You’ve made me wonder if I’d enjoy Eileen. Hmmmm. I’m love The Glutton. ❤ The House of Mirth is one of my favorite books of all time! I love love love Mrs Dalloway! Adore it. Remains of the Day is on my shelves unread. I’m excited to get to it! P&P ❤
@@Shellyish Eileen is divisive so it’s hard to say. It is not whimsical and lyrical like The Glutton but I really enjoyed the character study and psychology of a deeply unhappy young woman. The big plot twist took me a bit to come around to but I rationalized that she needed a big enough push to make a change. If you’re still intrigued it might be worth a try!
I really enjoyed Cold Enough for Snow too. I have been wanting to pick up something by Kate Briggs ever since hearing Bibliosophie talk about her. This Little Art sounds particularly appealing because I like reading books in translation and also because I find it very appealing when someone talks about their passions. Ways of Seeing is a classic that would be perfect for the art readathon Framed! in September-actually almost anything by John Berger would work. Oh! And I agree that there’s a great pleasure to be had in rereading. 😊
Thanks for watching Lindy 💜 I hope you do try This Little Art sometime, it's so good. I thought the same thing about Ways of Seeing for Framed! in September, a perfect fit.
I read Eileen in January and enjoyed it, too. I need to read more from Ottessa Moshfegh. Poe is one of my favorite writers. I love the edition you have! A Sylvia Plath biography? Yes, please. You've put some new (to me) books on my radar, too, so thank you😃 Great video as always!
@@literarylove123 Thank you Jen! 💜 I just got Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh which I’m very excited about, I believe it’s medieval horror. She’s so varied as an author. I’ve also read My Year of Rest and Relaxation (my first Moshfegh) and didn’t love it at the time. I might feel differently now but then again I’m just not as into the themes in that one.
I just found your channel (from Shelly😊) , love your channel already! 👏🏻 I just finished The House of Mirth last month and it’s also a favorite of the year for me. I need to read everything Edith Wharton wrote now!
Great video! I love long multibook recaps like these :) I'm not much for female rage for the sake of rage either haha, like you said... is there a point? because if there isn't, it's not for me. (I'm also not super attracted to the "sad girl" or "depressed woman" book that is very popular right now). But just in general I don't like angry-for-no-reason or nihilistic books. (My unpopular opinion about Pride and Prejudice is that Charlotte Lucas is my favorite character 😅). I've also been wanting to get more into Anthony Trollope!! I've only read one book by him and I loved it. I haven't been reading a lot of classics this year and I want to correct that for the second half of the year. I've had the opposite experience with nonfiction, it's taken over my reading life this year haha. And I love it, but I want to read more fiction too. I'm going to think of some fantasy books to recommend based on what I've seen in your videos! I feel like you'd like the same type of fantasy that I like :) Slow paced, character focused, low magic, historical setting, beautiful prose. (?)
@@marianamasbooks Charlotte Lucas definitely deserves more love! I do love dark and gritty themes and exploring unhappy or sad characters but I agree that kind characters are very underrated. I’m looking forward to seeing what classics you decide to pick up. Omg yes please recommend me fantasy! All the descriptors you mentioned yes! I just got The Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb and Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, they’ve been on my list forever so I’m excited to get to them but I would really appreciate more recommendations! 😄
@@karlalikestoread omg Assassin’s Apprentice is my absolute favorite!!!!!! 😍😍😍 Daughter of the Forest has been on my wtr for ages! I really want to read it one day. Have you read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell? That’s another one I haven’t read but I just know I’m going to love, I’m hoping to read it in the fall. That one’s also slow and historical. In the same vein of low magic historical that I really want to read is Hild, by Nicola Griffith (which has kind of mixed reviews but it sounds right up my alley). One that I loooved and highly recommend is The Binding, by Bridget Collins (which I would recommend not looking too much into it because I loved the mysterious feel and a lot of people share too much in their reviews 😝 I didn’t even read the blurb and had a great time). The Lady Trent Memoirs series by Marie Brennan is also great, I’m currently on book 2. (That’s her most famous one, though I personally enjoy the Onyx Court Series a tad bit more, I think. I’ve only read the first one so far). My favorite Marie Brennan, though, is her short story collection Ars Historica. I ADORED that one. Some buzz words you could look for: historical fantasy, gaslamp fantasy and fantasy of manners. 💜
@@marianamasbooks Thanks for reminding me of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell! I really enjoyed Piranesi so that would be the one to try next from Susanna Clarke. The Binding is definitely buried in my goodreads tbr list, I will bring it back to the surface. Thanks for all of the other recommendations too, I will look into all of them! And the keywords, very helpful! 🩷📚
You’ve made me wonder if I’d enjoy Eileen. Hmmmm. I’m love The Glutton. ❤ The House of Mirth is one of my favorite books of all time! I love love love Mrs Dalloway! Adore it.
Remains of the Day is on my shelves unread. I’m excited to get to it! P&P ❤
@@Shellyish Eileen is divisive so it’s hard to say. It is not whimsical and lyrical like The Glutton but I really enjoyed the character study and psychology of a deeply unhappy young woman. The big plot twist took me a bit to come around to but I rationalized that she needed a big enough push to make a change. If you’re still intrigued it might be worth a try!
I hope you love Trollope! The Way We Live Now is a great place to start. It’s cozy, funny, and gripping all at once.
@@freshparchment Yes! Thanks Heather, I feel very reassured in my choice. I have a really good feeling about Trollope! 😄
I really enjoyed Cold Enough for Snow too.
I have been wanting to pick up something by Kate Briggs ever since hearing Bibliosophie talk about her. This Little Art sounds particularly appealing because I like reading books in translation and also because I find it very appealing when someone talks about their passions.
Ways of Seeing is a classic that would be perfect for the art readathon Framed! in September-actually almost anything by John Berger would work.
Oh! And I agree that there’s a great pleasure to be had in rereading. 😊
Thanks for watching Lindy 💜 I hope you do try This Little Art sometime, it's so good. I thought the same thing about Ways of Seeing for Framed! in September, a perfect fit.
Loved Cold Enough For Snow. Will be reading The Glutten soon.
I'm so glad you loved Cold Enough for Snow too! Hope you enjoy The Glutton!
I so really really liked House of Mirth. It was my first Edith Wharton, but I definitely want to try some more.
I read Eileen in January and enjoyed it, too. I need to read more from Ottessa Moshfegh. Poe is one of my favorite writers. I love the edition you have! A Sylvia Plath biography? Yes, please. You've put some new (to me) books on my radar, too, so thank you😃 Great video as always!
@@literarylove123 Thank you Jen! 💜 I just got Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh which I’m very excited about, I believe it’s medieval horror. She’s so varied as an author. I’ve also read My Year of Rest and Relaxation (my first Moshfegh) and didn’t love it at the time. I might feel differently now but then again I’m just not as into the themes in that one.
I just found your channel (from Shelly😊) , love your channel already! 👏🏻 I just finished The House of Mirth last month and it’s also a favorite of the year for me. I need to read everything Edith Wharton wrote now!
Me too, I need all the Edith Wharton! Thank you so much!
Thanksfor all your reviews. I think i will reread some of the classics.
@@tobielurie4582 That sounds like a great idea! I always enjoy rereading classics 😊
The Age of Innocence is one of my favorite movies, I hope the book treats you as well
Thanks Colin, I'm really excited to get to it. I'll have to pair it with the movie too then!
Great video! I love long multibook recaps like these :)
I'm not much for female rage for the sake of rage either haha, like you said... is there a point? because if there isn't, it's not for me. (I'm also not super attracted to the "sad girl" or "depressed woman" book that is very popular right now). But just in general I don't like angry-for-no-reason or nihilistic books.
(My unpopular opinion about Pride and Prejudice is that Charlotte Lucas is my favorite character 😅).
I've also been wanting to get more into Anthony Trollope!! I've only read one book by him and I loved it. I haven't been reading a lot of classics this year and I want to correct that for the second half of the year. I've had the opposite experience with nonfiction, it's taken over my reading life this year haha. And I love it, but I want to read more fiction too.
I'm going to think of some fantasy books to recommend based on what I've seen in your videos! I feel like you'd like the same type of fantasy that I like :) Slow paced, character focused, low magic, historical setting, beautiful prose. (?)
@@marianamasbooks Charlotte Lucas definitely deserves more love! I do love dark and gritty themes and exploring unhappy or sad characters but I agree that kind characters are very underrated. I’m looking forward to seeing what classics you decide to pick up. Omg yes please recommend me fantasy! All the descriptors you mentioned yes! I just got The Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb and Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, they’ve been on my list forever so I’m excited to get to them but I would really appreciate more recommendations! 😄
@@karlalikestoread omg Assassin’s Apprentice is my absolute favorite!!!!!! 😍😍😍 Daughter of the Forest has been on my wtr for ages! I really want to read it one day. Have you read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell? That’s another one I haven’t read but I just know I’m going to love, I’m hoping to read it in the fall. That one’s also slow and historical. In the same vein of low magic historical that I really want to read is Hild, by Nicola Griffith (which has kind of mixed reviews but it sounds right up my alley).
One that I loooved and highly recommend is The Binding, by Bridget Collins (which I would recommend not looking too much into it because I loved the mysterious feel and a lot of people share too much in their reviews 😝 I didn’t even read the blurb and had a great time). The Lady Trent Memoirs series by Marie Brennan is also great, I’m currently on book 2. (That’s her most famous one, though I personally enjoy the Onyx Court Series a tad bit more, I think. I’ve only read the first one so far). My favorite Marie Brennan, though, is her short story collection Ars Historica. I ADORED that one.
Some buzz words you could look for: historical fantasy, gaslamp fantasy and fantasy of manners. 💜
@@marianamasbooks Thanks for reminding me of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell! I really enjoyed Piranesi so that would be the one to try next from Susanna Clarke. The Binding is definitely buried in my goodreads tbr list, I will bring it back to the surface. Thanks for all of the other recommendations too, I will look into all of them! And the keywords, very helpful! 🩷📚