I’ve been reading and rereading Agatha Christie since the 1970’s. I just love her. If you haven’t read her, I’d recommend Ruth Rendell. Her Inspector Wexford series is my favorite, but her stand-alones are very good, too. Rendell was also very prolific, so there’s a huge backlist to explore.
Yes to Agatha Christie. I am ALWAYS in the mood for reading Agatha Christie. YES! I get to the end and think, "I should have guessed that!" so much fun - Sadly, I have never read Wodehouse, even though I have a couple on my shelf. Why?? I have no idea because I have a feeling I'd love his work as well.
Loved hearing you talk about Agatha Christie. I’m reading Adventures of the Christmas Pudding now and only a few pages in and loving how Piorot is turning his nose up at the old fashioned English Christmas experience lol. The other two authors sound really interesting so I may give them a try. :)
@@NYLeafy.V Pratchett is pretty close to being on the list for me. I think they basically have to be comfort reads for me, Woolf is too hard so I have to concentrate and I'm not always ready for that haha.
Hi Aaron! I just subscribed to your channel. This one has made me stop & think. I can’t think of any writers that I’m always in the mood for, or ones that I’m immediately in the mood for when I start reading them. Not even my 3 favs-Chekhov, Austen, & Cormac McCarthy. I do love picking my next book to read and also like reading new authors & jumping from fiction to non-fiction. Of your 3, I’ve only read Murder on the Orient Express, but Wodehouse & O’Brian have been on my TBR list for a long time. Maybe one day I’ll discover my “always in the mood” writers! Thanks for the thought provoking vid!
Weirdly I have never read Murder on The Orient Express, I've seen two film adaptations and the ending is so memorable I know what happens. I've never read Chekhov, but I love Austen.
@@AaronReadABook Allow me to strongly recommend Anton Chekhov. He may be an acquired taste for some so it’s a little hard to make recs but here goes: The Steppe, The Duel (satire), Gusev, The Lady with the Dog (prob his most famous SS), In the Ravine. Or just pick your own! I do suggest avoiding Constant Garnett’s translations. She brought Chekhov to western readers but the recent ones are much better. If you read him I hope you enjoy him!! 😊
I was sure Anthony Trollope would be on there 😉 he would definitely be one of mine, then probably Salman Rushdie and C J Samson, very different authors but all consummate storytellers that just draw you in. I’ve only ever read one Agatha Christie but have probably seen every adaptation and seen The Mousetrap, never read the other two either 😊
I love Trollope but I think any Victorian book takes some getting into for me, so I have to be in the mood for the language. I DNF'ed Midnight's Children about 20 years ago and should really give Rushdie another go. I read the first Shardlake book and liked it, need to continue those one day. I think you should give Wodehouse a go if you ever get hold of one!
I agree with always being in the mood for Wodehouse and Agatha Christie. When I need to escape from life and dwell in a gentler space, I reread the novels of Dora Jesse Saint, aka Miss Read. Fair Acre and Thrush Green are some of my favorite places to visit.
@@AaronReadABook I am shocked! I think you are the first person ever to be familiar with Miss Read! A cuppa, a digestive and Miss Read are a cure for anything that ails me.
I read The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe lots when I was young but we never got any other Lewis book, I'm interested in his space books and finishing Narnia one day. Asimov has pretty much all genres covered 😂
@@AaronReadABook I have read the fiction by Lewis, but his non-fiction books are the ones I keep coming back too. The thing about these two authors is that they both have covered multiple genres. The last Asimov I've read was a history of Egypt, from Ancient to Contemporary times, and it was awesome.
Hmmm that's a tough question!! I guess I can think more of books I'm always happy to read, like life after life by Kate Atkinson, or The Book Thief. When I was a kid, the answer would 100% have been Catherine Cookson 😊 maybe I'll have to re-listen to one to see what I think of them now, that would be cool. Read the first Jeeves & Wooster, have it in a gorgeous hardback edition, so need to buy the next one! Only read one Agatha, when I was probably about 11.
I remember seeing Catherine Cookson books around a lot, I think maybe my mum had some, not read her. I want to read some more Kate Atkinson, I've only read that one.
@@AaronReadABook they had tonnes of Catherine Cookson on tape in the Colchester libraries, and my mum and I used to borrow every single one we could. Bet it would be so nostalgic to listen again, they have some on libby 😊
@@YourTrueShelf I've never done books on tape but I do remember my primary school having only The Fantastic Mr Fox so I listened to that one lots of times.
Let's see the authors I am always in the mood for are PG Wodehouse and Douglas Adams. I feel the same in that if someone doesn't find Wodehouse hilarious then I simply don't want to talk to you.😂
I’ve been reading and rereading Agatha Christie since the 1970’s. I just love her. If you haven’t read her, I’d recommend Ruth Rendell. Her Inspector Wexford series is my favorite, but her stand-alones are very good, too. Rendell was also very prolific, so there’s a huge backlist to explore.
I've not read Ruth Rendell at all, but I'm sure I've seen some tv adaptations at some point, I do need to try her and Elizabeth George!
Great idea for a video! It’s got me thinking 🤔 Enjoyed seeing what authors you’re always in the mood for.
Are you always in the mood for a Stephen King? As you are always reading multiple things i guess you usually have something to read anyway!
This is giving me something to think about. I’ll have to pay more attention 😊
Yes to Agatha Christie. I am ALWAYS in the mood for reading Agatha Christie. YES! I get to the end and think, "I should have guessed that!" so much fun - Sadly, I have never read Wodehouse, even though I have a couple on my shelf. Why?? I have no idea because I have a feeling I'd love his work as well.
Well I hope you enjoy Wodehouse when you get to him! Everyone I know who has read him seems to love him as much as I do.
Loved hearing you talk about Agatha Christie. I’m reading Adventures of the Christmas Pudding now and only a few pages in and loving how Piorot is turning his nose up at the old fashioned English Christmas experience lol. The other two authors sound really interesting so I may give them a try. :)
I've not read that one, I'll try that one next Christmas!
Always in the mood for Wodehouse, Woolf, JG Ballard, Anita Brookner and Agatha…also Kerouac, Atwood. Joyce Carol Oates, Steinbeck.
I can’t believe I forgot Sir Terry ! I’m a huge Pratchett fan
@@NYLeafy.V Pratchett is pretty close to being on the list for me. I think they basically have to be comfort reads for me, Woolf is too hard so I have to concentrate and I'm not always ready for that haha.
Hi Aaron! I just subscribed to your channel. This one has made me stop & think. I can’t think of any writers that I’m always in the mood for, or ones that I’m immediately in the mood for when I start reading them. Not even my 3 favs-Chekhov, Austen, & Cormac McCarthy. I do love picking my next book to read and also like reading new authors & jumping from fiction to non-fiction. Of your 3, I’ve only read Murder on the Orient Express, but Wodehouse & O’Brian have been on my TBR list for a long time. Maybe one day I’ll discover my “always in the mood” writers! Thanks for the thought provoking vid!
Weirdly I have never read Murder on The Orient Express, I've seen two film adaptations and the ending is so memorable I know what happens. I've never read Chekhov, but I love Austen.
@@AaronReadABook Allow me to strongly recommend Anton Chekhov. He may be an acquired taste for some so it’s a little hard to make recs but here goes: The Steppe, The Duel (satire), Gusev, The Lady with the Dog (prob his most famous SS), In the Ravine. Or just pick your own! I do suggest avoiding Constant Garnett’s translations. She brought Chekhov to western readers but the recent ones are much better. If you read him I hope you enjoy him!! 😊
I was sure Anthony Trollope would be on there 😉 he would definitely be one of mine, then probably Salman Rushdie and C J Samson, very different authors but all consummate storytellers that just draw you in. I’ve only ever read one Agatha Christie but have probably seen every adaptation and seen The Mousetrap, never read the other two either 😊
I love Trollope but I think any Victorian book takes some getting into for me, so I have to be in the mood for the language. I DNF'ed Midnight's Children about 20 years ago and should really give Rushdie another go. I read the first Shardlake book and liked it, need to continue those one day. I think you should give Wodehouse a go if you ever get hold of one!
I agree with always being in the mood for Wodehouse and Agatha Christie. When I need to escape from life and dwell in a gentler space, I reread the novels of Dora Jesse Saint, aka Miss Read. Fair Acre and Thrush Green are some of my favorite places to visit.
I just read the first two Thrush Green books and I know what you mean!
@@AaronReadABook I am shocked! I think you are the first person ever to be familiar with Miss Read! A cuppa, a digestive and Miss Read are a cure for anything that ails me.
@@hollywebster6844 You need to check out GinaStanyerBooks and BooksImNotReading they are both big Miss Read fans and got me to buy them!
@@AaronReadABook Thank you! I have marked those channels to check out.
The authors I'm always in the mood for are C. S. Lewis and Isaac Asimov.
I read The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe lots when I was young but we never got any other Lewis book, I'm interested in his space books and finishing Narnia one day. Asimov has pretty much all genres covered 😂
@@AaronReadABook I have read the fiction by Lewis, but his non-fiction books are the ones I keep coming back too. The thing about these two authors is that they both have covered multiple genres. The last Asimov I've read was a history of Egypt, from Ancient to Contemporary times, and it was awesome.
Hmmm that's a tough question!! I guess I can think more of books I'm always happy to read, like life after life by Kate Atkinson, or The Book Thief.
When I was a kid, the answer would 100% have been Catherine Cookson 😊 maybe I'll have to re-listen to one to see what I think of them now, that would be cool.
Read the first Jeeves & Wooster, have it in a gorgeous hardback edition, so need to buy the next one! Only read one Agatha, when I was probably about 11.
I remember seeing Catherine Cookson books around a lot, I think maybe my mum had some, not read her. I want to read some more Kate Atkinson, I've only read that one.
@@AaronReadABook they had tonnes of Catherine Cookson on tape in the Colchester libraries, and my mum and I used to borrow every single one we could. Bet it would be so nostalgic to listen again, they have some on libby 😊
@@YourTrueShelf I've never done books on tape but I do remember my primary school having only The Fantastic Mr Fox so I listened to that one lots of times.
Agatha Christie are true rereadable classics !
I always forget the plots after a few years so that helps haha
Let's see the authors I am always in the mood for are PG Wodehouse and Douglas Adams.
I feel the same in that if someone doesn't find Wodehouse hilarious then I simply don't want to talk to you.😂
I need to give Douglas Adams another go, I read Hitchhikers ages ago.
Snap! Wodehouse.
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Those two are new to me, Saki sounds interesting, and looks like there is some free stuff available, I'll check them out!