Yay! You did the tag! I also sit on tags for some reason even though I enjoy doing them. Now I have to go check out this Nero Wolfe series. You had me at mystery series set in the 30’s. Also I am cracking up at our solidarity in our shared baseball misfortunes haha😂 And of course thanks so much for the kind words!
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey3 күн бұрын
@@MyMessyBookshelf the Mariners have been in and out of first place all season. I read a comment recently that said they were the worst first place team this guy has ever seen 😂 Nero Wolfe mysteries are great. Fun characters and really interesting mysteries.
@faithbooks79063 күн бұрын
I enjoyed this. You should be sipping something cold! I just subscribed to My Meesy Bookshelf!
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey3 күн бұрын
@@faithbooks7906 I did have some water with me lol! I’m glad you subscribed I think you’ll enjoy her channel.
@RosemaryMcAndrew17 күн бұрын
Thanks for your review. I was disappointed by BK's version. I found it harder to get into than the original, and was sorry not to see a modern incarnation of Uriah Heap, for example, that would be equally nauseating but hopefully less of an extreme caricature. The female characters were more degraded than their originals, too, as was Demon himself. I am listening to it, rather than reading, so cannot make a detailed comparison, but i am not enjoying the voice of the narrator. This probably adds to my disappointment, and is making me long for the end! But i don't give up easily, and should probably buy the text itself! I was encouraged to read Michael Arditti's review in the Spectator, a section of which follows: "But her fidelity to Dickens’s plot is an increasing distraction. She writes in an afterword that she wants to counter ‘hillbilly stereotypes’ and draw attention to ‘the limited choices and suffocated hopes, poverty built into a region by historical design’. Yet, rather than feeling for the characters’ wasted and brutalised lives, the reader is too busy focusing on Kingsolver’s virtuosic reworking of their models."
@karengustafson766629 күн бұрын
I’m re-reading Emma with annotations and really appreciate them. I may get the other Jane Austen novels with annotations.
@novelideeaАй бұрын
We’ve been Mariners fans from day one! 😅 something else we have in common!
@novelideeaАй бұрын
Boys in the boat about the UW rowing team that made it to Hitler’s Olympic Games.🤭
@novelideeaАй бұрын
We’ve been Mariners fans from day one! 😅 something else we have in common!
@inerdiusАй бұрын
I'll try to do mine soon! Sorry it has taken me so long to get around to it.
@inerdiusАй бұрын
By the way, in both of my short story collections I do have a little intro for each. Just sayin'...
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
@@inerdius Excellent! I'll need to check those out. I was just watching one of your recent videos today and you mentioned a short story collection that you were very proud of, and I thought that would be a good one to get. I still have to do a tag you tagged me in! So no worries LOL!
@jscottphillips503Ай бұрын
When I was a junior in high school, I got a big old boxed set of 6 or seven ray Bradbury paperbacks, and I devoured them, one after another. I was immersed in his writing style, although as a young reader, I didn't recognize how unique it was. Now, whenever I read him, I am whisked back to those boyhood days. I think that was part of his magic, and somehow it still lingers. I notice when I write about it, my own words get a bit purple-y around the edges. Thanks for the vid!
@monickerthejournalerАй бұрын
Put down that Anthony Trollope it’s time for Jane Austen July is exactly me right now except I can’t put down Trollope so I just multitask lol
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
@@monickerthejournaler haha same! Except I’m also reading Barnaby Rudge and Moby Dick along with Mansfield Park.
@elizabethbass2641Ай бұрын
This sounds like a great story. Going to read it this weekend. Glad you found such a great copy of that collection!
@janetsmith8566Ай бұрын
Darcy IS very proud- he admits it.
@darrylfriesenАй бұрын
I need to get a copy of that book!!
@MyMessyBookshelfАй бұрын
“Who’s not a fan of footnotes?” 😂 I couldn’t agree more. And honestly I’m happy to meet someone who feels the same way about Mansfield Park. It is still delightful but just not nearly as enjoyable as the others.
@mitzireadsandwritesАй бұрын
I took the water as more of the movement of time, juxtaposed with his inability to move on within his relationship with Margaret because of his loss of innocent love so long ago.
@mitzireadsandwritesАй бұрын
WOW! Awesome you were able to get a copy of that! And great cover!! I think The Lake is one of the most beautiful, moving of his stories. There are such beautiful descriptions in this one, but one that stands out is where he writes, "I lengthened my bones, put flesh on them, changed my mind for an older one." What a great way to show time passing as only Bradbury can. And then how he's frozen, as he holds his breath, to convey time standing still in that moment when he comes back to that spot after all those years. This one highlights his brilliance.
@MyMessyBookshelfАй бұрын
Glad to see you back! Rereading Mansfield Park is a stretch goal for me this month once I finish Sense and Sensibility. Moby Dick is one of the few books I consider my nemesis… I just completely quit every time! Your family collection of books sounds lovely and very special.
@janeaustenliteracyfoundationАй бұрын
I think it’s nice to set realistic goals. The reward of commit far outweighs stressing about getting to everything.
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Absolutely! I'm really excited about the books I'm going to read, and if I get them done, that just means I can add more!
@janeaustenliteracyfoundationАй бұрын
@@ArtBookshelfOdyssey Enjoy your reading!
@martingenet2548Ай бұрын
Relaxing and informative format
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Thank you! It's always fun to talk about Dickens and some of my other favorite authors.
@bookingthroughlifeАй бұрын
I agree with the other comments , Lovers Vow was very good. This year I’m trying the play The School for Scandal. It sounds very amusing with characters named Lady Sneerwell, Sir Joseph Surface, Lady Candour and Sir Benjamin Backbite.
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Ha, I love those names! It's good to hear from you, hope all is well.
@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711Ай бұрын
I've got to make a note of Jane Austen and the Clergy for next year's JAJ nonfiction. Also support the suggestion to read Elizabeth Inchbald's Lover's Vows. It is short and not an amazing play but adds to the Mansfield Park experience.
@ellethinksАй бұрын
I recently watched Clueless for the first time and loved it. I think Mansfield Park is my next Jane Austen novel, but im not sure if I'll get to it for Jane Austen July. Also, I'm not if I've ever commented it, but your audio quality is so nice!
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Aww thanks for saying that! I had a friend who podcasts help me figure out microphones and things before I started my channel and podcast. Clueless is brilliant! I'm really struggling with Mansfield Park this time, not sure why. Thanks for commenting! I haven't seen any new videos from you in awhile, I hope all is well. Glad to hear from you.
@ellethinksАй бұрын
@@ArtBookshelfOdyssey it's always interesting how rereads of books can feel very different each time we pick it up. This will be my 3rd Jane Austen. I've read Emma and Northanger Abbey and want to leave P&P for last since it's most people's favorite. All is well, thank you! I haven't been inspired to record videos, but have been doing a decent amount of reading and enjoying the summer weather. ☀️
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
@@ellethinks great to hear - reading and enjoying summer are great things to do! I also have periods where I just don’t feel like filming so I don’t. I think booktube burnout happens when we push ourselves through those feelings. I constantly tell myself - this is supposed to be fun! And sometimes it’s fun to turn off the camera and enjoy watching other channels and reading books.
@KlongwellАй бұрын
I’ve also heard that Celia’s House by DE Stevenson is a retelling of Mansfield Park. I’m reading Mansfield Park too, so my contemporary of Jane Austen read will be the play Lover’s Vows. I’m excited that you liked Manslaughter Park because I was on the fence about reading it. Now I think I will make it a priority. 😊
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
I'm trying to get a time scheduled with the author of Manslaughter Park to do a video for Jane Austen July - her books are so fun!
@insearchofwonderАй бұрын
I love the web based series, also. I'm thinking of watching one of those also.
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
I'm getting excited to try the MP web series adaptation. I want to get the book done first, but it's been a bit of a challenge this time around.
@insearchofwonderАй бұрын
I'd love to read the book about Austen and clergy. The Tirzah Price series looks really good!
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
You should definitely try it out. The first one, Pride and Premeditation, is probably my favorite. But Tirzah Price is very creative in her retellings.
@mitzireadsandwritesАй бұрын
I don't think I'm going "all out" for JaneAustenJuly this year, either. Over the past couple of years, I've tried making July truly JaneAusten everything, but I have a lot of other things, so even though I'm going to choose books for all of the prompts, I'm not going to get to them all. For me, as long as I read one of her novels, I'm happy about it.- yep, I'll definitely watch that version of Pride and Prejudice. For me, Matthew Macfadyen is the best Mr. Darcy.
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
I love his performance so much. I was interested in first watching it because of Keira Knightley, but Macfadyen was a great surprise! One year for Victober I did read nothing but Victorian literature all month. That was fun too, but I do like to have variety in my reading.
@lorriemerson5274Ай бұрын
Hi, Art. I'll be reading Persuasion this year. My TBR is on Goodreads. For a JA contemporary, I highly recommend reading, or rereading, Lover's Vows by Mrs. Inchbald. This is the infamous play from MP.
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Oooo, a scandalous play! That would be interesting to read alongside of Mansfield Park!
@lorriemerson5274Ай бұрын
@@ArtBookshelfOdyssey LibriVox has a full-cast free audio of the play Lovers' Vows that runs about 2 hours.
@michaelldennisАй бұрын
I won't get through all of these, but these are my possibilities: READ ONE OF THE SIX NOVELS * Sense and Sensibility (I may read Emma instead because it's been a while since I've read that one) * Pride and Prejudice READ ONE OF THE OTHER WORKS * Sandition * The Watsons * Lady Susan * Selected Letters NON-FICTION BOOK ABOUT AUSTEN OR HER TIME * Jane Austen at Home - Lucy Worsley * Jane and Dorothy - Marian Veevers * A Truth Universally Acknowledged * Jane Austen Cover to Cover - Margaret C. Sullivan RETELLING OR SET IN LIFETIME * Jane Fairfax - Joan Aiken BOOK BY CONTEMPORARY * The Old English Baron (1778) - Clara Reeve * "The Rivals" (1775) - Richard Brinsley Sheridan * Cecilia (1782) - Frances Burney * Evelina (1778) - Frances Burney * The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) - Ann Radcliffe * The Antiquary (1814) - Walter Scott WATCH DIRECT ADAPTATION * Pride and Prejudice miniseries (1995) * Emma (2020) * Sense and Sensibility miniseries (2008) MODERN VIDEO RETELLING * Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (not expecting much) * Clueless OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES * Jane Austen Puzzle OTHER RELATED BOOKS * The Female Quixote (1752) - Charlotte Lenox -- book that influenced Jane Austen.
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Wow what a great list! I'd definitely recommend Jane Austen at Home. That was a great read.
@dianesellepedrosa1876Ай бұрын
Darcy seems guarded and cautious. He possibly dealt with many immature ladies looking for a husband. ❤️
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Yeah that’s a good way to put it. His first impressions of Lizzy Bennet must have been “oh here’s another woman after my money!”
@darrylfriesenАй бұрын
OK, my main reads for July this year are Martin Chuzzlewit and Adam Bede, but I’m going to participate in JAJ for the following prompts: Prompt 1/Group Read-Sense and Sensibility (I’m going to try the Nadia May audiobook, simply because I loved her Wives and Daughters SO MUCH) Prompt 2-I’m going to reread Jane Austen’s prayers Prompt 5-I’m declaring Charles Dickens a contemporary of Jane Austen, since he was born five years before she died, so Martin Chuzzlewit fits this prompt! Prompt 6-I’m going to for SURE watch either the 2008 Sense and Sensibiltiy or the 1995 Pride and Prejudice (or both!) at some point during the month!
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
I still haven’t seen the 1995 Pride and Prejudice! Could this be the year?
@elizabethjonczyk6818Ай бұрын
@@ArtBookshelfOdyssey Gasp! Art! Yes, this is the year! I can't believe you haven't seen this yet!
@darrylfriesenАй бұрын
@@elizabethjonczyk6818 Agreed, Art!! This is the year!!
@darrylfriesenАй бұрын
“Time travel shenanigans” 😂😂😂
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Well it’s true lol! I love time travel stories.
@katiejlumsden2 ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss and that you’ve been unwell - it’s good to see you back, Art!
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Thanks Katie! Reading has been a comfort oddly enough. I really missed making videos, so I'm excited to be back at it!
@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk2 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear about you loss and recent illness. Best wishes with what you choose to read and to your channel.
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Thank you! It's good to be back talking about all the wonderful books I get to read.
@MarilynMayaMendoza2 ай бұрын
Condolences for the loss of your father. I’m glad I found your channel. You are kind man. May your father’s memory be a blessing
@ArtBookshelfOdysseyАй бұрын
Thank you Marilyn! You are too kind to stay that. I have many happy memories to reflect on, and of course being a father myself - I love the time I can spend with my kids!
@SharonReads2 ай бұрын
Great to see you back on youtube, Art! I love that you're getting your dad's books. How special! My big book for the summer is Kristin Lavransdatter
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
I'm excited to be back! Lots of fun books to talk about!!
@darrylfriesen2 ай бұрын
I’m so excited you’re rereading Barnaby Rudge, Art! I absolutely loved it-the riot scenes are some of the most visceral and gripping writing by Dickens that I’ve read!!
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
That's what I remember too! Well I got a bit behind already and didn't start Rudge until this morning. But it was great!
@darrylfriesen2 ай бұрын
You have a voice, Art!! It’s so good to see you back in action!!
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
I can talk! It’s a miracle! 😂 At least my eyes weren’t affected so I could read.
@darrylfriesen2 ай бұрын
@@ArtBookshelfOdyssey 🤣
@bookingthroughlife2 ай бұрын
Hey Art! Good to see you! I am so sorry to hear that your father passed. My prayers to you and your family. I’m glad you are feeling better. I look forward to your JA TBR and I don’t think she will mind if you discuss Dickens in July. 😂
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
That’s good to know… I’d hate to be haunted by Jane Austen for breaking some rule… wait a minute that would actually be kind of cool lol!😂
@BookBlather2 ай бұрын
Oh boy, sorry you’ve had a rough time, Art. Really sorry to hear about your dad… I lost my mom last year. Glad to hear your health is improving…. It’s about time you catch a beak! I have wanted to try Moby Dick for a long time, but I feel like it’s one I won’t get to until I retire 😜. It sounds like Lady Chatterly’s Lover may be one you’d like for GarbAugust, if you haven’t read it already. I’m planning to read Dandelion Wine and Something Wicked this Way Comes (with Gareth) this fall. I’m also a Christmas freak…. Even did some Dickens fireside readings this past December.
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
I remember watching those on your channel (I think it was you anyway! 😂) I have not read Lady Chatterly’s Lover - I might have to think about that for GarbAugust!
@mitzireadsandwrites2 ай бұрын
I agree- thankful for technology so we can connect with other book nerds. Our Bradbury group is the best! I'm glad you're starting back up your short story club, too. I hope to participate this time.
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
I’m going to try for just one short story a month, but I’m not really going to stress out if I miss it. If there’s anything the last month or two taught me, it’s important to go easy on yourself!
@novelideea2 ай бұрын
I just reread Dandelion Wine with Tiffany's Patreon! I love it so much. I'm a weirdo who loves Christmas all year long too! Much to my husband's chagrin. Glad to see you back.
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
It’s always good to meet another Christmas weirdo 😂! I just finished a cozy mystery set at Christmas, and loved it. Helps me fight off the hot temps.
@novelideea2 ай бұрын
@@ArtBookshelfOdyssey I just finished a Christmas cozy mystery too! No hot temps to stave off in North Idaho though 😂
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
@@novelideea Which one did you read? I just read Death of a Christmas Caterer by Lee Hollis.
@novelideea2 ай бұрын
@@ArtBookshelfOdyssey A Cup of Holiday Fear by Ellie Alexander 😁
@elizabethjonczyk68182 ай бұрын
The only Zane Grey I have read is Riders of the Purple Sage, but I think that has a strong female character.
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
Yeah that’s another one that comes to mind, but it’s been ages since I read it.
@michaelmccarty2 ай бұрын
So good to see you, Art. Please take it easy this summer with posting, etc. You've been through a lot these last few months. P.S. love the shirt!!! 😉
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
I am definitely taking it easy. Well easier than I want to anyway 😂…
@scifibookery2 ай бұрын
I'm really sorry to hear about your dad, Art.
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
Thanks man! It’s been a rough year, but things are looking up!
@scifibookery2 ай бұрын
@@ArtBookshelfOdyssey That's good to hear!
@faithbooks79062 ай бұрын
I am so sorry about your dad’s passing. May he rest in peace. Also so glad you recovered from your illness.
@faithbooks79062 ай бұрын
My dad was a fighter pilot in the pacific. He said the same thing as your grandfather. When my dad died I read his Rumpole of the Bailey books. It really helped me cope.
@ArtBookshelfOdyssey2 ай бұрын
My grandpa didn’t talk much about his time in WWII. I wish he was around to hear more stories!