The 50 Books I Want to Read Before I Turn ... well... 50. (How much time do I have?!)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- In which I share my book bucket list... at least for the next few years of my life.
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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Hamlet by Shakespeare
MacBeth by Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare
Julius Caesar by Shakespeare
Othello by Shakespeare
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Dr. Thorne by Anthony Trollope
Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
O Pioneers by Willa Cather
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Flowers for Algernonby Daniel Keyes
Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor
Seagull by Anton Chekhov
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Hobbit by J R Tolkien
Waverly by Sir Walter Scott
Cecilia by Fanny Burney
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
The Hour That Changes the World
The Complete Works of E M Bounds
The Calvary Road by Roy Hession
The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
The Oedipus Plays by Sophocles
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Pamela by Samuel Richardson
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
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The Hobbit is great. My favorite Tolkien.
That's what many people say, which is why I'm starting there.
What an extensive list and a great way to set a goal.
I read Calvary Road several years ago, convicting in a great way. I should reread it! Dickens and Steinbeck usually come to mind when I consider books I "should" read. I read The Red Pony by Steinbeck in highschool.
Well, it will be interesting to follow this journey ❣️
Yes, Steinbeck is a big "should" for me. Dickens I love but it is hard to pick up his books because they're so long... such a time investment!
My son and I read The Count of Monte Christo over a summer in his early high school years we both enjoyed it. I would suggest keeping a character tracker for awhile.
I am over 50 and I am two chapters into my first reading of The Hobbit. It has been a pleasant surprise.
Yes, I do think when I tackle a big book like Monte Christo, I will need to track the characters. I actually think I will probably like The Hobbit over all - it's just fantasy as a genre has never appealed to me, so it's just not one that greatly interested me. But I think it's likely going to be an amazing read once I get to it.
@@insearchofwonder I don't like fantasy either but I am glad I gave it a chance.
I think I’m reading Dickens Old Curiosity and Dostoevsky Humiliated and insulted in November and December with Courtney. I’m excited to see how they play with each other!
Oh that's a good idea!
@@insearchofwonder it was her idea , & I agree! I love reading things that interact with the together ♥️
I've seen several people do these 50 by 50 or 60 by 60 videos and I applaud y'all. I'm great at making reading lists but not so great at following through with actually reading the books on the lists. My mood reader side always comes in and takes over. Quite a few of these are books I'd like to read at some point.
Well, time will tell if I actually read these or not! 😆😆😆
Maybe we could buddy read Count of Monte Cristo. That might help me get through it. 😂😂
Let's do it!
Flannery puts sin and sinners, & confessing Christianity right in your face and challenges you to see the pharisaical nature of humanity - all of it is underbelly, but with a purpose you have to sus out.
Yes, I've heard similar things. I am curious to give her a try.
Practice of the presence ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I am sure I will really enjoy that one!
Currently reading the Aeneid and loving it 🥰
My younger son enjoyed it when he read a children's version of it. Not sure how he'll feel reading the real thing this year. We'll see!
I reread War and Peace this year, but would potentially be up for a buddy read sometime. Would also do Count of Monte Cristo and Crime and Punishment.
Morgan is talking about doing a buddy read for Monte cristo. Maybe the 3 of us next year?
@@insearchofwonder I would definitely be up for that! It's one of my favorite books.
Evangeline is on my list as well!
As is Pamela.
Well when you're ready to get to them, let me know and maybe we can buddy read!
Chekhov is great.
Yes, my favorite ballet is based on one of his stories. I've read a few of them, but want to read more.
I loved Waverly.
I have 2 Radcliffe on my list for next year!
If Mysteries of Udolpho is one of them, we can buddy read!
@@insearchofwonder it’s the only one I’ve read of hers. 😂 I have The Italian & something about a forest…
@@novelideea Romance of the Forest is the one I read. 😆😆
Brothers Karamazov would make my list. Bleak House too.Deeply moved by Flowers for Algernon, but disliked The Book Thief.
Yes, the Brothers Karamazov is one I would like to read at some point. Bleak House was very good! A large cast of characters that are difficult to track (like a lot of Dickens) but a story I really enjoyed. Yeah, I'm not sure I will like The Book Thief, but I need to at least try it.
What a great list! You have some of my all time favorites on this list! (Crime and Punishment, Our Mutual Friend, East of Eden, My Antonia, Everything That Rises Must Converge, Mysteries of Udolpho and The Hour That Changes the World, in case you were wondering 😜)
Yay! I'm looking forward to reading all of them (some more than others! 😆).
-I loved the Count! It's a fast read.
-Yesss C&P!🎉🎉
-Kristin!!!! I really liked it. But sure you will tho since my buddy readers thought it was ok. Tiffany and Deea are reading it soon. And i can't wait to be a fly on their wall. 😅
-War and Peace is scary to me too. I think it's the War part.😅
-yesss East of Eden!!!
-As I Lay Dying is different for sure!!
-Oh no don't start with Dr Thorne!! I loved the The Warden (and Barchester Towers) People say you can go back to the first 2 after Dr T but i can't agree or disagree. I'm reading Dr T next month.
-I like Cather a lot.
- Yeah O'Connor isn't for enjoyment 😅
- The Hobbit is SO GOOD!!
-Oh Pamela!! I read Clarissa by him and i didn't enjoy the process but enjoyed the story. It's one book that definitely needs an abridged version.😂
I've read Ordinary Grace. Not sure how i feel about it.
@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD the war parts aren't what most people think. Usually, you're in the head of a character (or several) and getting their reactions to what's going on.
@@CourtneyReads that makes me feel better 💗
OK I might have to read the first two before Dr. Thorne, although I really want to read that one. 😆
@@insearchofwonder it's really not necessary. That is the least connected of the six, really. So you wouldn't be lost in reading it or anything.
That's *NOT* sure you'll like Kristin Lavransdatter...I did but my buddy readers really didn't like it very much.
I loved the 3 sci-fi you listed. Have you read War of the Worlds? I think you’d like that one for the writing, setting, and action. I’m reading Uldolpho next month for my Gothtober. 😬 🧛
Oh yeah I should add War of the Worlds to my book bucket list. I'm not quite ready to pick up Udolpho yet or I'd buddy read it with you!
The Doctor Thorne adaptation is wonderful! Barchester Towers is my favorite in the series.
Another "vote" for Barchester Towers! (Although I've not continued yet but will next month).
Yes, I really think I will enjoy his writing. I don' tknow why I've not read anything by him yet. 🤷♀️
yes, eventually I want to read them all.
@@insearchofwonder I love his writing! Deea does not. Curious to see where you fall.
@@CourtneyReads Oh really? That's funny! I've not heard anything to make me think I w ouldn't like his books. But I haven't read them yet, so I can't really say!
What a great list. I read East of Eden this year and enjoyed it very much. Unfortunately, there is not enough time before I turn 60 to read 60 books.
Maybe you could do 6 instead!
Definitely a great list of books to read by 50. I turned 50 last year and had reading goals as well, it was a fun thing to work on leading up to my birthday. This list definitely inspires me to make a new list for more classics I’d like to tackle! 😀📚
Yes it's always good to be working towards something!
I also saw Morgan’s video and thought I should make a list of 50 by 50. I’m turning 44 in February so I have just over 6 years to do it.
Your list looks great! I would have many of the same books on mine.
Oh we're a very similar age!
I'm new to your channel (although we've chatted a wee bit on discord). Many of these books are ones I'd like to read, including the Brother Lawrence selection. I guess it will have to be before 60, though! 😂
Yes, the bigger the age, the higher the book stack. 😆
Our Mutual Friend is wonderful.
I do usually love Dickens! The only thing that keeps me from reading him is all his books are so long and with so many characters. I have a hard time keeping track. But I do love his writing a lot.
@@insearchofwonder I think all of the fantasy I've read helps me with the characters. It's the same for Russian books where everyone has 9 different names (quote from The Great Comet musical). My fantasy stories helped me get used to that. But there can be a lot.
@@CourtneyReads Yeah, the names in Russian books don't bother me because I lived in Russia and learned all the diminutives and name variations. So it's easier for me to track that aspect. But a large cast of characters.... agh! My memory is so bad I have a hard time with that. Maybe I need to like make a chart or something when I read Dickens.
@@insearchofwonder that could help. I don't know if you like watching adaptations first, but there is a good one from the late 90s.
I use Hamilton’s mythology as a reference. I recommend Fry’s Mythology for a fantastic, easy understanding of Greek Myths!
Yes, his books are on my radar as well! I just happened to have the Hamilton one on my shelf, so it seemed as good a place to start as any.
Wow awesome list! I turn 26 in November so I'm thinking of making a 30 by 30 list as I'll have 4 years to read the books.
You young thing, you! 😆Yeah, you can totally do 30 in 4 years. Go for it!
@@insearchofwonder 🤣🤣🤣
Braddon was prolific but not many of her works are in print any longer. Aurora Floyd is another and The Doctor’s Wife also might be easier to find if you like her style and subjects.
Yeah I was thinking she had written a lot. But probably not of super high quality, I'm guessing, or they would have survived better. But sometimes there are surprising gems in the books that didn't "make it".
Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, and Julius Caesar are all really good!
I found myself bored by Othello when I was watching an adaptation of it. But I think I just need to read it and forget the adaptation.
Great list and a fun challenge! I want to read The Count of Monte Cristo soon.
Several of us are planning a potential buddy read next year if you want to join us!
I read The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner for school, and that scared me off of reading anything else by him.
😆😆😆Yeah, he's one I don't think I will enjoy so much as endure. 😆
Count of Monte Cristo is a must! So good! I love your goal for Dickens. I need to reread all of Shakespeare too.
So many good books on this list! Good luck!
Thanks!
This is a great list! I will be fifty in a week. I always set my goodreads goal to my age and I hit it before my birthday, I didn't think of a list of specific books. This will be fun!
That's a great strategy!
Mysteries of Udolpho is actually pretty good!
I liked the other one I read by her, which I forget what it was called at the moment. She has a few titles I want to read eventually.
Ahhhhh, yes to Jekyll & Hyde, The Hobbit, & The Time Machine - all three worth it!
Good to know!
Im in the middle of reading The Hobbit for the first time now! I grew up with brothers who read it and watched all the movies.
Oh, so glad I'm not the only who hadn't read it yet.
Imortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was so good! We read it in a class in college and had great discussions on bioethics.
Everyone I know who has read it really loved it.
There are some very interesting choices on your list. Good luck!
Thanks!
I enjoyed O'Connor's short stories in school.
That's good to know!
Doctor Thorne is the third book in the series. The whole series is an incredible reading experience. Some fantastic books on this list! You are in for a lot of treats!
OK, I thought so. Thanks for confirming. I've heard so many good things about that series!
@@insearchofwonder It’s an amazing series. I promise it is worth your time. 💛
That is a great idea! But for me it would have to be 60 books before 60!! Yikes and I don't think I am ready for that. I would like to read more classics in the coming years. The Count of Monte Cristo is on my list as well.
Cathryn at Read Journal Love did five big books before fifty - so maybe you could do 6 big books?
@@insearchofwonder oh that is a great idea. I will go check out her video.
Love this video idea, Anne. So fun. I know you will give us An ambitious list to draw from!
It is ambitious for sure. We'll see if I succeed!
@@insearchofwonder I have no doubt you will! 😀
War and Peace is a wonderful read and while intimidating, once begun it is engaging and immersive. Count I read this year, and it was decent but oh how it drags in places.
Interesting! I've heard a lot of people say Count of Monte Cristo moves so quickly it doesn't feel like such a long book. I am curious how I will feel about it.
@@insearchofwonder I kept wishing he had an editor and I normally vastly prefer unabridged books. I liked the story but, for me, he got lost in the minuet details too often.
Love that you want to read all Dickens and Shakespeare!
Yes, they are two authors I'd like to read to zero. Dickens because I want to and Shakespeare because I feel like I should. LOL
@@insearchofwonder haha I know exactly what you mean. I love Dickens. With Shakespeare I have to realllly want it accomplish it when I've read his books. LOL
The Hobbit!!!
My kids liked it but they didn't love it enough to make them want to read Lord of the Rings (even my older voracious reader), so I'm not sure. It might not be in my genes to like it. 😆😆😆
War and Peace has always seemed too daunting to me too
So loooonnnnggg and so many characters (or so I've heard!).
@@insearchofwonder same!
I love this idea! I may have to make this list next year so I'll have two years to get through all of the books (though mine will be 40 by 40).
I love Macbeth and Hamlet! I hope you enjoy those! I'm actually the opposite: I've read far more of his tragedies than his comedies.
Flowers for Algernon is a really good story, though there is both a short story version and a novel version that he wrote later.
I just read Evangeline earlier this year and really liked it!
My sister read Evangeline earlier this year and also enjoyed it. Funny that we are the opposite on Shakespeare - I don't know what it is, but anything but his comedies intimidates me. 🙈
@insearchofwonder I took a Shakespeare class in college and most of it was tragedies, so I didn't have much of a choice, though I did enjoy them. But I now find some of his comedy tropes to be over used (mostly the gender swap. I've seen that one in at least 3 different plays and I'm kind of over it 😅).
@@insearchofwonder Also, I've read Macbeth and Hamlet multiple times, so if you want someone to read them with or just discuss them with, I'd be more than happy to!
@@Coffee_and_a_Book oh yes, the gender swap. He's all over that! I agree it's overused in his plays.