to know ( it's like Moby Dick and the whale guide). I have a similar Jane Austen book (a gift from my daughter) love it although I have read all her work. Count of Monte Cristo was wonderful. I would add to the list Don Quixote and anyone who enjoys Historic fiction Sharon Kay Penman has written some wonderful books. I am currently reading her series starting with When Christ and his Saints Slept. Happy reading and thank you for posting this. I have to admit that I am not an ardent King fan, I have read a number of his work but he's hit or miss with me.
I just finished Les Mis and I do admit that it was a great book, lol, although a bit wordy in parts to be sure. For me the part on argot was by far the most tedious. I didn't mind the sewer part for some reason, lol.
I just started a 1300-page book called The World: A Family History of Humanity. It's excellent so far, and the audio book has many different narrators representing some of the diverse cultures the author writes about. I have the hardcover as well so I can switch back and forth between them.
Did you find parts of it tedious? I just got through the section on argot, and I really struggled with it in that I just wasn't enjoying the reading experience.
Love all of your recommendations. Reading the Count of Monte Cristo now!😊
I hope you enjoy it! I loved it!
Good to see more March of the Mammoths content and cool recommendations. I don't read much fiction but Piallars of the Earth is always one of those historical classics that I might get to some day. Glad to have found your channel through this reading event!
It's definitely worth a read!
11/22/63 is AMAZING. It's in my top five.
Plan on reading count of monte Cristo this year. Best wishes to all.
I hope you like it! I loved it!
Great list! 🎉 I’ve heard so many good things about The Count of Monte Crisco and it’s definitely on it list. I’m still working on Clarissa and a little over halfway done so that will be the only one I continue to tackle 😂,
You'll love the Count of Monte Cristo if you ever get to it!
I had a history prof who said Pillars of the Earth was the closest thing she's read to actual medieval life. That era was her specialty. The class was Women and Children of Medieval Period. I thought it was great. And yes, Tom Builder was a pompous a$$.
Haha. He really was!!
Stunning historical fiction, so large the amazing Vikram Seth even has a poem at the start apologising to your wrists
A Suitable Boy
Just wonderful
I've had this book on my radar for a while. Thanks for the recommendation!
I read Battle Royale last year and I really enjoyed it. It was a quick read.
I am planning on reading it this year! I am looking forward to it!
@@FortheLoveofStory I look forward to hearing what you think about it.
I just finished rereading Battle Royale. It was one of my February books not knowing that I was going to be participating in March of the Mammoths. It is my favorite book but I only read it once after I saw the movie in the early 2000's. I was scared but interested to see if it still held up to be my favorite and it does.
I'm going to try to get two mammoth books done or close to it this month. I've been in a fantasy/sci-fi mood lately so I picked to reread Lord of the Rings and read for the first time The Planet Pirates. I'm also already thinking about what I want to read next year and Count of Monte Cristo is on the list.
I'm glad to hear Battle Royale is so good! I will definitely get to it sometime this year :) Enjoy your March of the Mammoths!
Jane Austen!!! My favorite!!❤❤❤ I'm working through rereading ask her novels, and Mansfield Park is the last one I have to read and I'm hoping to get to it in March. And Les Mis! My other favorite. I love it so much and I also plan to reread it this year. I do recommend skipping the tangent about the Paris sewer. Totally unnecessary. 😂
Haha. Thanks for the tip about the Paris sewers!
I really should tackle The Count of Monte Cristo some time, I have just finished my mammoth "The Eighth Life" by Nino Haratischwili (944 pages in Hardback, 1258 pages on Kindle), I am still processing my thoughts, I think March of the Mammoths is a great event to encourage us to read such behemoths.
The Count of Monte Cristo is great!
I re-read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and added the Silmarillion and some of his other stories, in the movie of The Lord of the Rings I did miss Tom Bombadil. Pillar of the Earth I loved and finished reading all the other books in the series. Les Miserables was great although I learned more about sewers than I needed to know ( it's like Moby Dick and the whale guide). I have a similar Jane Austen book (a gift from my daughter) love it although I have read all her work. Count of Monte Cristo was wonderful. I would add to the list Don Quixote and anyone who enjoys Historic fiction Sharon Kay Penman has written some wonderful books. I am currently reading her series starting with When Christ and his Saints Slept. Happy reading and thank you for posting this. I have to admit that I am not an ardent King fan, I have read a number of his work but he's hit or miss with me.
I just finished Les Mis and I do admit that it was a great book, lol, although a bit wordy in parts to be sure. For me the part on argot was by far the most tedious. I didn't mind the sewer part for some reason, lol.
I just started a 1300-page book called The World: A Family History of Humanity. It's excellent so far, and the audio book has many different narrators representing some of the diverse cultures the author writes about. I have the hardcover as well so I can switch back and forth between them.
I have never heard of that book. It sounds very interesting! Thanks for the suggestion!
There is no better book than Les Misérables. Monumentally fabulous. A thinking person’s book. It’s not trivial. If you need shallow, go with Follett.
Did you find parts of it tedious? I just got through the section on argot, and I really struggled with it in that I just wasn't enjoying the reading experience.
"War and peace"
It's called Les Miserables, not Jean Val Jean! 😅