Ranking Anthony Trollope's Novels

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  • @bellathereader1328
    @bellathereader1328 Рік тому +7

    I love The Way We Live Now and just finished my second read (thanks to Victober!). It’s all the dysfunctional relationships that make it so relevant, such as Sir Felix and his mother. Such a clear depiction of co-dependency…

    • @carlalevy2269
      @carlalevy2269 10 місяців тому

      Agreed -- I love it, razor-sharp hilarious satire in which nobody escapes, high or low. As I watch through the video, though, I think I just have different taste from Kate -- many of her lower-ranking books are among my favorites! (The Warden, Barchester Towers) And I can't stand Dr. Thorne. :D

    • @ReligionOfSacrifice
      @ReligionOfSacrifice 3 місяці тому +1

      13th place in my author list) Anthony Trollope
      59) "He Knew He Was Right" by Anthony Trollope
      71) "The Warden" by Anthony Trollope
      86) "The Way We Live Now" by Anthony Trollope
      101) "Can you forgive her?" by Anthony Trollope
      "Can you forgive her?" is the idea of idealized love and idealized disappointment. "The Way We Live Now" is much closer to the real characters who inspired and what happened. She married for money and left Europe not being a princess, but the dream of "Can you forgive her?" is still in her heart as what she wished had happened.
      You can almost tell it is the same characters, and wouldn't you wish the handsome man was actually true as opposed to sleeping around with the poor and with you.
      "The Warden" is better. People stab themselves in the back for their own desires to be realized.
      "He Knew He Was Right" even better. You know you're in the wrong, but you justify how it began and refuse to back down now, no matter what you lose in the process.

    • @bellathereader1328
      @bellathereader1328 3 місяці тому

      @@ReligionOfSacrifice good commentary

    • @ReligionOfSacrifice
      @ReligionOfSacrifice 3 місяці тому

      @@bellathereader1328, saw "Reagan" in the movie theatre and lots of books came to mind that I read and one I haven't.
      71) "An Island Hell" by S.A. Malsagoff
      When Reagan was listening to a man who escaped from Communist Russia explaining the problem with their government. This book is published in 1926 and so it is an indictment of Lenin before Stalin was the dictator and is about the beginnings of Gulag.
      5) "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev
      The heart of Russia to hate religion and be atheist. One of my favorite books and my third favorite author is Ivan Turgenev.
      44) "In the First Circle" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
      Making the state their god and ripping down all the steeples of churches in Russia as the man explained to church Reagan was attending as a kid.
      13) "Poland" by James A. Michener
      The collapse of the USSR.
      AND THE BOOK I HAVE NOT READ. The book that drove Ronald Reagan due to the story of his father and himself being in it.
      "That Printer of Udell's: A Story of the Middle West" by Harold Bell Wright

  • @elizabethbrink3761
    @elizabethbrink3761 Рік тому +3

    Love this! I am loving Orley Farm. I think it's going to be a top Trollope for me. I have a 100 pages left, so hopefully it keeps it up as I finish!

  • @mitzireadsandwrites
    @mitzireadsandwrites Рік тому +5

    Oh my goodness, I loved The Way We Live Now. I'm so glad it was the group read choice. I've only read The Warden, and it was okay but didn't blow me away. I do have Dr. Wortle's School and The American Senator on my shelf, so I'll try one of those sometime next year.

  • @laurafisherreads
    @laurafisherreads Рік тому +3

    Would love to see what you make of 'Orley Farm' and/or 'The American Senator' 🙂

  • @barbarahelgaker390
    @barbarahelgaker390 Рік тому +3

    Have just finished The Way We live Now ( helped by Timothy West reading along) and it was wonderful - I think you are right that you have to develop a taste for his books but following along while Timothy West reads is a wonderful way to immerse yourself in Trollope's world.

  • @Thecatladybooknook_PennyD
    @Thecatladybooknook_PennyD Рік тому +2

    I listened to your interview with the guy from the Trollope society yesterday.... when he recommended starting with Barchester Towers i was like 😳😬. 😅

  • @reader4532
    @reader4532 Рік тому +2

    I've read 16 so far, my faves are can u forgive her, framley parsonage and last chronicle of barset. And while I get the critiques of the Warden, I just love Septimus Harding. What a good man, he lives his faith as best he can.

  • @jessicahallowell8350
    @jessicahallowell8350 Рік тому

    So excited to find this video! Angela Thirkell's Barchester series, set on Trollope's Barchester, is one of my favorite series of all time. I'm on my second read through! I read the warden and can't wait to read your recommendations!

  • @wendycayless
    @wendycayless Рік тому +2

    I really LOVED Phineas Finn and cant wait to read Phineas Redux (I'm halfway through The Eustace Diamonds atm)

    • @ingerreads9727
      @ingerreads9727 Рік тому +1

      Yes! Phineas Finn is one of my top favourite Trollope's❤ Phineas Redux is also good but not as great as Phineas Finn. 5 stars for Phineas Finn, 4 stars for Phineas Redux😊

    • @marichristian1072
      @marichristian1072 Рік тому +1

      I also loved Phineas Finn and Phineas Redux. The female characters are engaging. And Phineas's trial shows a man who suffers mentally from his court appearances and incarceration. As for the Eustace Diamonds, I wanted to strangle the protagonist with her ill gotten inheritance.

  • @browngirlreading
    @browngirlreading Рік тому +2

    Love the way you’re talking about these books. Where exactly is the best place for a newbie to Trollope to begin?🤔 They all sound like tough reads.

    • @katehowereads
      @katehowereads  Рік тому +4

      I think The Belton Estate would be a great place! It doesn't have multiple plot lines going so it's very straightforward and it's on the shorter side for Victorian literature.

    • @lornam3637
      @lornam3637 Рік тому

      If you have Timothy West reading to you, they are easy relaxing comfort reads. I love to read one in-between more challenging books. I would say, don't be put off by their length. I started with The Warden because it was smaller but it ended up being my least favourite by far.

    • @kathleencraine7335
      @kathleencraine7335 Рік тому +1

      Also Katie from Books & Thinks has a whole video on Tips & Tricks reading Trollope, which includes where to start with Trollope.

    • @browngirlreading
      @browngirlreading Рік тому

      Great! That's where I'm going to try to start next year.@@katehowereads

  • @nnjack9931
    @nnjack9931 Рік тому

    I'm starting the Belton Estate today. Can't wait. My first Trollope was The Vicar of Bullhampton and I'd say my favorite.

  • @SharonReads
    @SharonReads Рік тому

    According to Goodreads, the only Trollope I've read is The Small House at Allington which is Barsetshire #5. I still remember enough of it that I think I could jump back into the series.

  • @jodihowe7274
    @jodihowe7274 Рік тому

    Trollope is fairly new to me, starting with The Barchester series😮 and I do believe Framley Parsonage was my favorite as well! Such a wonderful video of your top picks for Trollope❣️

  • @DorothyKauffman
    @DorothyKauffman 10 місяців тому

    Love to see all the Persephone editions behind you!

  • @Dinadoesyoga
    @Dinadoesyoga Рік тому +1

    He Knew He Was Right has dark, sinister elements if you can stomach the three characters central to the conflict. The side characters were a delight, though. Trollope was very brilliant in that way.

  • @adamhasideas6813
    @adamhasideas6813 Рік тому

    Kate, I've only The Warden and Barchester Towers so far, but I really enjoyed them both! Looking forward to Doctor Thorne, especially since you enjoyed it so much! Wasn't clear where Last Chronicle of Barset ranked on this list?

  • @kathleencraine7335
    @kathleencraine7335 Рік тому +1

    All I can say is I will never forget George Vavasor!

  • @lisabailes1065
    @lisabailes1065 Рік тому

    I love this! The Last Chronicle of Barset has the storyline of the questionable cheque but I also love Framley Parsonage as they both have the complex characters of Mr and Mrs Crawley. I will soon read The Duke’s Children and am really looking forward to it.

    • @kathleencraine7335
      @kathleencraine7335 Рік тому +1

      Yes, Last Chronicle of Barset has Rev Crawley and the "bad" check; Framley Parsonage has Mark Robards signing his name as a guarantor on a note which he can't afford to guarantee, and which doesn't look like will get paid by the original borrower. Totally agree that Mr & Mrs Crawley are fantastic characters.

  • @fernandamurari8577
    @fernandamurari8577 Рік тому

    Hello! Thank you very much for sharing your favourites! I would suggest Ayala's Angel by Trollope. I really like it! All the best!

  • @gracetaylor7351
    @gracetaylor7351 Рік тому

    I want to watch can you give her? Some time again I havent read it and the belton estate has audio book so might try that some time .loved this kate❤

  • @marenlatham4349
    @marenlatham4349 Рік тому

    Well! I just looked it up and I really didn't know Anthony Trollope was SUCH a prolific writer. How exciting.

  • @FinallyMajor
    @FinallyMajor Рік тому

    What a great intro!!! Lovely!

  • @millercgr
    @millercgr 3 місяці тому

    Can You Forgive Her is a masterpiece - absolutely - as is The Way We Live Now. Since my current reading is Orley Farm, which seems to be a bit denser than it should be - I'm really looking forward to trying The Belton Estate and Lady Anna. Totally agree with your assessment of Dr. Wortle's School and Framley Parsonage. However, the book no one mentions that is easily in my top three is Ayala's Angel -- it's one of the few of his books that I think about many years after reading it. He is so spot on in the characters in this novel that you have to be engaged.

    • @katehowereads
      @katehowereads  3 місяці тому

      @@millercgr Ayala's Angel is on the tippity top of my Victober priorities this year! This seems to be Trollope's sleeper classic and I can't wait to dive in!

  • @KierTheScrivener
    @KierTheScrivener Рік тому +1

    I have only read the Barsetshire books and then almost done the Way We Live Now which I am not absolutely loving. If you did a reading of the series, I'd be so down. I would love to revisit them. I was conpletely captivated by The Warden but didn't get along with Barchester Chronicles so I just picked up the series and read the last four in September.
    My ranking would be
    Dr Thorne
    Small House at Allington
    The Warden
    Franley Parsonage
    The Last Chronicle of Barset
    The Way We Live Now
    Barchester Towers
    But all the Barsetshire novels but Barchester would be 4 to 5 stars so it'a hard to rate. I think the Way We Live Now is hard because I don't truly feel truly invested in any of the characters.

  • @m.s.769
    @m.s.769 6 місяців тому

    I finished Dr. Wortle’s School this afternoon. I agree, it was a breath of fresh air.

  • @BookZealots
    @BookZealots Рік тому +1

    There have been many people who say Phineas Finn is not their favorite. I would much rather hear kids playing in a video than a dog barking. I love hearing the joy. My daughter has three children and homeschools as well it is not always quiet. LOL nor should it be. 😁

  • @buchdrache1409
    @buchdrache1409 Рік тому +1

    My Rankings (so far) would be (most to least favourite) :
    1 - He Knew He Was Right
    2 - The Belton Estate
    3 - The Way We Live Now
    4 - Can You Forgive Her?
    5 - Miss Mackenzie
    6 - Cousin Henry
    7 - Barchester Towers
    8 - Is He Poppenjoy?
    9 - The Claverings
    10 - Rachel Ray
    11 - The Warden
    12 - Harry of Gangoil
    13 - Sir Harry Hotspur
    14 - Dr. Whortle's School
    15 -The Fixed Period

  • @josmith5992
    @josmith5992 Рік тому

    It’s so funny how some people dislike Phineas and some people love him- like me! Although nothing really tops Lady Glencora who is part of the reason Can You Forgive Her? must be in my top five, I also love Barchester Towers though. For a short one I think you’d enjoy Kate I’d recommend Rachel Ray and for longer ones I loved The Three Clerks and Is he Popenjoy? Also agree with fernandamuraia about Ayala’s Angel which is another long one or there is Miss Mackenzie which is kind of mid length.

  • @mame-musing
    @mame-musing Рік тому

    I’ve read 8 Trollope novels so far. The two most enjoyable, for me, were Barchester Towers and The Way We Live Now. I especially liked the tongue-in-cheek humor in Towers. You seem to have enjoyed Lady Anna much more than I did.

  • @laurac56
    @laurac56 Рік тому

    The Warden, Barchester Towers, and The Way We Live Now are my favorites so far. Differences are what make us interesting, but try The Way We Live Now again.

  • @heatherinoklahoma
    @heatherinoklahoma Рік тому

    It's so hard to pick a favorite! I just finished The Way We Live Now earlier today so that is so fresh in my mind. I LOVE Dr. Thorne! Have you watched the mini series. And I love Barchester Towers because there is justice served! 😂I loved Prime Minister because it showed what a genius Trollope is! He has you hating a character all throughout the book and then at the end I felt great pity for him! ❤

  • @ManorClassics
    @ManorClassics Рік тому

    I didn't enjoy Phineas Finn much when I first read it, but then I loved Phineas Redux and that made Phineas Finn click for me. I feel like he matures, and there's a very interesting plot, so you might like it better...hope so!

  • @CafeCynthia
    @CafeCynthia Рік тому

    I wrote down all these titles so that I can start my Anthony Trollope journey now

  • @StephaniePatterson-jb5it
    @StephaniePatterson-jb5it Рік тому

    My favorite is probably "The Last Chronicle of Barset." I also recommend "Orley Farm." I met an attorney at a meeting of the P.G.Wodehouse Society. She was also a member of the Trollope Society and told me that "Orley Farm" is the favorite Trollope among lawyers.

  • @BookZealots
    @BookZealots 10 місяців тому

    I know this is three months old, but I just finished what I think is my first Trollope. (I have a lot of books I read thinking I've never read them and then I get to a part in the book and realize I have indeed read the book.) LOL I finished Dr. Wortle's School. the last part of the book had some twists I was not expecting. nice! Which Trollope book would you recommendn I read next?

    • @katehowereads
      @katehowereads  10 місяців тому +1

      So fun you just completed your first Trollope! I think The Belton Estate would be wonderful if you want a standalone and The Warden if you're feeling like you're up for starting a series.

    • @BookZealots
      @BookZealots 10 місяців тому

      @@katehowereads Oh my! I don't have either one. I guess I'll have to go book shopping, because my library doesn't even have them. Thank you for the recommendations. 🤗

    • @BookZealots
      @BookZealots 10 місяців тому

      @@katehowereads quick update, my library did actually have The Warden in the children's department!

    • @katehowereads
      @katehowereads  10 місяців тому +1

      @@BookZealots Just thinking about today's average child trying to wade through The Warden 😅

    • @BookZealots
      @BookZealots 10 місяців тому

      @@katehowereads 🤣 trust me it baffled me too, I'm just thrilled they actually had a copy.

  • @Diana-ch8cv
    @Diana-ch8cv Рік тому

    I have only read 3 of Trollope's books (Lady Anna, John Caldigate and The Golden Lion of Granpere) and i have enjoyed all of them. My favourite so far has been Lady Anna. If you want a dose of Trollope but don't have the time for a long novel, The Golden Lion of Granpere is delightful.

  • @altodomino7859
    @altodomino7859 5 місяців тому +1

    My favorite is "The Eustace Diamonds"

    • @SirPhilipSidneyReal
      @SirPhilipSidneyReal 3 місяці тому +1

      Currently reading this and it’s my first Anthony Trollope piece. I bought the Panther’s 1968 print in a secondhand bookstore for just a dollar. Crazy find 😲

  • @GardenRailway
    @GardenRailway 6 місяців тому

    I love the Pallisers

  • @DebMcDonald
    @DebMcDonald Рік тому

    I was annoyed at the titular character in The American Senator but on a re-read I saw that he was an excuse for Trollope to lampoon British problems. I was fascinated by the leading lady Arabella Trefoil. She’s somewhat of a tragic figure but endlessly interesting. I also love He Knew He Was Right. It’s such a perceptive book about depression and I love, love, love the elderly Jemima Stanhope!

  • @reader4532
    @reader4532 Рік тому

    Oh no, Trollope spoils novels in his autobiography??😮 on the other hand, I don't remember plot details so well anyway so maybe for me it doesn't matter, lol.
    Thanks for all the amazing victober content this year!!

  • @betinaceciliafeld9854
    @betinaceciliafeld9854 Рік тому

    I've only read three Trollopes so far. I loved Dr Wortle's School, enjoyed but not loved An Old Man's Love and absolutely fell head over heels for Nina Balatka, my favourite read of this Victober so far 🤩🤩🤩

  • @Glenn_Blake
    @Glenn_Blake Рік тому

    As a stand-alone novel, i enjoyed Orley Farm.

  • @amyofhearthridge
    @amyofhearthridge Рік тому

    Ooooo! Good to know how you felt about TWWYLN 😂, because I like it, but it’s a bit stressful to me?! I’m putting Can You Forgive Her on my soon list. 🤣♥️