Let's Take A Look At All My Unread Classics! ⏳🏛️ | The Book Castle | 2022 

The Picture of Dorian Grey is the most sublime book I have ever read. Decadent, gothic, literary, dramatic. I hope you'll love it.

Middlemarch is definitely worth it. One of my favorites

Picture of Dorian gray is my favorite book EVER.

East of Eden is one of my all-time favorites! Don't be so intimidated by the length, it's a rather engaging read. Also planning to read my first Iris Murdoch this year; The Bell and/or The Sandcastle! And I really want to reread Middlemarch. Good luck with these reads, I'm sure you'll get to a lot of them! I hope you enjoy Picture of Dorian Gray too; it has really beautiful writing. :)

On the Origin of Species was so well written. I didn't expect it to be so engaging, but I loved it. Darwin got a little sassy from time to time xD

East of Eden is brilliant, I agree with the other commentators it does not feel like an effort to get through at all. When you read Lolita I recommend The Lolita podcast as a great companion, in fact it’s a great listen even if you don’t get to the book

Definitely would love the Agatha vlog.

I love when you bake and include clips of crochet projects you’re working on. I know those have nothing to do with books, but I love those parts of your vlogs!

You have beautiful collections 😍! Emma is probably my favorite book of Jane Austen!

Omg...East of Eden is so good!!! One of my all time favorites reads. I should probably take a stab at my classics shelf as well. (Btw... I've been following your channel for years and your winged eye liner is always so consistently fabulous. Those wings could cut bread and I love it!)

LK1 cool project ...ohh lala Classics ..story of our lives 🤩👈🏾

Good luck with your project! 'idk what this is but I have it' is exactly how I feel about my classics tbr 😅

Wonderful, I too am daunted by classics…thank you for this great idea…👍

Yes to the poetry! A '1984' vlog would be nice (any Orwell in general would be), and as Kerouac is my favourite writer (and I glimpsed 'Lonesome Traveller' in the video), I'd love to see his name feature in a future video or two. Any F. Scott Fitzgerald short stories would be good as well.

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Gilman is still one of my favourite short stories ever written. However, I loved War and Peace too. Yet these are very different from each other. I'm reading 100 Years of Solitude this year too. I can recommend To Kill a Mockingbird. You will love the Picture of Dorian Gray, one of the most memorable books I've read in the fast few years.

This month I finally read Anna Karenina and really enjoyed it. John Steinbeck is one of my favorite American authors and I plan to reread East of Eden this year. Also have The Master and Margarita on my shelf and would like to get to it. Stoner is excellent and you should definitely read it. What I try to do is read a contemporary novel and then read a classic.

Your bookshelves are so beautiful!!

Wow, 😍 your classics collection!! It's very cool seeing your Roads books because I only have a few of those and the company went out of business so those editions are really hard to find, now. Okay, now I'm pretty much just going to make a comment on as many titles as I can. East of Eden is one of my favorite books. It's quite a rewarding book to read and complete, especially for people who don't read as many classics or who are starting to get more into classics, though clearly that is not you. I just read The Crucible this year and it was incredible, imo! I really enjoyed it and discussions one can have about it. Lolita is another favorite of mine! I tried reading it in high school and it was taking me a bit, I was struggling a little and decided I needed a break. That break ended up lasting years and eventually I picked it back up again starting it over. I'm so glad I did and it was such a different experience. I went from thinking Nabokov was wordy to loving his writing and language! And there were definitely things I was not fully understanding the first time, so the break was time needed to read other books and mature. Rebecca is another favorite of mine! I'm hoping to read The Master & Margarita this year; I just bought the book! Very glad this video was recommended to me and I'm joining in with seeing your journey and vlogs of reading the classics on your shelves :)

Like a lot of other comments say: East of Eden is fantastic. It's also very accessible. I have a tattoo inspired by that book on my forearm.

Classics! Yes!

You should start with Pale Fire for Nabokov. It's just a 999 line poem followed by some footnotes. Leaves you plenty of time to read anything else from him ;)

Love The Secret History

your edition of androids is very pretty

OMG 🙈I'm also in the middle of vlogging about reading classic, but I'm only working on my penguin English library editions and decided to go from the longest book I have, so I started with Vanity Fair (900+ pages!). So glad to see you are reading and vlogging about it too lol. (also your vlogs are all just perfect, makes me intimidated to continue myslef's 🙈) I feel you on the languages in classics, sometimes we can't figure out if it's us or the book 😂Happy reading!

Thank you for this video. I am here watching your vlog after a long time. And I am so happy that you brought this topic.. I love classics although recently I miss reading them. But thanks to you --I will get back to them as soon as possible. Take care and be safe 🤗 with loads of Love ❤

Gorgeous! Your classics book collection is simply divine. 📚 You have some beautiful editions. I can't wait to see your vlogs as I am hoping it will inspire me to pick up more classics this year.😊 Every January I reread Jane Eyre and I thought to read Passing by Nella Larsen next, but maybe I'll reread The Picture of Dorian Gray to follow along with you. Good luck on your project.🍀

You have the best collection of classics! Looking forward to following your classic reads this year.

I absolutely should read more classics this year as well! And nonfiction. I don't have many though. Heart of darkness is one of them . Dracula is one of my faves! You have so many woooooooooooow. Lolita is on my list as well.

Wow what a collection, I'm envious! 😍 I'm reading Stoner rn and I like it so far; it's very dark academia and make you ponder over life.

Very, very excited for this project! 😍👏

East of Eden is in my top 5 books of all time. READ IT!!!!

Your classics collection is gorgeous! I am also intimidated by classics. I recommend Rebecca and Emma. They are two of my favorites! I can’t wait to see what you end up picking so I can read along.

I love East of Eden and I was a little bit intimidated by it but I was wrong ! Middlemarch is awesome but promise that you won't DNF it because the first 150 pages can be demanding but once you're in it, you're hooked ! I also want to read Stoner (same edition) because I read Butcher's Crossing and really liked it so great idea ! I read Emma last year and had a lot of fun so do it ! I am a huge fan of Bulgakov but The Master and Margerita can be a strange experience (a talking cat, the devil, the trial of Jesus) so make sure you're in the right mood for it ! I love your classics collection, it's huge and amazing ! I have many of them and my 2022 resolutions was actually to read as many Classics as possible from my TBR so we are on the same train ! Have fun 🙂

East of Eden is one of the best books I have ever read! I think an Agatha Christie vlog would be really fun. I love her. I have Drian Gray on my list of classics to read this year too. I'd love for you to read and talk about Middlemarch, because it intimidates the heck out of me too...but maybe if you like it, I'll be persuaded to try it anyway.

What a beautiful book collection you have!

Wow, so many books. *East of Eden* is chunky, but amazing and I flew through it. Also I see you have *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* which I also really loved. Highly recommend. And do read *Rebecca* it is so good. I've tried to read both *Middlemarch* and *Moby Dick* but I've put both aside because I could not get into them. And I'm also interested in reading *The Master and Margarita* . If you plan to read any one of those I might read along.

I feel like we are so on the same level 😄 lots of the books you highlighted are on my TBR this year too (looking at you, Middlemarch) and quite a few I read last year. I read The Makioka Sisters and The Master and Margarita last year and both were 5 stars for me. I hear you on Classics being rather intimidating! Please pray for me because I’m starting Les Miserables in April 🤯😜 it’s HUGE. HAHA. Other classics on my TBR this year are Brideshead Revisited, Frankenstein, David Copperfield, H G Wells and A Tale of Genji. 📚

You have a wonderful collection of classics! Looking forward to seeing the vlogs and might read along when you pick a book that I also have on my tbr. I read The Crucible last year and thought it was great.

Yes classics!! 🙌🏻 I also read so much more classics in my early 20s and some are still my favourite books but then I kind of stopped (reading them, not buying them obviously 🤪). So I also want to read more classics again, listening to them as an audiobook usually helps me 😅 and yeeees The picture of Dorian Gray! Kinda wanna reread that one now! I also need to finish reading all of Jane Austens books, I think I‘m only missing 2! Very hyped for this series 😍

Really love the idea of this project. 😊 Stoner is an amazing novel, I definitely recommend it, and I'd love to hear your thoughts about The Master and Margarita as well. Although I didn't see it on your shelves but Crime and Punishment is my all-time favourite book, so I was wondering if you're planning to read it sometimes. 😊

I feel quite good that you have loads of unread books too, mine are getting to a ridiculous level. I feel the same as you about Middlemarch. The Year of Reading Dangerously by Andy Miller is one of my favourite books, it's a memoir about him reading 50 books he's always meant to read.

The Makioka Sisters is one I really want to get to. I loved Rebecca!

what an incredible collection 💞

Looking forward to hearing about your experinces! I have read all of Jane Austen's novels several times, and Emma is my least favourite! Virginia Woolf is one of my favourite authors, and Orlando is among my favourite books. Stoner is beautiful! I must admit I was disappointed by The Picture of Dorian Gray whrn I read it, many years ago. I might try to reread it.

I'm really looking forward to hear your take on these classics. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Rebecca have also been on my list for a long time, so maybe this is the push that I need to finally get to them 😂 One I will also be definitely trying to read this year is Madam Bovary. I hope you have fun with this project!

I really envy your lovely classic book collection. Picture of Dorian Gray is a mind blowing book. I am really sure you will love it. I have tried reading Middlemarch thrice so far, failed each time. The Secret History is Modern Classic. All the best for your project :)

Oooh, oooh! 🖼️ Dorian Gray 😃 yes!! From your stunning collection, how to choose? I'd pick any García Márquez, never read any Murdoch so curious about her. And you are right to prioritise Rebecca 💜💜...oooh thanks Alice, what an exciting start to the reading year. Off to pick up DG from the shelves ☺️ oh! And always up for an Agatha Christie vlog 🔪🕵️‍♀️

I recommend The Makioka Sisters. It’s a good classic Japanese fiction and it has the funniest last line in a novel I’ve ever read. Enjoy watching your videos, by the way. Have been watching for a long time, but first time to comment!

Great Classics collection 😊

Lolita is definitely one to read. Creepy, but so well written. The ending makes it all worth it. Either GGM book is great. Do you have "The Count of Monte Cristo"? Total winner

OMG Alice!!! your bookshelves are sooooo beautiful ! I love Oscar Wilde ! All his books are great. Enjoy !

You've got a beautiful book collection 😍. The picture of Dorian gray is my all time favorite classic like I really liked the places that book took me. For this year I've decided to stick with children's classic so I'll be reading one classic a month. Anyway great project, all the best for it ✌🏻

I’m trying to read more classics too, I also feel intimidated by them, so I’ll try to come along with you. I’m currently reading 1984 and now I have The Picture of Dorian Gray on my pile ready to go! I appreciate the extra motivation to pick these book up. Your book collection is beautiful by the way! Thanks Alice!

Almost all of Thomas Hardy's works are recommendable reads, especially "Tess", "Far from the Madding Crowd" and "Jude the Obscure".

Dorian Gray is a great read! What a fun way for you to start the reading project.

I’d love to read Frankenstein when you reread it. I decided to go with North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell instead of Middlemarch because I was told it was “less dense.” You have a beautiful collection of books. I can’t wait to hear about Dorian Gray!

ahh Alice I seriously cannot wait to hear your thoughts on Dorian Gray

This was great, Alice! Loved how you defined 'classics' in a very wide sense. You've got books from different countries and genres on your list, and you included a broad time span of publication- it's fantastic! I felt excited watching this, and my mind was already considering which ones I'd want to read with you. I read Middlemarch back in college, I remember liking it, but it was so long ago. I've never read Emma, and I might join you for that. I have many of the same Everyman short story collections, I think they would be beneficial because they're a good way to try many authors at once. I might reread Rebecca with you too. I've got The Makioka Sisters on my shelf. And count me in for The Picture of Dorian Gray- getting my copy right now. Huzzah for classics!!

If you’ve never read Rebecca, I highly recommend! Those bookshelves are crammed full! I’ve never read any Russian classics. 😫. Like you said, so many books so little time! You certainly don’t sound like English isn’t your first language (I’m American, in California).

Great project! Rebecca is a really good choice for a vlog, because there is so much to dissect in that book. I also have Middlemarch on my priority list for 2022 and it DAUNTS me. But I'm not gonna back off now, I've decided this year is the year.

Ooh I’m also reading The Picture of Dorian Gray this month so I’m looking forward to comparing thoughts. I mostly read classics so I’m excited for this project. 😊

I’ve read Jane Eyre and really wanna read Wide Sargasso Sea, but I wanna reread JE first! So I would love to join in on that

Any Agatha Christie is a win, I'm a big fan of hers. If you can get through 100 yrs of solitude, more power to you. I found it a very difficult book and did not enjoy it much. I just received Middlemarch and am excited to read it, I may wait for you to start. Dorian Gray is a good book, I read it many years ago. Classics can be intimidating for all of us. I'm 65 and get nervous about starting a big old classic. Good luck with your reading, I'll be watching.

You have a beautiful collection of classics. Heart of Darkness is difficult for even native English speakers so I would avoid that one. On the other hand Jules Verne is really easy to read and is always a wonderful adventure so I would recommend his books. I also have Philip K. Dick on my TBR pile but not the Sheep one so would be great to see you read that one. I'll probably be reading Rebecca this year so getting to share that would be fun (for me!). So much more to comment on but I'll end here. Can't wait to see what you end up reading this year!

Loving this! I also missed reading Classics and I have decided to read a classic a month. This month is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Enjoy The Picture of Dorian Gray: it is, together with Rebecca and Animal Farm, one of my favourite classics! Master and Margarita is fun, but weird as you said so I would recommend doing a bit more reseach when reading that one so that you understand the symbolism etc :)

I love this idea of yours! Two classics that I'm prioritizing this year are: The Woodlanders and Far from the Madding Crowd. I want to like Thomas Hardy, but some of his very well-known novels sound like such downers. These two are maybe more hopeful. I'm hoping. Hopefully you read and enjoy a lot of your classics!

OMG THIS IS SO EXCITING

I'll definitely read along if I've got the book ... or if it sounds compelling enough to mysteriously end up in a shopping cart near me. 😏

Some many thoughts, but let me just say the Makioka sisters is easy to read. It's big, yes, but not one you have to fight to get through.

I spot with my little eye 👀 that you have the woman in white. I read it twice and I LOVE it.

The classics project sounds like such a good idea! I’d love it if you vlogged 1984 or basically any Persephone classic :)

I love this new classics project 💜 I havent read The Picture of Dorian Gray so I will be joining as soon as I finish my current book 🤗

East of Eden is PHENOMENAL!! I vote for that one haha. Don’t be intimidated, it will fly by!

I’ve read One flew over the cuckoo’s nest when I was 17-18 and it was quite good! Fast read too

I love Moby Dick - it is one of my favorite classics - but be aware that it is much more about whales and life aboard a whaling ship than it is about Ahab and his search for Moby Dick. He spends at least three chapters discussing the kinds of whales found in various places. I found it fascinating but I know a lot of people find that part boring.

What a beautiful collection! Loved this 💖 I enjoyed Dorian Gray and I think it’s definitely worth reading. I really recommend Middlemarch. It is quite slow to get going but then it’s really not boring and there are several storylines in it with multiple interesting characters. And I’d be very interested to see videos on Agatha Christie as I’ve still to read an actual novel of hers. I’ve watched many tv adaptations and read some short story collections (Miss Marple and Poirot) but I’m a bit lost as to where to go next.

Middlemarch is the best book I have ever read. No need to be intimidated, the old fashioned english is a bit hard for the first couple of pages, men så kommer du inn i det, en av beste bøker noensinne skrevet. Øst for Eden er også flott.

Wonderful collection! I own some of these titles and more are on my radar. I've read one of Wyndham's and would like to get to more of his works. Rebecca is fantastic! I have quite a big Agatha Christie collection, looking to own all of them. I read The Picture of Dorian Grey a few months ago and although I liked the concept, I struggled with it as I tend to do with older classics. I know many people have enjoyed it though, so you might very well like it too!

I would recommend „To the Lighthouse“ by Woolf 😌

Dorian Gray will be a good start. It's one of my favorite classics, and one of the few that I have reread. The Master and Margarita is also very good. And I was thinking of reading Middlemarch this year myself, but the size is quite discouraging if I'm honest. Good luck with the project, looking forward to seeing vlogs about them.

East of Eden is GREAT as well.

Rebecca is an amazing classic

I’d love to hear your thoughts about Stoner. It’s my favourite novel and I really think you would like it too :) The main character is soooo well written

I love Emma. I'd def be interested in a readalong of the Crucible or East of Eden!

I would be very interested in watching a vlog about Rebecca! I read it last year for Spooktobet. Five stars ⭐️.

I think Rebecca will be exactly your style!

This year I am planning on reading mostly classics. Currently reading Anna Karenina. Going to read the picture of Dorian Grey. So that I can watch your video and comment on it.

oh, this is so cool. i was going ot say I'll definitely read along but I don't know if I'm ready to read dorian gray xD I tried to watch the film last year and it just gives me way too much feels. I'll try to join next read though. I've read master and margarita in high school and I've been wanting to reread it for a couple of years now. also it's been my plan to read dracula around October for a while now too but I can't seem to get to it. there are always so many books and so little time xD also, i think it might be cool to also do like a live show. even a short one. maybe like the day after the vlog goes up. cause you can see the comments/chat and like discuss it that way. but obviously, it's up to you whether that's smth you'd be interested in doing.

I’d like to read with you: Tess of the D’Urbervilles Dracula Journey to the centre of the earth Lolita Pride & Prejudice Mansfield Park Frenchman’s creek To the lighthouse One hundred years of solitude Daisy Miller & The turn of the screw. Have fun with Dorian Grey. I loved that one.

I love a good project! I will be continuing my Agatha Christie series, so I guess I'm on a classics project, too. 😁

Please please please do an Agatha Christie countdown or series or - anything! LOL thanks!

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. It's what inspired Dracula!

You pointed to a John le Carre book. My favorite of his is _The Spy Who Came In From The Cold._ Get it if you can. Yeah ... I look at _Moby Dick_ and I think "pages and pages of whale blubber", and I get intimidated. I see lots of Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes on your shelves. You should try books by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Dorian Gray is a fascinating concept for a story. Great book. Finally, you are Norwegian, I understand. Have you read any Ibsen? He's great, please read his plays.

I love this project! Classics are my favorite. I am excited to read along with you. East of Eden is a thing of beauty! It’s easy to read and engaging, you’ll fly through it. One of my favorite books of all Time!!! TPODG is so lovely & I am excited you are starting the project w/ Oscar Wilde! I will definitely be reading w/ you, especially the Russians, Agatha Christie, & the Brits (the Bronte sisters are life!). Anna Karenina is on my TBR this year, as is the Secret History. I am also very intimidated by Middlemarch :). PS master & margarita is so funny! I hope this project lasts a long while & you have fun! Oh--What’s your rec for a good place to start w/ Thomas Hardy?

My Cousin Rachel is a good one.

You are probably not going to see this anymore because I am writing this in April, but I will be reading Idiot by Dostojevsky this year ans would love to have someone read it at the same time so I would get more motivation to start it haha :D

Please read Emma, it’s my favourite Austen 😍😍

I read Moby Dick when I had plenty of time and it was wonderful to learn about life in a time people depended on whale oil. It goes into rope and life in those times so it isn't a quick read

Have you started Middlemarch? I want to but I haven't. How to get started????

I think a book purge may be on its way eheh