I just finished As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh. It's fabulous. Heartbreaking and gorgeous. It's the kind of book that reminds you of why you love reading so much.
U are so fun! When I clicked on this I never in a million years thought you would be recommending One Piece and Willa Cather in the same video. I also loved James. And The Ann P audiobook with Tom Hanks is on my list too. Keep up the good work.
one of your comments on the dutch house reminded me: if fullmetal alchemist hasn't already been recommended, it should go on your manga reading list (which is probably a mile long at this point, but it's a classic)
One of my favorite reads was a shortish book titled A Different Drummer by William Kelley. It was published in 1964 and largely forgotten until recently. It is about a southern town in a made up Southern state where in all the black people suddenly pack up and start leaving the area and this affects others. Fantastic!
❤📚❤️ Great reviews, you really describe well and in a very excited manner. Burial Rites is definitely a favorite. I also enjoyed Endurance Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lancing, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and Middlemarch by George Eliot. I added My Antonia and James to my list. I own The Dutch House, I just need to pick it up!
Thank you, Starla! I appreciate your comments so much! A Gentleman in Moscow is on my mental TBR. Middlemarch is so lovely and layered. My mom loved Endurance. I ought to get to it soon.
@Shellyish I'm reading Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens now and loving it. Endurance is one of those books that has you Googling the story and looking at photos. 😊
Great video, so many outstanding reads! I love Ann Patchett; my favorite book of hers is These Precious Days which is a collection of essays, but don’t let that put you off. You will stop several times to reread some passages because the writing is so ethereal. You will discover another Tom Hanks connection in this book. My two favorite 2024 novels so far are James and Long Island.
Hannah Kent has also eritten a book called The Good People. The Good People is based on true events in 19th century Ireland. I hoping to read it this month.
I do rate my books. These are my 2024 five stars in no particular order. 1. Dust Child 2. What the Wind Knows 3. A Girl Called Samson 4. Dead Eleven 5. Starling House 6. All the Broken Places 7. Meet Me in Another Life 8. The Heiress 9. Between Shades of Gray 10 Again and Again 11 Yellow Wife 12 Funny Story 13 Year of Wonders 14 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World I’m at around 18% five stars of the books read so far this year, which is pretty average for me.
I read Katherine when I was 14 or 15 and I loved it so much. It really influenced my love of medieval history. Now, many years later, I got it on Kindle and am curious to see how my thoughts may have changed. Thanks for mentioning it.
Okay, so I loved In Memoriam and James, what's going on?!?!? I hated My Antonia so there's something that's on form, but are our tastes changing? Are they converging?!!?
Thank you for the recommendations! I also loved The Dutch House and Perfume! I would like to recommend Paulette Jiles, especially News of the World! Hope you check it out.
I think The Dutch House will stick with you and wind up on a top 10.🎉 it has stuck with me for a few years now. My favs of the year so far: Daniel Deronda, a short story called The Snow Storm by Alexander Pushkin, and March by G. Brooks.
I have discovered A British writer who writes fabulous fiction. Hard to find all of her books, but Amazon has most. Her name is Clarev Chambers. Oxford educated.
