Loved this breakdown! As someone who has never read Wilkie Collins, I always am debating what to start with. I felt like this video is a great overview of many of the books.
I am a big fan of Wilkie! I LOOOVED The Woman in white. I've also read The Moonstone and Basil and enjoyed them both so I definitely want to read all of his novels in the future :D
I loved the romantic elements of the woman in white. And the love story between Walter & Laura was incredible 🥺💕 does any of his other works have the same elements?
😂 yes the back of books and introductions in classic books r the biggest spoilers ever 😂 it happened to me as well I haven’t done it again 😂 I learned my lesson
Perfect timing, I just finished my first Collins, The Woman in White, a few minutes ago! I found it to be surprisingly humorous (mainly Count Fosco and Mr Fairlie). Great characters and an enjoyable plot. Now I know which ones of his to pick up next.
This is so helpful! I had a goal to read my first Wilkie Collins this year but it hasn't happened yet. I am making it a goal for 2024. I was going to start with The Moonstone because it's the only one I own but now I'm rethinking that. I may start with The Woman in White.
Hear! Hear! The Woman in White is so fantastic, thrilling, and suspenseful. Yes, the Villains! Count O is such a low- key , sophisticated, eccentric character. No Name is beside me now; I'll go with your rec.
Loved this! I always appreciate your thoughts on his works since we seem to like similar ones. I’ve only read 8 so far but would like to finish the rest. They’re really hard to rank, but currently it would be The Woman in White, No Name, Man and Wife, Armadale, The Moonstone, The Law and the Lady, Jezebel’s Daughter, and Poor Miss Finch as my least favorite. My two favorite and my least favorite are generally the same, but all of the others in the middle change order depending on my mood. 😅 You’ve inspired me to try Basil next!
I live Wilkie! He's so good at intertwining plot and character. When I heard he had collaborated with Dickens I thought he was famous mostly for that reason. I was happy this turned out not to be the case and that he is a great writer on his own merits.
I really enjoyed The Haunted Hotel. There's a moment in it that genuinely scared me (and my mom, too, when she read it), and I overall found it pretty satisfying, even though it's not one of his best. And it's set in Venice! I think you'll enjoy it. And if I Say No is one you haven't heard anything about, my library randomly has it, and I read it earlier this year. It's one of his later books, and you can kind of tell his health was struggling and he'd lost a bit of his spark, but I didn't hate it. It's just very trope-y.
Great video! I've read a lot of novels at this point, too, and pretty much agree on each of your assessments. Hide and Seek, especially that ending, was bad. The Dead Secret had some enjoyable moments and characters, but it was so predictable it was almost pointless reading it. One of his later books that I highly recommend is The Fallen Leaves. While not up there with his big four, it was surprisingly good and touched on social issues. I'm currently reading The Haunted Hotel and I'm only finishing so I can say for certain its the worst of his books. Even worse than Hide and Seek. 😅
I have read Woman in White,The Moonstone and Man and Wife. For me I think Man and Wife is my favorite so far, but I can't wait to read more of his novels especially No Name!
Wilkie Collins is one of my favourite Victorian authors. I have read The Woman in White and The Moonstone when I was a teenager and really loved them at the time. I am scheduling in a reread of these novels. I have since read No Name, Jezebel's Daughter, and am currently reading The Dead Secret. I want to read The Law and the Lady, Man and Wife, and Armadale.
Willie Collins is ( or was ! ) a terrific writer .One of the greatest of the Victorian era and thankfully ( in my opinion ) free of the suffocating sentimentality of Dickens . Yes, I know and admire Dickens and freely admit his genius but like eating chocolate eclairs ; one is very enjoyable but try three in a row ??? Collins is witty , sardonic and his female characters more interesting than Dickens ? And , of course , his private life was ' interesting " to say the least....🤔 !
I have read at least four books of his and am a big fan. I feel like l am forgetting some, but I know I read The Moonstone, The Woman in White, Basil, and Poor Miss Finch.
I now have 13 Wikie Collins books....having read 3 of them so far and the next one in my TBR is No Name. The Woman in White is my favourite ;Moonstone let me down a bit, but not as badly as Poor Miss Finch ! The trouble is having read TWiW first o ne expects great things. So, I am a bit reluctant to stick to my list and read No Name next ? Em, I hate changing my !ist. Anyway, onwards and upwards 🙂 Kind regards.
Yes if someone doesn’t love the Woman in White I wouldn’t think his others would be loved. I just read 12 of his short stories this month- most of them I really liked though a couple of them were ho hum. Agree with you if he developed them more would have been better.
I have seen another booktuber choose No Name for their Patreon read. (Miranda Mills) The only novel of his that I have read is the Dead Secret which I could not put down!
Well, Moonstone and Women in White are, as far as I know, the only translate of his books in my country. Read them and loved. So sorry I can't find some more titles.
Ah, I love his works but unfortunately I can’t find his books in my country except for the woman in white & moonstone and shipping is no joke 😩 I might just stick to the audiobook or the ebooks even though I generally don’t enjoy these methods 😢💔
I'll be interested in what you think about Man and Wife as compared to what you think is your favorite now. I was the lone dissent among the group who read this. I liked bits and pieces of it and disliked some of it. I ended up giving it 3.5 stars which a 4 for me means "this is great, you need to read it!". So 3.5 was just above "it was fine/good". But most others loved it and called it "page turning". I did not. 😅
@@DinadoesyogaI think I went into it with the wrong expectations with everyone hyping it up. 😅 I will be reading at least 4 more by him tho since I own 3 (The Moonstone, Woman in White, No Name) and want to try Armadale.
I absolutely adore Wilkie Collins and now have all his writtings. Being an avid reader of Victorian novels, Dickins,Collins,Gaskell.....yes make my days enjoyable.
You are hitting it out of the ballpark this Victober! 😍
Loved this breakdown! As someone who has never read Wilkie Collins, I always am debating what to start with. I felt like this video is a great overview of many of the books.
I completely agree with you,l love Wilkie Collins and No name is definitely my favourite
I also loved Man and wife,l would like to know what you think of it
Yes,it is absolutely amazing 😍
Yes, definitely one of my favourites by WK!!Such an underrated writer
This is encouraging.
Thank you Jennifer!
Clearly better than most of television...
I am a big fan of Wilkie! I LOOOVED The Woman in white. I've also read The Moonstone and Basil and enjoyed them both so I definitely want to read all of his novels in the future :D
I loved the romantic elements of the woman in white. And the love story between Walter & Laura was incredible 🥺💕 does any of his other works have the same elements?
😂 yes the back of books and introductions in classic books r the biggest spoilers ever 😂 it happened to me as well I haven’t done it again 😂 I learned my lesson
Perfect timing, I just finished my first Collins, The Woman in White, a few minutes ago! I found it to be surprisingly humorous (mainly Count Fosco and Mr Fairlie). Great characters and an enjoyable plot. Now I know which ones of his to pick up next.
This is so helpful! I had a goal to read my first Wilkie Collins this year but it hasn't happened yet. I am making it a goal for 2024. I was going to start with The Moonstone because it's the only one I own but now I'm rethinking that. I may start with The Woman in White.
Wonderful video and so helpful.
Hear! Hear! The Woman in White is so fantastic, thrilling, and suspenseful. Yes, the Villains! Count O is such a low- key , sophisticated, eccentric character. No Name is beside me now; I'll go with your rec.
Loved this! I always appreciate your thoughts on his works since we seem to like similar ones. I’ve only read 8 so far but would like to finish the rest. They’re really hard to rank, but currently it would be The Woman in White, No Name, Man and Wife, Armadale, The Moonstone, The Law and the Lady, Jezebel’s Daughter, and Poor Miss Finch as my least favorite. My two favorite and my least favorite are generally the same, but all of the others in the middle change order depending on my mood. 😅 You’ve inspired me to try Basil next!
I love Wilkie Collins, I've listened to 21 of his works
I live Wilkie! He's so good at intertwining plot and character. When I heard he had collaborated with Dickens I thought he was famous mostly for that reason. I was happy this turned out not to be the case and that he is a great writer on his own merits.
The Haunted Hotel is brilliant! Read it this Christmas and raced through it - I'd call it a good place to start.
I really enjoyed The Haunted Hotel. There's a moment in it that genuinely scared me (and my mom, too, when she read it), and I overall found it pretty satisfying, even though it's not one of his best. And it's set in Venice! I think you'll enjoy it.
And if I Say No is one you haven't heard anything about, my library randomly has it, and I read it earlier this year. It's one of his later books, and you can kind of tell his health was struggling and he'd lost a bit of his spark, but I didn't hate it. It's just very trope-y.
Great video! I've read a lot of novels at this point, too, and pretty much agree on each of your assessments. Hide and Seek, especially that ending, was bad. The Dead Secret had some enjoyable moments and characters, but it was so predictable it was almost pointless reading it. One of his later books that I highly recommend is The Fallen Leaves. While not up there with his big four, it was surprisingly good and touched on social issues. I'm currently reading The Haunted Hotel and I'm only finishing so I can say for certain its the worst of his books. Even worse than Hide and Seek. 😅
I have read Woman in White,The Moonstone and Man and Wife. For me I think Man and Wife is my favorite so far, but I can't wait to read more of his novels especially No Name!
Great video 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Wilkie Collins is one of my favourite Victorian authors. I have read The Woman in White and The Moonstone when I was a teenager and really loved them at the time. I am scheduling in a reread of these novels. I have since read No Name, Jezebel's Daughter, and am currently reading The Dead Secret. I want to read The Law and the Lady, Man and Wife, and Armadale.
Willie Collins is ( or was ! ) a terrific writer .One of the greatest of the Victorian era
and thankfully ( in my opinion ) free of the suffocating sentimentality of Dickens .
Yes, I know and admire Dickens and freely admit his genius but like eating chocolate eclairs ; one is very enjoyable but try three in a row ??? Collins is witty , sardonic
and his female characters more interesting than Dickens ? And , of course , his
private life was ' interesting " to say the least....🤔 !
I love Wilkie, too!! Isn't he wonderful?~!
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How on 🌎 do the books you show us are in such pristine condition; for paperbacks they normally show wear 😊
I still got read Wilkie Collins. I have started two of his novels, but I have gotten side tracked by other books.
I have read at least four books of his and am a big fan. I feel like l am forgetting some, but I know I read The Moonstone, The Woman in White, Basil, and Poor Miss Finch.
I now have 13 Wikie Collins books....having read 3 of them so far and the next one in my TBR is No Name.
The Woman in White is my favourite ;Moonstone let me down a bit, but not as badly as Poor Miss Finch !
The trouble is having read TWiW first o ne expects great things. So, I am a bit reluctant to stick to my list and read No Name next ? Em, I hate changing my !ist.
Anyway, onwards and upwards 🙂
Kind regards.
Yes if someone doesn’t love the Woman in White I wouldn’t think his others would be loved. I just read 12 of his short stories this month- most of them I really liked though a couple of them were ho hum. Agree with you if he developed them more would have been better.
I have seen another booktuber choose No Name for their Patreon read. (Miranda Mills) The only novel of his that I have read is the Dead Secret which I could not put down!
Well, Moonstone and Women in White are, as far as I know, the only translate of his books in my country. Read them and loved. So sorry I can't find some more titles.
Ah, I love his works but unfortunately I can’t find his books in my country except for the woman in white & moonstone and shipping is no joke 😩 I might just stick to the audiobook or the ebooks even though I generally don’t enjoy these methods 😢💔
I'll be interested in what you think about Man and Wife as compared to what you think is your favorite now.
I was the lone dissent among the group who read this. I liked bits and pieces of it and disliked some of it. I ended up giving it 3.5 stars which a 4 for me means "this is great, you need to read it!". So 3.5 was just above "it was fine/good". But most others loved it and called it "page turning". I did not. 😅
This was how I felt as well. It had great moments but wasn't great throughout.
@@DinadoesyogaI think I went into it with the wrong expectations with everyone hyping it up. 😅 I will be reading at least 4 more by him tho since I own 3 (The Moonstone, Woman in White, No Name) and want to try Armadale.
I also started with The Woman In White. No Name is next.
I absolutely adore Wilkie Collins and now have all his writtings.
Being an avid reader of Victorian novels, Dickins,Collins,Gaskell.....yes make my days enjoyable.
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Have you read Mrs Henry Wood?
The Channings is very good, easy to read and interesting.
Sadly Jennifer passed away in early january.