“What should I read?” - My Book Recommendations 

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I’m not even learning English, but I clicked because the video starred this cute-looking lady. How sweet she is! To even include 3 books written by male authors, and 3 by female authors. Thank you for the video, Gill, and wishing everyone happy-reading! ❤️

I love your accuracy in pronauciation. I can listen you for hours. Thanks God that we have got you here. 🙏

I'm reading Pride and Prejudice right now. It's complicated but interesting and it really enriches my vocabulary and shows grammar structures like inversion or conditionals.

'1984'is a great book. It is so relevant nowadays.

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and novels by Somerset Maugham and O'Henry are particularly good to start one's personal journey into the amazing English literature.

George Orwell is my favourite author. Everything he wrote is a masterpiece!

George Orwell 's Animal farm is still a memorable novel from my student age,, it's a satirical story,,,

Hello, I'm a sixty- three italian woman . I've studied english at school a long time ago and now I want to study it again to get better. I like very much the way you teach also because you speak very slowly. Thanks❤ Rita

Even a non-English speaker would be able to understand this lady. Lovely & relaxing type of voice with a typical British accent, perfect to get you started. Plenty to learn from her (intelligence).

Hi Gill. I'm from Brazil and I very like your English classes. You are an amazing teacher. 😁 My favourite book is Jane Eyre. 💜

I already read Pride and prejudice, and I'm reading 1984. Gill, I enjoy your classes so much!

Her pronunciation is the most accurate and aesthetic one I have ever heard. I'm amazed and wish I had an English teacher in my preperation year with her voice and pronunciation.❤

I really loved the Grapes of Wrath. After reading it in French I gave it a try in English because I wanted to experience it the way it was meant to. For a foreigner like me it was quite complicated but after a few months I finally finished it. It's a dark yet beautifully haunting book.

When I fell on your lessons , just by chance , I got fully engaged in what you are presenting to your audience . Your mastery of english and your accurate and refined pronunciation did really attract me .

Hi Gill. I'm from Vietnam. I just want to say that I love your voice and the way you speak so much. You speak so calmly and clearly and it's very easy to follow. I'm training myself to be able to talk like you. The reason is that I speak really fast when I'm nervous though I don't mean to. Now, I have found my role model ^^

Thank you very much! Especially for mentioning 1984! You are great philologist, It's easier when you explain things

Hi Gill, you truly are a treasure and there is no one better on the RU-vid channel 😘❤️🙏. Reading is surely one of the greatest ways to improve your life in so many ways. There are NO DISADVANTAGES to reading! YOU WILL IMPROVE YOUR: depth of knowledge, creativity, vocabulary, writing skills, concentration levels, perspective of many subjects, discipline, personality, ability to learn and study, imagination and memory, ideas on many subjects, ability to lower stress levels, ability to pass on knowledge. So as you can see, reading is a a gift that keeps on giving! I mentioned that there are no disadvantages to reading, and some people might say that it takes up time (which is priceless). But when you look at all the POSITIVES, and remember that everything you learn about life takes time, so there are really no disadvantages!

Good choices, Gill, although 'Mrs Dalloway' is I think quite challenging because it's written in experimental 'stream of consciousness' style to show how Mrs Dalloway's mind constantly shifts from one thought to another. I'd also recommend Katherine Mansfield's short stories, which are brilliant and not too difficult.

Well, I've been watching you for more than 5 years since I started learning English. I just love your teaching so much, and also your white hair, I really feel like my grandmother is teaching me!

I adore almost every book of Jane Austen, but till now I've read them only in polish (my native language). Reading them in english will be a lovely experience for sure! By the way, it would be a great pleasure to drink a cup of tea in your company!

Thank you so much for teaching, dear Gill! What a pleasure to learn from you! I wish to you a good health and lots of happy days ahead!

I read Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” last year. It was a great novel. Among modern British literature l’ve read, “The Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follett and “The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro were my favorites. 🙂

Thank you so much Gill! It was amazing to see how you started from the first sentence of the novels to give an idea the content and mood of each book. Thanks a lot!

Your English is so clear that it is a real pleasure to listen to you!!!

Hello, Gill!👋 I am Kate, I am 18. I’ve already read "1984" and "Pride and Prejudice" in Russian. I really enjoyed them!😍And I’ve also read "Jane Eyre" in English when I was 13-14 years old (my teacher gave me this book) and in Russian recently. And now I am reading "Charlie and the chocolate factory" and "A journey to the center of the Earth" in English. In general, reading is my favourite leisure time activity, and I’ve read hundreds or, maybe, thousands of books.📚 I really love "Harry Potter", "Master and Margarita", books about "Stranger Things", foreign classics and so on.💖 P.S. Thanks for your video!👏 I am from Russia🇷🇺 and I am learning English, but I’ve understood everything without subtitles. I really like your pronunciation and Britain accent!🥰🇬🇧

Gill is such a delightful individual and her recommendations are fantastic reads. These books have been immortalized as classics for obvious reasons but when I re-read these works, I like to pair them up with similar types of books that not only compliment but also bring more depth to the themes and or subject matter. For example, I like to pair Moby Dick with Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea to enhance those feeling of longing, despair and frustration. Or attempt to get a better feel of the dystopian back drop of 1984 with the gritty social undertones and feel of Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby. Or to simply juxtapose Jane Eyre with a novel such as Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea to unequivocally seduce one's curiosity about perspective. Pairing, contrasting and comparing related works truly open up the many dimensions hidden within any one story.

We are lucky to have you there. The "kind" of teacher everyone wishes for. So I enjoy your lessons even at my old age. Love the way you pronounce your language and how you try to think of everything there is to teach about a topic or phrase. Hope you keep on. Thanks lady!

Thank you for your recommendations. I love the summary and contextualization that you have provided for each reading.

Your training is absolutely amazing and I feel like I am attending my English literature class. I am not that fluent but I try my best to improve by watching your classes.

The wind in the willows from Kenneth Graham is a masterpiece about friendship and loyalty.

I never read Mrs. Dalloway. The other books I read in Portuguese a long time ago. I love Agatha Christie's books. Thank you for your recommendations.

My dear Gill ! Thank you for such gorgeous advice ! I just finished reading “Pride and Prejudice” and I am deeply impressed by the manners and etiquette of the 19th century, this is all the merit of this book ! Thank you a lot !

I’ve read three of them: 1- Pride and Prejudice: one of my favorites books and the one that made me like to read, I read it once in Spanish and once in English 2-Jane Eye: I don’t have words to say how deep is this book I think this is one of these books that can change your way to see life and it definitely changed mine 3-1984: another deep, tough, and interesting book it’s incredible how the author creates this world. “Piece of art” I would say 😄Right now I’m excited to read the three other ones

...and to think Jane Austen had only a window to stare out of to imagine so many novels that continue to be favourite even now. Iam a Jane Austen fan and have Jane Austen book in all my home. Jane Eyre is eeally her story. Well, all the novels mentioned are immortal. Somerset Maugham too is a great favourite. Thank you, Gill. Sharing with my friends. ❤🎉 I loved Animal farm too and George Orwell has predicted a life we'd live today.

Thank you so much Teacher! I love your classes... I will read all this books in English.. I've just bought Jane Eyre and I can't wait to read it. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷 🥰

These recommendations are wonderful! I especially liked "a Christmas Carol"

Love your videos Gill, you´re a great teacher! A Christmas Carol by Dickens (great book) does even have an awesome muppet adaptation! I would love more book videos please. Thank you so much for proper English subtitles!

Maybe this is THE SIGN for me to eventually read Moby Dick! And Mrs Dalloway is the book I never heard about before. Thank you, Jill! You are sweetheart as always, a bright person I always love to see in my youtube notification. Have a good day! :)

I've read and loved all of your book recommendations. Thank you Gill, lovely video.

Thank you a lot for your recommendations! It was quite interesting to listen to you, I am sure these books will be exciting to read, I look forward to your new classes!

Hi Gill, very nice video with good Book Recommendations! Thank you very much! 👍

Jane Eyre is really wonderful book I ever read. Well knitted words in sentences are very thought provoking. Readers will find it enjoyable. It has unique mesmerising refreshing charms even if one reads it over and over again.

You are such a lovely lady! Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful list of classic books.

I love this amazing teacher she has class I like her peaceful style and tone of voice all her knowledge thank you so much to share your time with us.

Thank you so much Gill! One thing worth mentioning from my own experience, if you think 1984 too long to finish, read "Animal Farm" instead. They basically convey the same idea.

Lovely to see you always Jill, God bless you.

Thanks a lot for this awesome video! I'm currently preparing for my IELTS so it was pretty productive to practice my listening skills) Looking forward to reading all of these books! You are wonderful, Gill!

Izuzetna predavanja, izuzetna dikcija, što je naročito važno za učenje jezika. Hvala Vam, Džil. Učim sa Vama.

I've seen many great reviews about Pride and Prejudice so I''ll read it soon! About the others books, I'll write it in my list because all of them sound so interesting!

I love falling asleep listening to your voice these days. thank you, teacher Gill!😊😊

So wonderful a lesson this is! Immensely helpful too.Glad that I have read most of your recommended books.🙂

I read " The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe" of Daniel Defoe.

Your videos are NEVER a disappointment. I enjoy all of them ! 🌹😆

Your calm soft voice can really help me to put myself to sleep. It is like a lullaby.

Thanks a ton, Ms. Gill!! I wish we in our college days had a professor like you for English!!

Thank you for recommendations☺

I love Jane Austin's books. English is my second language and let me tell you that austen language is smooth and easy for Spanish speakers may be for our Latin origins in common 😊 in my opinion

Thank you very much, Dear Lady! It was a real pleasure to listen to you❤👍

I loved your recommendations, and I felt so relieved that I already read 3 of them! And after watching this video I’m gonna read the other 3 for sure, thank you Gill, truly☺️

Great video. Thank you !

Thank you very much, Gill!

Hello Gill. I've known engvid for quite a long time, so far I've mostly "dated" with Rebecca. One time I was looking for something about phrasemes and then I found you. What a discovery! Eureka! This is my teacher. The sound of your voice is like a balm, and combined with a beautiful and clear pronunciation, it gives me an enormous amount. You have enriched my English so much. A student from Poland.

How lovely. I've been frequenting the classics section of my library's book store. I have Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and A Christmas Carol as well as about 50 other books that I've bought from there. I'm glad to see someone agrees with my choices!

Thank you very much! I am from Ukraine. I learn English and it is very important to me to choose the right book to improve my reading in English. After your video I am really inspired!

I love your teaching greand ma😍❤️️

I find Gill so adorable! I love her classy calm way of teaching. Kind regards from Brazil

Two of them, Jane Eyre and Pride and prejudice, are both in my top ten. Excellent list, thanks🙏🏻

Thanks for the recommendations, now I am reading Anne Karenina in English and I have to say that the literature is the best way to increase your vocabulary and practice for the IELTS exam

Fantastic recommendations ❤ Thanks🌷

I love your recommendations! I’ve read 3 and I might read the others. Thank you very much.

Great lesson,thx Gill!

J’ aime beaucoup vos présentations : j’ ai l’ impression de tout comprendre parfaitement ( ce qui est rare) car votre expression est très claire, votre élocution aussi, je suis française et j’ apprécié pleinement !! Merci beaucoup

i read orwell 84 like 5 or 8 years ago when i was 15 and i heard it till now but the opening line strike me as 13 i realized now and its like mindblowing. thank you... how could i miss it?

You are the perfect teacher! Clear in explanations, you remind me of my English mother tongue teacher at High School. Your pronunciation is wonderful to listen to. ❤

Hi, Gill! It's so beautiful listening to your voice. Thanks for your lessons. ❤️🇮🇹

I love your classes 💚🥺

hi Gil, i think that Boy by Roald Dalh is another fantastic option, i`m reading Orwell step by step since it has a lot of vocabulary.

Hi, Gil. I have seen all the movies and read some of these books. They are great works and writers. So are your classes!!❤ My native language is portuguese (Brazilian). You have helped me to improve my english, specially my listening skills. Thanks a lot for this.🙏🙏💐❤️

Hi, Teacher Gill. I'm from Brazil and I love your English classes. Thanks for your recommendations!! I'd like so much . I was read 1984. Its a great book!

Olá eu sou brasileiro. Estou amando suas aulas! Hello i am from Brazil. I'm loving your classes

Pride and Prejudes and Jane Eyre are one of my favourite books. I'm so glad to see them in the list♡

Hi Gill! You're innovative even with the contents of the video.This is wonderful.The reason this is amazing is because you've simply inculcated reading habits among those who don't like it. Thanks & regards.

Great video! I love to read classics, one of my favorites is Jane Austen. Now I want to read the ones I haven’t from this list. I have never realized all the information or hints you can get from the opening of a book. Thank you so much for this approach!

Thank you for the wonderfull classes and also the recomendations of books. I've read Mrs Dalloaway twice last year. Such an original novel. But sometimes I've found it difficult to understand even in my native language - the portuguese - because sometimes it was impossible to identify who was the speaker of every dialogue.

You are the best! Love from Argentina

Your speech is so pleasant. Thank you so much,Gill! Greetings from Belarus!

I really appreciate your generosity. Every video is a source of knowledge. Thanks 💓

Thank you 💖

Melville is a difficult to read even for a native speaker. Perhaps for a younger reader or one with less vocabulary, may I suggest Children Of Green Knowe? It has action, and interesting family characters. I didn't read it until college children's literature class and enjoyed it very much. No Sherlock Holmes? Thank you for your classes.

Not sure why your video came up on my feed, but i enjoyed it very much. There are so many classic works, and I like your list. Some of my favorites are Portrait of a Lady, Age of Innocence, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Barchester Chronicles and David Copperfield. Thank you for an enjoyable video.

Thanks Teacher! Very kind of you! thanks for your time! God bless you more every day!

1984 is very popular with my students (Russia). Thank you very much 😊 Love your lessons)

Thank you Gill and engVid, that's really great recommendation set. I had an intention to read a novel and you pushed me to start, thanks!

When I hear you speaking I fell happy because I understand what you are speaking. This is a good feeling. Thank you 🤗

Thank you, Gill. Those are really good recomendations of books. I am glad i've read most of them, i would definetly read them again as soon as i can. I couldn't finish jane eyre, and ms. Dalloway is in my to-read list

"Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome (1889) is the funniest book I've ever read. And of course if you've never read "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy by JRR Tolkien, go read it immediately!

To me you are my best teacher. Lots of love from Pakistan

Hi Gill, it's always a pleasure to see your videos !

Thank you teacher! Love them all, especially the 1984, very impressive!